3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE

In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with script consultant Danny Manus about: A Few Good Men, My Cousin Vinny, and The Ice Storm. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, Danny Manus discusses what a script consultant does and how they can help you improve a script and become a better writer. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about what a script consultant does and how they can help you write a script and become a better writer and the lasting impact of cinema on Danny Manus’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. Three common aspects of script feedback Danny Manus gives to writer: [1:20] 1) Integrating the plot and character; [6:40] 2) Being able to identify your hook; and [18:00] 3) The art of scene writing. [40:20] What makes a good writer for a script consultant? 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life A Few Good Men (1992): Noticing writing [15:40] Today, Danny Manus is a huge fan of both Aaron Sorkin and Rob Reiner, but watching A Few Good Men as a 12/13 year old, he saw for the first time, the power in the writing of a movie. It’s a master class in the rhythm and build of a story through dialogue. My Cousin Vinny (1992): Unable to stop laughing [21:30] My Cousin Vinny is Danny Manus’s favourite comedy of all time. He’s seen it over and over 100 times, but when he saw it in theatres aged 12/13 it was the first time he couldn’t catch his breath because he was laughing too hard. The Ice Storm (1997): Teen storylines [27:40] Danny believes there is no American Beauty without The Ice Storm. He simply loves a family dysfunction movie. The teen storylines spoke to him and were echoed in his own early screenwriting efforts at college. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. How to integrating plot and character; Can you identify your hook? Learn the art of scene writing. What makes a good writer for a script consultant? Learn what a script consultant does and how they can help you improve a script and become a better writer Understand cinema’s transformative power through A Few Good Men (1992), My Cousin Vinny (1992), The Ice Storm (1997) 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 About my Guest: Danny Manus is a script consultant and founder of No BullScript Consulting, which has been helping writers since 2009. For more about his script consultancy services see https://www.nobullscript.net/about-daniel/ Credits: 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

In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Portishead co-founder, film composer and now film producer Geoff Barrow about: Assault On Precinct 13, Happiness, and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, get details about the live digital premiere on 18 June 2026 and digital release/special edition blu-ray released via Anti-Worlds from 29 June 2026. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about the digital release/special edition blu-ray of GAME and the lasting impact of cinema on Geoff Barrow’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] How does touring a film compare to touring a band? What is a live digital premiere and what can people look forward to on the special edition blu-ray released via Anti-Worlds 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Assault On Precinct 13 (1976): Discovering Screenwriting as a Career [15:40] When Geoff first saw Assault On Precinct 13 he was instantly attracted to the mood of it and that would’ve been because of John Carpenter’s music. Happiness (1998): Pursuing Dreams and Feeling Out of Place [21:30] Geoff saw Happiness when he was living in Australia and at the end he thought what the fuck is that film. He’d never seen anything like it. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966): Appreciating Screenwriting Craft [27:40] For Geoff, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly is such a large sprawling movie that you see something different in it every time you watch it . Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. GAME’s Live Stream Premiere: on Thursday 18th of June at 7:30pm BST with a special live Q&A featuring members of the cast & crew https://watch.eventive.org/invadafilms/play/69c69adff08307d6b404d921 GAME digital release and special edition blu-ray from Monday 29 June GAME - Special Edition Blu-Ray, Ltd Edition Vinyl, T-Shirts & more Pre-Sale https://www.invada.co.uk/collections/game?mc_cid=9c8c810ca5 Understand cinema’s transformative power through Assault On Precinct 13 (1976), Happiness (1998), The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) 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 About my Guest: Geoff Barrow is the co-founder of Portishead, film composer (EX_MACHINA, COUPLE IN A HOLE, DEVS) and film producer of GAME GAME digital release and special edition blu-ray from Monday 29 June GAME’s Live Stream Premiere: on Thursday 18th of June at 7:30pm BST with a special live Q&A featuring members of the cast & crew https://watch.eventive.org/invadafilms/play/69c69adff08307d6b404d921 GAME - Special Edition Blu-Ray, Ltd Edition Vinyl, T-Shirts & more Pre-Sale https://www.invada.co.uk/collections/game?mc_cid=9c8c810ca5 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 therapist and public speaker Katie Evans, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Nosferatu’s impact, Ghostbusters analysis, and Cry Baby’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on her. Katie Evans also discusses how she brings psychoanalysis and horror together for her speaking engagements and for her work too. