Isabel Dréan on Movies That Changed Your Life: All About Eve, The Godfather 2, Memento

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with screenwriter Isabel Dréan, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore All About Eve impact, The Godfather 2 analysis, and The Memento influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Isabel Dréan also discusses querying and mentoring, how most writers approach querying the wrong way and why mentorship has made her a better writer. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about why screenwriter Isabel Dréan most writers approach querying the wrong way and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.   [1:01] Querying and mentoring, how most screenwriters approach querying the wrong way and why mentorship has made her a better writer [1:09] What are screenwriters getting so wrong with their query emails? [5:00] How do you couch I can help you versus here’s a logline, read my script. [6:50] What is your email subject line saying to get people to open it in the first place? [14:28] Summary of how get more success from query emails [19:26] How can mentoring help you become a better writer [23:44] What mentoring services does Isabel offer? [26:20] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life All About Eve impact  [27:02] Isabel Dréan shares how when she first watched All About Eve it was dubbed into French. How, in all her childhood she has never been more enthralled by a movie. At 12 years it made her want to be an actor like Bette Davis.  The Godfather 2 analysis [32:19] Isabel Dréan shares how The Godfather 2 is a film she watched very young. How she was obsessed with the actor and proponent of ‘method acting’ Lee Strasberg and how that became her dream to study at the Lee Strasberg Institute – which she did in 1993 – stepping into the footsteps of her heroes from The Godfather Part 2.  Memento Influence   [38:25] Isabel Dréan talks about how Memento is a perfect movie made with very little resources. Not having big stars – at the time - made it feel more real; more raw. She envies the creative relationship Christopher Nolan has with his brother which makes them challenge each other and continues to make them better filmmakers as a result.  Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn about how screenwriters can write query emails that get responses - Learn how mentoring can make you a better screenwriter - Understand cinema’s transformative power through All About Eve (1950), The Godfather 2 (1977), Memento (2000)  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Isabel Dréan is a screenwriter, director, and producer based in Los Angeles. She started her career in horror and psychological thrillers before pivoting to Christmas movies. The shift to writing holiday movies changed everything, leading to five of her scripts being produced over an 18-month period.  For more information see https://isabeldrean.com and https://21dayscreenplay.com Get Involved:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with filmmaker Joanne Mitchell, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Wizard Of Oz impact, The Exorcist analysis, and The Babadook influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Joanne Mitchell also discusses the making of her feature length directorial debut Broken Bird and remembers the world premiere at Frightfest 2024 Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how filmmaker Joanne Mitchell made her feature length directorial debut Broken Bird and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.   [0:42] The making of Joanne’s feature length directorial debut Broken Bird [1:51] Remembering the world premiere at Frightfest 2024 [4:29] What were the storytelling challenges of developing the short film CYBIL into the feature film Broken Bird [10:45] What were the challenges of shooting in Serbia and showing it as the North Of England? [13:10] Rebecca Calder in the lead role – a change from the short [18:10] The look and feel of the film – Cinematography [20:49] Creating fantastical moments in camera [24:15] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Wizard Of Oz impact  [24:50] Joanne Mitchell shares how Wizard Of Oz crosses all the genres and is one of her first movie watching memories. How the themes are timeless and the cartoon characters of the scarecrow, tin man and lion had such a magical and profound impact on her. For a child and an adult, it’s stunning. The Exorcist analysis [30:45] Joanne Mitchell shares how The Exorcist is storytelling and filmmaking at its best. She saw this for the first time aged just 13 with friends, during the day and with curtains still open. Given she was so close in age to Regan, she could relate to the lead character and her relationship with her mother.  The Babadook Influence   [37:58] Joanne Mitchell talks about how The Babadook really landed with her. It touched her on so many levels at the time because she was a new mum with a baby who wouldn’t sleep. In particular, the isolation of one’s self when it appears everyone else around you is coping so well. Joanne also offers her own theory on who the ‘Babadook’ is – real or metaphor? Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn about how Joanne Mitchell made her feature length directorial debut Broken Bird - Developing a feature film from a short film - Memories of a world premiere at Frightfest 2024 - Understand cinema’s transformative power through Wizard Of Oz (1939), The Exorcist (1973), The Babadook (2014)  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Joanne Mitchell is is an English film, stage and TV actress and also Director and Producer. In 2011 she co-founded Mitchell Brunt Films with husband and Emmerdale colleague Dominic Brunt and has worked as producer/writer and Director on several of the company's films. Get Involved:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review to tell us which 3 films that impacted your life. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into horror movies that changed your life with filmmaker Matt Harlock, in this engaging episode of 3 [horror] Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Videodrome’s analysis, Being John Malkovich influence, and Raw / Mandy impact on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Scott also discusses the making of his second feature film BLOCKHEAD, a dark, mind-bending thriller that will enjoy its world premiere at Frightfest 2025.   Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about Matt Harlock’s world premiere of BLOCKHEAD at Frightfest 2025, a little about how he made the movie  and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.   BLOCKHEAD – Making of and world premiere at Frightfest [1:18] What was the kernel of the idea that led to film people are going to see at Frightfest?  [4:37] How cathartic was it to make a film about creative blocks? [6:40] What were the storytelling challenges for Matt writing, shooting and editing Blockhead? [9:41] What were your conversation like with cinematographer Stuart White about to get the look and feel you wanted for Blockhead? [12:09] Something from the shoot you were dreading that went well [16:07] Casting Blockhead [18:20] About Frightfest and the world premiere [18:57] What are most excited about for the Frightfest audience to see in Blockhead? [20:33] 3 [horror] Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Videodrome Analysis  [20:57] Matt Harlock shares how Videodrome was one of them films he was quite scared of before he saw because of the lurid cover art and how the open ended, emotional descent of James Woods was not like anything he had seen in films before then. Being John Malkovich impact  [29:39] Matt Harlock shares why he believes Being John Malkovich is a horror movie and the thing that most blew him away, was the idea is such a strange one but makes so much sense because of the authenticity they applied in the making of it. Raw / Mandy double bill Influence   [38:04] Dive into Raw, Mandy’s influence on Matt Harlock, reflecting on how London Film Festival 2016 felt like such a watershed year for 21st century horror movies and independent genre more widely. How both films gave him a sense of how far you could go if you set up the world right. You are not cheating. You are willing the audience to go all the way with you. Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn about how Matt Harlock wrote, shot and edited Blockhead - Understand cinema’s transformative power through Videodrome (1983), Being John Malkovich (1999), Raw (2016), Mandy (2019)  - Full show notes and transcript:  Frightfest For tickets and details about the World Premiere at Frightfest About the Guest:   Matt Harlock feature film Blockhead (2025) is a dark psychological thriller about creative obsession, and stars Danny Horn, Joe Sims & Richard Glover.  Matt’s previous project Deep Clean (2019) a sci-fi comedy horror starring Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones, Dennis Pennis) amassed 1.3M views online, won awards at numerous festivals (Frightfest, Aesthetica, Screamfest LA & London Short Film Festival) and was featured on the Britflicks Podcast   Matt's first feature film American The Bill Hicks Story was the 2nd most successful documentary released in UK cinemas in 2010 For more see https://www.halflifefilms.com/about Resources: Get Involved:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review to tell us which 3 films that impacted your life. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives deep into horror screenwriting with Neal Marshall Stevens, author of A Sense of Dread: Getting Under the Skin of Horror Screenwriting. Discover how to craft spine-chilling horror screenplays by tapping into the essence of “A Sense of Dread.” Neal shares expert insights on using biological, psychological, and cultural fears, plus his “Toolbox of Dread” to elevate your scripts. Perfect for aspiring screenwriters, horror filmmakers, and fans of suspenseful storytelling looking to master the craft. Episode Highlights: [2:50] - Why write a book about horror screenwriting? [4:45} - What were the elements of horror screenwriting you were keen to explore? And what was difficult to convey? [7:30] - What was the first horror film that scared you?And what was the last film to scare you? [11:00] - What is the scariest example from your own screenplays? 