The Scottish Movie

ISBN: 1475080107

Author: Collis, Paul

Condition: New

Review "... There's such a superb attention to detail here that I would swear that Collis worked on a movie set at one point in his life or he performed a mind meld with someone who did. Collis introduces us to the boredom of limo drivers, the humiliating subservience of runners, the brown nosing of the wannabes, and the egos of Hollywood's lords. But at no point does Collis resort to stereotypes. ..."The New Podler Review Of Books Product Description Harry Greenville, a young actor and part-time writer struggling to make a living in modern Los Angeles, writes a novel about Shakespeare. Its 1606 and the Bard needs a new play for King James, who is notoriously hard to please. As history tells us, he comes up with 'Macbeth'. But the rehearsals are dogged by illnesses and accidents, the royal premiere gets the royal thumbs down, and the actors consider the play to be more than unlucky; they believe its cursed. The question is: Why?Harrys novel offers an intriguing answer, and he posts the first draft on a website in the hope that a Hollywood agent will discover it.And someone in the movie business does discover it - but not the kind of person Harry had in mind.The result is an entertaining Shakespearean tale - old as the hills and as current as Google - of theft, revenge, and just desserts. About the Author Born in Greater London.Art school in the seventies.The next few decades spent at ad agencies creating TV commercials in London, Milan, New York and San Francisco.Some fishing here, some photography there. A desk full of self-inflicted writing projects claiming my attention.