Kid In The Front Row Film Blog

It's tempting to live nostalgically. I remember this blog with a fondness that I can't put into words. I was at a creative peak that I've struggled to match since - full of youthful exuberance an...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2022/12/the-one-where-we-gave-up-our-passions.html

2am with a song you love changes you, it transforms you. It's hard to get to that place where you're.... transformable. Most likely, you're asleep. Or if you're awake, you're on Instagram, l...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2021/05/2am-with-song-you-love.html

You spend your youth trying to get some place. You start a band, you write a novel, you shoot some movies. You're not entirely sure you know where you're going you just know you must record ...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2021/05/little-creative-you.html

I'm a little in awe of the me that used to write this site. I was posting almost daily. Full of ideas and, not to sound egotistical, but insights (sometimes). I had so much to say. And looking at...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2015/10/what-was-this-place.html

Outside of expectation, of notions of what matters - away from the idea of who you think you should be and what that person should say -- somewhere there is where you reside and that's where you'...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2015/08/where-you-are.html

I grew up wanting to write and direct films. I'd hide away in my bedroom night after night watching every film I could find. Hollywood films, European films, anything and everything. I found what...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/11/embrace-new-entertainment-landscape-or.html

"Lovely sometimes changes us, sometimes not." What is the definition of a movie? What is a music video? In fact, what is a song? For years we've been force fed art in a particular way. A movie in...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/07/palisades-park-on-sunday-morning-in-july.html

It's 2.00am and I'm exhausted but I need to tell you about this film I just saw at the Tribeca Film Festival.  I was excited about Robin Williams returning to television with 'The Crazy Ones...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/04/dito-montiels-boulevard-review.html

What a fun film! We get to see Woody Allen being Woody Allen. My favourite film of his is 'Manhattan Murder Mystery', because it's just so darn funny. The jokes fall out of his mouth like a breez...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/04/woody-allen-in-fading-gigolo.html

It's 7pm and I have no plans for the evening. So I look up what movies are playing. See a documentary I'm intrigued by, 'A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at the New York Times...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/04/a-fragile-trust.html

What else is there?  We make art because everything else is temporary.  We make art because it's hard.  We make art because sometimes we can create something that is better than ou...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/03/we-make-art-because.html

When someone dies, you look back at the text messages, the emails, the tweets, the everything. You get wrapped up in this fight to find out -- did you get it right? Did you respond to messages? D...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/02/right-now.html

Suddenly, floating into my head, came the lyrics 'where have you been have you been to the races' and 'is your sister in braces' -- and I felt the urge to listen to the song again.  Only pro...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/01/conversation-with-ghost.html

1. You have to be authentic. Be yourself. Everybody is being marketed at all the time, but now with so many choices, people look for what's real. 2. You have to be specific. Nobody wants to hire ...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/01/social-media-basics.html

Have you seen the latest Richard Curtis movie, 'About Time'? It's beautiful. It got slagged off in the press a fair bit. I remember skimming through some bad reviews and also a piece in The Guard...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/01/about-time-richard-curtis.html

I love Jenna Elfman. What an amazing actress! She's typically described as energetic, funny and quirky, and while she is all of those things, it's important to not dismiss the fact that this is a...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/01/jenna-elfman-interview.html

I think Alexandria's comment on my article '2014 - Don't Rush' has reminded me of what it is to be a Kid In The Front Row. She's 16 and has a level of passion and self-awareness that most can onl...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/01/alexandria-in-front-row.html

Filmmaking is one long apprenticeship. We all rush to sound like experts. It's like when you're at a short film screening and some 19 year old tells you how she was inspired by Godard and Taranti...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2014/01/2014-dont-rush.html

I didn't even tell Matt that I was coming to LA. I got in touch with Tina, his wife, and told her to keep it a surprise. Tina and Matt headed to Hollywood and Highland for 11am on the Friday morn...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2013/12/11am-friday-morning-los-angeles.html

No, I will not dumb this down. No, I will not wear that. No, I don't believe in sharing that message. That's powerful. Are you all about taking the pay check, or do you stand for something? In th...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2013/12/the-word-makes-you-artist.html

I think it's important to make art. It's important to write when you have something to say, to paint when there's a feeling you want to express. Art is an exploration, sometimes it's great, somet...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2013/12/where-are-artists.html

His new show is the HBO comedy 'HELLO LADIES'. His old shows include titles you may recognise, like 'THE OFFICE' and 'EXTRAS'. Along with Ricky Gervais he also created one of my favourite films, ...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2013/10/stephen-merchant-writer-director-actor-interview.html

For those of you in the USA, you might not know who he is. But here in the U.K., he's television royalty. We love him for many reasons, but mostly for 'Del Boy' in "Only Fools and Horses". I feel...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2013/10/david-jasons-autobiography-my-life.html

Recently I watched a film from the 80's, 'Turf Turf' starring James Spader and Robert Downey Jr. Spader was the lead. Later on Downey would get the Oscars and the franchises, but for a time, Jame...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2013/09/the-longevity-factor-your-acting-career.html

"Now I have already mentioned that there was a disturbance in my heart, a voice that spoke there and said, I want, I want, I want! It happened every afternoon, and when I tried to suppress it got...

http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2013/09/let-me-watch-what-i-want-to-watch.html