5 Questions about A SENSE OF DREAD: GETTING UNDER THE SKIN OF HORROR [13:42] - What is the sense of dread and how does it apply to the writing of horror movies? Scary versus sense of dread? [21:08] - Our first fears are rooted in biology. What are biological-based fears? What do you understand them to be? [28:48] - What are psychological fears? Instinctive fears? How to utilise those fears. [36:44] - What are fears based in culture? Deep cultural concern. Paranoid fears and how they change over time because they are connected to the power structures of the time. [42:45] - Toolbox dread. How do I create scary moments on the page? How do I build to a scare? Key Takeaways:   Learn about how to use biological, psychological, and cultural fears to help you write better horror screenplays Understand how to create scary moments on the page Discover what a sense of dread is and how his “Toolbox of Dread” will elevate your scripts Rate, Review, Subscribe: Help us grow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred platform. Hosted, written, and produced by Stuart Wright for Britflicks Intro/Outro: “Rocking The Stew” by Tokyo Dragons Instagram About Neal Marshall Stevens: Neal Marshall Stevens, an NYU Film School graduate, boasts over 30 years in horror and genre filmmaking. He’s written for Monsters, Stephen King’s The Stand, and five Puppetmasterfilms for Full Moon Entertainment. Neal also wrote and directed Stitches, penned Hellraiser: Deader for Dimension Pictures, and scripted Dark Castle’s Thirteen Ghosts remake. He currently teaches at Screenwriters University and the David Lynch MFA Program in Screenwriting at Maharishi International University. Get the Book: This book is essential reading for anyone that wants to write horror.  A Sense of Dread: Getting Under the Skin of Horror Screenwriting by Neal Marshall Stevens is available online or at your favourite bookstore. Get Involved:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more about how to write a screenplay Share your favourite horror movies that have a sense of dread for you on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review to tell us which horror films scared you. Please note this podcast episode was originally published 22/08/2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into horror movies that changed your life with horror filmmakers Toby Poser and John Adams, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore with Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans’ / The Bad news bears’ analysis, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’s / Phantasm’s  influence, and The Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’s / Wizard of Oz’s impact on their personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Toby Poser and John Adams also discuss how surviving cancer is at the core of the idea for their latest film Mother Of Flies and their UK Premiere at Frightfest 2025   Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out how horror filmmakers Toby Poser and John Adams created the horror movie Mother Of Flies, how much they’re looking for coming back to Frightfest and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.   Mother Of Flies [2:00] How family discussions about surviving cancer and a proclivity to cancer shaped the story of Mother Of Flies and how it is a film about life and death. 3 [Horror] Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans’ / The Bad News Bears’ Analysis  [07:50 ] Toby Poser shares how Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) is a lyrical fairy tale and great example of German expressionism. That she watches it every year to remind herself what a masterpiece it is. [13:03 ] John Adams shares how The Bad News Bears (1976) is a horror movie because it cinematically brings to life the horror of being raised in the 1970s. Drink driving, bullying, sexual innuendo, slapping kids in the face and no seat belts, no nothing. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night / Phantasm impact  [18:36] Toby Poser shares how A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) is a film she thinks about all the time. It’s creepy. It’s funny. It’s romantic. It looks like a comic book.  [23:52] John Adams shares how Phantasm (1979) as a kid it scared the hell out of him. It wasn’t the steel balls that scared him though, it was the other dimension that was a slither away.  The Portrait Of A Lady On Fire / Wizard of Oz Influence   [29:25] Dive into The Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’s (2019) influence on Toby Poser, reflecting on how some scenes are so raw and honest. How the film asks the question if art the only true lover that never leaves.  [37:10] Dive into Wizard of Oz’s influence on John Adams, reflecting on how it could be the best horror movie ever made because it was made for children and how like Phantasm, Dorothy doesn’t know what reality is. And that’s terrifying. Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn how talking about surviving cancer can lead to an idea for a genre movie. - Understand cinema’s transformative power through A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’s and Phantasm  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Toby Poser, John Adams, and their daughters Lulu and Zelda Adams epitomize the true spirit of a can-do attitude toward independent film making. They are their films’ cast and crew, they write, act, and shoot; they produce, direct, edit and score. MOTHER OF FLIES UK PREMIERE at FRIGHTFEST 2025 https://frightfest.co.uk/2025London/MOTHER-OF-FLIES.html Resources: Get Involved:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review to tell us which 3 films that impacted your life.   Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? Podcast co-host and screenwriter Adam ‘Tex’ Davis in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Jaws’ analysis, Raising Arizona influence, and Taxi Driver’s impact on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Adam also discusses how he founded THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? Podcast with Emmy Award winning comedy writer Bruce Vilanch. Through personal biography and storytelling, discover how these three films shaped some Adam’s life, perspective and film fandom.   Movies That Changed Your Life   Uncover the origins of THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? podcast and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.   THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? Podcast [0:00] What is THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? Podcast, how Adam ‘Tex’ Davis and Bruce Vilanch created it and  [14:25]why BACK TO THE FUTURE was the best movie of 1985 and what a travesty for it to not win Best Picture that year  Jaws Analysis  [18:15] Adam ‘Tex’ Davis shares how Jaws (1975) is the film that made him want to make movies.  Raising Arizona impact  [23:30] Adam ‘Tex’ Davis shares how Raising Arizona’s impact on him as a burgeoning writer seeing a film that uses all types of comedy, that you’ve got to be a genius if you’re going to make kidnapping funny and how every extra, even if they only have one line, was funny. Taxi Driver’s Influence   [29:30] Dive into Taxi Driver’s influence on Adam ‘Tex’ Davis as the ultimate character movie and his decision to study film at NYU. Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn how to create a podcast - Understand cinema’s transformative power through Jaws, Raising Arizona, Taxi Driver  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Adam "Tex" Davis is a screenwriter, producer, and podcaster, best known for the comedy Just Friends starring Ryan Reynolds. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Davis has written over 25 feature film scripts and produced multiple TV shows and podcasts, including the Emmy-nominated series Brain Games. He co-founded Atomic Entertainment.  To listen to Adam’s podcast checkout ⁠https://www.oscars.wtf Resources: Get Involved:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review to tell us which 3 films that impacted your life.   Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with CULTPLEX founder Greg Walker in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore The Matrix analysis, The Darjeeling Limited influence, and the Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place’s impact on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Greg also discusses how he founded CULTPLEX, the home of cult cinema, video games, and cool nerd stuff in Manchester. Through personal biography and storytelling, discover how these three films shaped some Greg’s life, perspective and film fandom.     Movies That Changed Your Life   Uncover how to how to start a cult movie cinema and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.   How to start a cult movie cinema [0:00] How Greg founded CULTPLEX, the home of cult cinema, video games, and cool nerd stuff in Manchester The Matrix Analysis  [22:09] Greg Walker shares how The Matrix (1999) for him as a ten year old in 1999 was his Star Wars moment.  The Darjeeling Limited influence (2007 [27:58] Greg Walker shares how The Darjeeling Limited’s influence was his next chapter in film. It was one of the first indie films that he ever seen and how it opened him up to discover Bollywood cinema. Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place’s (2004) Influence   [33:01] Dive into Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place (2004) and learn about how it was relevant to his career story because it was film/tv show he ever programmed. He managed to get Matt Holness and Alice Lowe to come to the screening at Gorilla in Manchester and make it one of the first sell out events Grimmfest had ever put on.  Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn how to programme your own film events   - Understand cinema’s transformative power through The Matrix and The Darjeeling Limited  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Greg Walker leads CULTPLEX, an indie cult film cinema in Manchester.In the past he has worked on an eclectic selection of events for companies such as Sheffield DocFest, Manchester Animation Festival, Bradford Literature Festival, Manchester Science Festival, Scalarama, Grimmfest, and Signal Film & Media. Since 2013 he has delivered well over 1000 events in Manchester and beyond in addition to 27 festival editions.  Resources: Get Involved: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review to tell us which 3 films that impacted your life.   Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with former literary manager Audrey Knox in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore a Freaky Friday analysis, the Kill Bill: Vol 1 impact, and the The Devil Wears Prada influence on personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Audrey also discusses her FREE 34-page eBook, The Query Email Guidebook for Screenwriters, offering screenwriting query tips to aspiring writers. Through film cultural commentary and storytelling, discover how these films shaped Audrey’s life and perspective.     Movies That Changed Your Life   Uncover the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.   The Query Email Guidebook for Screenwriters [0:00] How screenwriters can improve their email query responses from managers Freaky Friday Analysis  [22:32] Audrey Knox shares how Freaky Friday (2003) influenced her as a screenwriter, watching films in suburban cinemas, the Freaky Friday soundtrack and remembers the power of behind the scenes footage/DVD extras on her young ambitious mind.     Kill Bill: Vol 1 Impact  [30:32] Explore the Kill Bill: Vol 1 impact (2003) on sounding dangerous and violent from the box artwork and details, going down to the local video store as a kid, remembering how to choose a film family movie night.     The Devil Wears Prada Influence   [35:27] Dive into the The Devil Wears Prada influence (2006) on working as an assistant in Hollywood, ambition and workplace dynamics.    Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.   - Learn screenwriting query tips** from Audrey Knox’s eBook.   - Understand cinema’s transformative power through Kill Bill: Vol 1 and The Devil Wears Prada.   - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Audrey Knox, a former literary manager, shares screenwriting query tips and insights on movies that changed your life. Download her FREE eBook, The Query Email Guidebook for Screenwriters at (https://howtogetamanager.com). Subscribe to her Substack for more screenwriting advice at (https://audreyknox.substack.com).     Resources: Get Involved: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favorite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review to tell us which films that impacted your life resonate with you.    Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Lancaster on speechwriting techniques in A Few Good Men & Barbie; and Films That Impacted Your Life: Wolf of Wall Street, Wizard of Oz, Goodfellas Discover how speechwriting technique can improve your screenwriting monologues and speeches with host Stuart Wright and speechwriter Simon Lancaster's analysis of two iconic movie speeches: 'You can't handle the truth' from A FEW GOOD MEN and  'Impossible to be a woman' from BARBIE. After that find out films that impacted your life in this episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with host Stuart Wright and speechwriter Simon Lancaster. From the ambition-fueled Wolf of Wall Street analysis to the timeless Wizard of Oz impact and the raw Goodfellas influence, Simon shares how these movies shaped his personal and professional perspective. Join us for an emotional journey through cinema’s transformative power and uncover how films that impacted your life leave a lasting legacy.  Speechwriting techniques shared in relation to A FEW GOOD MEN [4:28], "You can't handle the truth" speech and BARBIE [15:09], 'Impossible to be a woman' speech. Films That Impacted Your Life: Explore how cinema shapes our worldview with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.  Wolf of Wall Street Analysis[29:04] Simon Lancaster breaks down how Wolf of Wall Street (2011) uses rhetoric to explore themes of ambition and excess. Wizard of Oz Impact[34:45] Discover why The Wizard of Oz (1939) is the ultimate story and cinema’s transformative power. Goodfellas Influence[41:22] Dive into the Goodfellas influence on cultural commentary, how Joe Pesci's repetitive use of the word 'funny' almost renders it meaningless and the everyday lexicon he shares with his brother from lines in this movie.  Key Takeaways:  Learn how films that impacted your life shape personal and professional growth.  Explore speechwriting in films through Simon Lancaster’s insights.  