I've only seen one movie this guy wrote called The Wind That Shakes the Barley, which is a top notch period piece, but Mister Laverty offers some really incredible insights about how he researches and develops his characters. His latest work Daniel Blake is garnering critical acclaim. Now I've used some of his techniques but by comparison, only in a superficial way. http://nofilmschool.com/2017/01/paul-laverty-interview-i-daniel-blake
Damien: Definitely a very good film and I love to work with Cillian Murphy and love his work in the Peaky B's and Breakfast on Pluto.
"Kafkaesque", "whistleblowers" and Nick Cave in the same link? Boy howdy - I feel like I just fell into a giant cannoli and have to eat my way out!
Billy C: I'm trying to appeal to a highbrow crowd. You're invited of course. Anyway, I was feeling pretty good about my historical and period piece work until I read this interview.
Phillip....I walk a tight line between my high-brow and low-brow worlds. Basically, whichever world I chose to frequent on any given night boils down to this: do I have a taste for Bollinger Les Vieilles Vignes Francaises, or Pabst Blue Ribbon? Yes....every night....the struggle festers....as if I'm Gregor Samsa trapped as an assembly line worker in a chocolate factory...and the conveyor belt is going faster than I can handle. Sacre bleu/oh shitoozi!