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Katie Evans brings psychoanalysis and horror together and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] Bringing psychoanalysis and horror together 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Nosferatu impact [27:50] Katie Evans says Nosferatu represents fear for her more than any other film and her obsession with this film all started from two seconds of Count Orlok featured in the music video for Queen’s UNDER PRESSURE. Ghostbusters analysis [33:20] Katie Evans says Ghostbusters represents pure joy. She picked this film because of feelings it gives her; and is the film she can still watch over and over. Cry Baby Influence [38:40] In the suburbs of Liverpool, Cry Baby was Katie’s introduction to John Waters. She loves the fact that he puts the outsider at the heart of his stories and challenges normality. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Katie Evans brings psychoanalysis and horror together for her speaking engagements and for her work too. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Nosferatu (1922), Ghostbusters (1984), Cry Baby (1990) About the Guest: Katie Evans is a therapist and public speaker. For more about her practice and speaking engagements see https://www.kecounselling.co.uk/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnkM7A5OZf9gyP-I12gBDAm1Jh0Y32uExrq5LYWvZg3mRxr-CajXAnSVKsV90_aem_j9xX-NsET3lgTVluW_vJbA 10 July 2026 Katie Evans hosts a talk called: “The Psychology of Vampires” at Lost Souls Pizza, Camden (London) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-psychology-of-vampires-tickets-1359182404159?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnQR9KT4LgHKkh0qxzZVt_fH2VBpGbizkFtNFE0JwCJkGMdhyC_daCCLOnQ60_aem_StsFZTOsZVoLghLXeImKBw&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3 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 Headpress founder David Kerekes, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Two Lane Blacktop’s impact, Fight Club analysis, and Faces Of Death / Schramm’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. David Kerekes also discusses the Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza Saturday, May 23: 10 AM - 5:30 PM at the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about why David Kerekes is hosting a Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Two Lane Blacktop impact [25:20] David Kerekes first saw Two Land Blacktop on TV. There’s very little dialogue, not much action, but you get a sense of truism. Fight Club analysis [30:47] David Kerekes says Fight Club was very divisive when it was first released. At the time he wasn’t interested in most mainstream Hollywood movies, but remembers thinking that something this divisive must be doing something he had to see. Faces Of Death / Schramm Influence [37:20] David Kerekes says both Faces Of Death & Schramm provided a springboard for two key books in Headpress’s 35 year history. Faces Of Death was a key text that led to KILLING FOR CULTURE (1994). Whereas David said a visit to Berlin to be on set for the filming of Jorg Buttgereit’s Schramm was an early step towards the book SEX MURDER ART: THE FILMS OF JORG BUTTGEREIT (1998) Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about the Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza - Saturday, May 23: 10 AM - 5:30 PM at the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester Understand cinema’s transformative power through Two Lane Blacktop (1971), Fight Club (1999), Faces Of Death (1978) / Schramm (1993) About the Guest: David Kerekes is an author and co-founder of Headpress - Subject matter of Headpress books is wide-ranging and includes cult film, strange music, pulp literature, fanzines, conspiracy theories, sex and gender, occult and folklore, true crime, and pop culture in general: https://headpress.com/. Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza Saturday, May 23: 10 AM - 5:30 PM at the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester. For tickets see https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-35th-anniversary-extravaganza-tickets-1589843307129 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 writer/director Alexia Melocchi, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Basic Instinct’s impact, Bridget Jones Diary analysis, and La La Land’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Alexia Melocchi also discuss her new book: The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about Alexia Melocchi’s new book The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Basic Instinct impact [14:17] Alexia Melocchi says Basic Instinct is a movie she sold as a distributor and represents a moment in her life where she was starting to success in Hollywood Bridget Jones Diary analysis [19:30] Alexia Melocchi says Bridget Jones Diary is such a relatable movie for women and a brilliant example of the kind of Romcoms that the UK excels at. La La Land Influence [24:31] Alexia Melocchi was in the room when Damien Chazelle was arguing the case for keeping the opening freeway scene in La La Land. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about why Alexia Melocchi wrote The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Basic Instinct (1992), Bridget Jones Diary (2001), La La Land (2016) About the Guest: Alexia Melocchi is a producer and author of The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood published by Routledge. The Heart of Show Business: Your Road Map To Hollywood is out now and is available at https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Show-Business-Your-Hollywood-ebook/dp/B0FP9TMJKG 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 Beeston Film Festival Program Director Ciaran Shea, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Police Story’s impact, High Fidelity analysis, and Rubber’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Ciaran Shea also discusses how Beeston Film Festival selects films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Program Director Ciaran Shea and the brilliant programming team of Beeston Film Festival select their films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] How Beeston Film Festival selects films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Police Story impact [18:20] Ciaran Shea says Police Story is where his love of film and film education begins via watching movies and eating pizza at his Uncle John’s house. High Fidelity analysis [23:40] Ciaran Shea says High Fidelity blew him away. In particular the use of the fourth wall, use of music and being compelled to watch a lead who is so flawed, he positively awful. Rubber Influence [32:30] Ciaran Shea says Rubber is an example of a film that when he shows friends they come away thinking he’s insane. He believes Rubber moulded him to a filmmaker who is willing to be as bold as he wants and do stories that have never been done before. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Beeston Film Festival selects films and what we can expect at 2026’s edition Understand cinema’s transformative power through Police Story (1985), High Fidelity (2000), Rubber (2010) About the Guest: Ciaran Shea is the Program Director for Beeston Film Festival, Ciaran is also filmmaker, 1st AD and stand up comedian. Find and follow him on IG @ciaran_filmmaker Beeston Film Festival 2026 is 23-26 April 2026 at the Arc Cinema in Beeston For more about Beeston Film Festival program/screenings and links to tickets see https://www.beestonfilm.com/ 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 director Jeremiah Kipp, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Killer Of Sheep’s impact, Dawn Of The Dead analysis, and Jennifer's Body’s influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power on him. Jeremiah Kipp also discuss the making of the Willa Holland starrer The Mortuary Assistant Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Jeremiah Kipp made the J Willa Holland starrer The Mortuary Assistant and the lasting impact of cinema on his life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] The making of “The Mortuary Assistant” 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Killer Of Sheep impact [30:15] Jeremiah Kipp says Killer Of Sheep is done in a cinéma vérité style that he saw on a 16mm print in a revival house when he was quite young in rural Rhode Island. Dawn Of The Dead analysis [36:00] Jeremiah Kipp says he saw Dawn Of The Dead a kid and it was not lost on him, even at that young age, that the protagonists kill all the zombies, take control of the shopping mall, they have everything but then they get bored of it. Jennifer's Body Influence [43:20] Jeremiah Kipp says he didn’t see Jennifer's Body when it came out. It seemed like a movie nobody - critics and audiences - liked and then he caught it on streaming a few years later and loved it. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Jeremiah Kipp made the Willa Holland starrer The Mortuary Assistant. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Killer Of Sheep (1978), Dawn Of The Dead (1978), Jennifer's Body (2009) About the Guest: Jeremiah Kipp is based in New York. His directing credits include the AMC+ Shudder Original "Slapface" (Audience Award Winner at Cinequest), the horror-sci fi hybrid "Black Wake"; "Don't Pick Up" starring Keith David and Kathryn Erbe, "Draw Up and Stare" starring Michael O'Keefe and Melissa Leo, "The Sadist" starring Tom Savini and "The Pod": starring Larry Fessenden. The Mortuary Assistant will be available on Shudder from March 27th 2026 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 documentary filmmakers Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Nil By Mouth’s impact, O Lucky Man! inspiration, and Marjoe’s influence on their personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard also discuss the making of the Marianne Faithfull documentary Broken English. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard made the documentary Broken English and the lasting impact of cinema on their lives with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] The making of “Broken English” 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Nil By Mouth impact [25:00] Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard say Nil By Mouth is a film where life and art intersected because they were living in New Cross, when this film, set in New Cross came out. They used to walk past the places it was made, drink in the same pub. O Lucky Man! inspiration [30:00] Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard say O Lucky Man! lit a fire in them. The dizzying heights of its ambition. The breadth of its allegorical structure. The nerve of its Greek chorus. Marjoe Influence [38:56] Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard say Marjoe himself, the subject of the film is such a compelling character. You can tell he’s damaged by his upbringing as a evangelical tent revivalist preacher but he’s also driven to overcome it or at least expose elements of it. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard made the documentary Broken English. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Nil By Mouth (1997), O Lucky Man! (1973), Marjoe (1972) About the Guest: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard met at Goldsmtihs and have worked collaboratively as visual artists since the mid-nineties. In addition to Broken English, they are known for 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) and The Extraordinary Miss Flower (2024). Broken English is out in UK cinemas from Friday 20 March 2026 On Wednesday 18 March there’s a SOLD OUT special preview film screening and concert at the Barbican Centre marking the release of Broken English, an original career-spanning portrait of the iconic, late Marianne Faithfull. The evening includes an exclusive preview of the film ahead of its release, followed by live performances of Faithfull's songs from a line up ft. Jarvis Cocker, Anna Calvi, Rufus Wainwright, Beth Orton, Samantha Morton and more, alongside house band Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey), Colin Greenwood (Radiohead), Ed Harcourt, Anna Phoebe, and Adrian Utley (Portishead). https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/broken-english 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 film producer Daisy Allsop, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Dances With Wolves’s impact, The Terminator analysis, and True Romance’s influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Daisy Allsop also discusses the making of her first documentary OTTO BAXTER: NOT A FUCKING HORROR STORY and the short film THE PUPPET ASYLUM - directed by Otto Baxter within the making of this documentary. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about Daisy Allsop producing her first documentary first documentary OTTO BAXTER: NOT A FUCKING HORROR STORY and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:20] OTTO BAXTER: NOT A FUCKING HORROR STORY 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Dances With Wolves impact [19:55] Daisy Allsop says Dances With Wolves is an early memory of going to the cinema with her father and how it felt like a big event to go up to the West End, from Wimbledon. The Terminator analysis [24:45] Daisy Allsop says she does not how many times she watch The Terminator. It was one of many films her father had recorded off of TV. They were stored on VHS shelving he had made in the hallway with titles on their spines, alphabetised. True Romance Influence [29:58] Daisy Allsop says True Romance is officially the film that made her want to work in film. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Daisy Allsop produced her first documentary OTTO BAXTER: NOT A FUCKING HORROR STORY. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Dances With Wolves (1990), The Terminator (1984), True Romance (1993) About the Guest: Daisy Allsop is ap producer known for Otto Baxter: Not a Fucking Horror Story (2023) and Tell It to the Bees (2018). Otto Baxter: Not a Fucking Horror Story is available to watch in the UK on NOW TV 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 author, educator and film executive Kaia Alexander, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Charade’s impact, Harold And Maude analysis, and Summerland’s influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Kaia Alexander also discusses her book Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less . Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how and why Kaia Alexander wrote Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [0:50] Kaia Alexander discusses how and why she wrote Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less. 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Charade impact [22:00] Kaia Alexander says Charade is her mother’s favourite film and that she was introduced to it via Sunday afternoon cinema on TV when she was a kid. Harold And Maude analysis [27:02] Kaia Alexander says as a teenager she was introduced to Harold And Maude by her best friend Shannon and what she couldn’t know at the time was that she would pass away two years later in a freak accident. Understandably the experience of losing her friend changed how she saw the world and has made her cling to that movie. She thinks of Shannon being a Maude, in every way. Dazzling and full life. Summerland Influence [33:19] Kaia Alexander says Summerland swept her away. It is in her opinion a perfect movie and as a queer woman you just don’t see movies like this ever. The way it threads together is breathtaking. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how Kaia wrote Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less Learn about why Kaia Alexander wrote Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less . Understand cinema’s transformative power through Charade (1963), Harold And Maude (1971), Summerland (2020) About the Guest: Kaia Alexander is the CEO/founder of the Entertainment Business League and the Entertainment Business School, and host of the Hollywood Wolfpack podcast. She was a development executive on feature films including Just Friends (with Ryan Reynolds), Peaceful Warrior (with Nick Nolte), The Good Night (Gwyneth Paltrow & Penelope Cruz), and Hachi: A Dog's Tale (with Richard Gere) for Inferno Entertainment. Get your copy of Stealth Pitch: The Hollywood Insider Strategy to Hook an Investor and Land a Meeting in 60 Seconds or Less at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stealth-Pitch-Hollywood-Strategy-Investor/dp/B0FM474QTD?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE 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 screenwriter Line Langebek, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore All About Eve’s impact, Wings Of Desire analysis, and Hana-bi’s influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Line Langebek also discusses writing the screenplay for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Line Langebek wrote the screenplay for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:40] Line Langebek discusses writing the screenplay for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE. 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life All About Eve impact [19:30] Line Langebek can’t remember exactly when she first saw All About Eve but it was during a rich time discovering old black and white films. It is a funny film, classed as a comedy even, but underneath it’s quite dark. Wings Of Desire analysis [24:26] Line Langebek says WimWenders had a huge impact on her; Paris, Texas, she really likes, but Wings Of Desire was one of the first times she encountered something poetic with cinema. Hana-Bi Influence [30:39] Line Langebek says Hana-Bi she discovered a contrast between beauty and violence. The husband taking care of his wife who is dying of cancers versus the violent, unrelenting cop inside the same person who is angry about so many things. Every now and then he just explodes, but the moments she remembers most from the film are the smaller moments. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how to write a screenplay Learn about Line Langebek’s approach to screenwriting. Understand cinema’s transformative power through All About Eve (1950), Wings Of Desire (1988), Hana-Bi (1997) About the Guest: Line Langebek Knudsen is a writer and producer, known for The Girl with the Needle (2024), I'll Come Running (2008) and Nåletræer (2007). The Girl With The Needle is available to watch in the UK on MUBI 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 UK director and producer Neil Thompson, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Imitation Of Life’s impact, Clockwork Orange analysis, and Gone Girl’ influence on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Neil Thompson also discusses next steps in the development of IDEALISTS, a film projects on his Fat Pictures slate. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about Neil Thompson’s film project IDEALISTS and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:40] Neil Thompson talks about next steps in the development of IDEALISTS. 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Imitation Of Life impact [11:45] Neil Thompson says Imitation Of Life was a monster hit at the time. He got into it when he was a teenager and has loved it ever since. He watches it regularly, and introduced his daughter to it too. He guarantees you will be in floods of tears. It makes everyone cry. Clockwork Orange analysis [18:30] Neil Thompson says that he saw Clockwork Orange when it first came out in a west London cinema. During the movie there were fights. Outside there was massive fight at the bus stop that spread on to the bus. This movie exploded on to the streets and, ignoring the second half of movie, made everyone want to fight. Gone Girl Influence [24:15] Neil Thompson talks about his constant love of really good, psychological thrillers, and Gone Girl is a really good example of a modern one. It’s prime neo-noir featuring a femme fatale. Instead of being punished for their lawbreaking like they would be in the past, they now get away with it. Neil also enthuses about his love of David Fincher: “Never put a foot wrong.” Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about Neil Thompson’s approach to developing films for the Fat Pictures slate. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Imitation Of Life (1959), Clockwork Orange (1971), Gone Girl (2014) About the Guest: Neil Thompson is a director, producer and owner of Fat Pictures. He is an experienced owner with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry. Strong business development professional, skilled in Finance, Production and Post. Specialised script development experience and known for championing new talent. In addition, consults on Company Structure and Finance/Investment for a range of companies and clients. Find out more Neil’s company and slate at https://fatpictures.co.uk/ 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 David Nicholas Wilkinson, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Billy Liar's impact on David, Johnny Go Home's analysis, and Assault On Precinct 13's influence on his personal growth and evidence of cinema’s transformative power. David Nicholas Wilkinson also discusses the making of his latest documentary THE MARBLES Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about David Nicholas Wilkinson’s new documentary THE MARBLES and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:50] David Nicholas Wilkinson discusses the making of his latest documentary THE MARBLES 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Billy Liar impact [23:05] David Nicholas Wilkinson says Billy Liar is film that grew on him over time and would become his favourite British film of all time. He became aware of when he worked with Wilfred Pickles - who played Tom Courtenay’s father in it. Johnny Go Home analysis [29:00 David Nicholas Wilkinson shares how Johnny Go Home was a documentary he saw on ITV. It went out once and if you missed it, you never saw it because there was no way of recording it at the time. Within the innocent filming, if you can call it innocent, the filmmakers realise they have something that could convict someone of murder. Assault On Precinct 13 Influence [35:00] David Nicholas Wilkinson talks about Assault On Precinct 13 as an example of films that flop in cinemas and go on later to have a second, more successful life - see also Withal & I, Bladerunner and/or The Shawshank Redemption. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about the making of the documentary THE MARBLES. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Billy Liar (1963), Johnny Go Home (1975), Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) Full show notes and transcript: About the Guest: David Nicholas Wilkinson is an independent development producer who works in international film and theatre. As a development executive, he has worked with some of the most influential producers in British and European cinema. For screenings of THE MARBLES see https://linktr.ee/GuerillaFilms 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