Understand cinema’s transformative power with Wolf of Wall Street, Wizard of Oz, and Goodfellas. Get Simon Lancaster’s books on speechwriting and the power of words: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Simon-Lancaster/author/B005NAQX8U?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true.  Learn about Simon’s speechwriting services: http://www.bespokespeeches.com.  Full show notes and transcript: https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/ Resources: Get Involved: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more films that impacted your life!  Share your favorite films that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review to tell us which films that impacted your life resonate with you.    "3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE" is a podcast by screenwriter Stuart Wright that explores the transformative power of cinema. From emotional masterpieces to thought-provoking classics, each episode delves into the films that have had a profound impact on our personal growth and perspective. Through engaging storytelling, critical analysis, and cultural commentary, Stuart aims to uncover the lasting influence that movies have had on his guests. Please join him on an emotional journey through the world of film and discover how just three movies can change the direction of a life, cement memories you will never forget or sometimes change how you see the world."   Credits Intro/Outro music is Rocking The Stew by Tokyo Dragons (⁠www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠) Podcast for ⁠www.britflicks.com⁠ ⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠ Written, produced and hosted by Stuart Wright   "This podcast contains copyrighted material used under the fair use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The purpose of this podcast is to "provide educational/expert analysis" of speechwriting in Hollywood films. All rights to the copyrighted material belong to their respective owners. We do not claim ownership of the content used."    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with Assistant Professor, Dr Steve Jones a film scholar and a leading authority on extreme imagery and the intersections between horror and pornography, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Nightmare On Elm St’s analysis, Horse Feathers influence, and Irreversible’s impact on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Steve also discusses his book THE METAMODERN SLASHER FILM. Through personal biography and storytelling, discover how these three films shaped some Steve’s life, perspective and film fandom.   Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out how Dr Steve Jones became a leading authority on extreme imagery and the intersections between horror and pornography, how he wrote the book The Metamodern Slasher Film  and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.   The Metamodern Slasher Film [2:30] How Dr Steve Jones became a leading authority on extreme imagery and the intersections between horror and pornography [6:20] What is metamodern? [10:30] How his perception of slasher films changed from writing the book. [17:50] Alone In Dark authors Haydn Watkins and Phil Morrison share their love of slasher films. [21:20] Subjectivity when researching and analysing slasher films Nightmare On Elm St Analysis  [31:20] Dr Steve Jones shares how Nightmare On Elm St (1984) is his favourite horror film of all time, how video shop artwork of Freddy caught his eye while his mum was choosing something nice for him and cemented his love of the slasher film sub-genre. Horse Feathers impact  [37:19] Dr Steve Jones shares how Horse Feathers’s (1932) represents those magical moments in his teenage years when he had his own TV in his bedroom and could stay up late to watch whatever is one and how this new found freedom changed his attitude towards film forever. Irreversible’s Influence   [45:38] Dive into Irreversible’s influence on Dr Steve Jones Phd thesis, reflecting on what horrifies him, how confronting himself with film made him cry and how this one viewing experience really shaped his academic career. Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn what metamodern means and how an academic analyses films  - Understand cinema’s transformative power through Nightmare On Elm St, Horse Feathers, Irreversible  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Dr Steve Jones is a film scholar and a leading authority on extreme imagery and the intersections between horror and pornography. He is the lead for Northumbria’s Horror Studies Research Group. To get in touch see https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/j/steve-jones/ For his latest books: THE METAMODERN SHASHER https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-metamodern-slasher-film.html THE POSTMODERN SLASHER https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-postmodern-slasher-film.html Resources: Get Involved:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review to tell us which 3 films that impacted your life.   Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices