One thing that doesn't come up much when people discuss screenwriting is class. That is, how the process is different for those who don't have financial safety nets, or prestigious credentials, or the sort of baked-in networks that seem to come with, say, a Harvard education.

This article is like a freaky glimpse into a parallel dark-matter universe that exerts a powerful gravitational pull over everything while being invisible to everyone who doesn't live there theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

You don’t say!

So refreshing to hear people (Kevin Lehane and @WillumsFillum) chat and laugh about why we fell in love with the movies. Well worth a listen!

This is astonishing.

Working Class Characters by Middle Class Filmmakers w/ @dominic_machale

T’was a pleasure and an honour to be invited onto my favourite podcast!

An emotional Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders and former President of Ireland slams leaders for not being in crisis mode and blames Saudi Arabia for blocking @skynews #COP26 Today will be very important.

“Seriously I can just come out and say it? Call him a liar?” asks Jonathan Pie, a fictional broadcast reporter created and performed by comedian Tom Walker, in a satirical video about Britain’s Prime Minister. “God bless America.” nyti.ms/3306M3q

► VIDEO: Ciarán Hinds has his name mispronounced during the online announcement of this year's Oscar nominations. Hinds is nominated in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Kenneth Brannagh film ‘Belfast'.

Your regular reminder hauntology is a class issue. With apologies to Jed and @AlasdairStuart who had to suffer it late last night.

Protests are erupting in several Russian cities tonight against Putin's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, along with attempts from police to forcibly suppress them. Here's his hometown of St. Petersburg. I'll be threading videos below as I find them.

Brendan Hodges Have you ever seen this? Fantastic little short advert featuring John Boyega and directed by Jake Scott (even has a Ridley cameo) Sums it up brilliantly and this is why going to the movies will always be special.

I know I beat this drum a lot, but: recent study finds a 50% dropoff in the percentage of working class creatives since the 1970s, from 16.4 to 7.9%. This study concerns the Brits, but I'd be very surprised if the US doesn't have a similar arc. theguardian.com/culture/2022/d…

Your first look at Sweet Tooth Season 2! Dropping April 27 on Netflix.

The chilling new teaser for SWEET TOOTH Season 2 is here! Premieres April 27

Sweet Tooth season two review – this fantasy drama pulls off a miracle theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

Introducing A THOUSAND SUNS I was invited by Macgregor to join a group of very talented filmmaker friends to create an anthology of a mind-bending sci-fi shorts that explore visions of humanity’s past, present and future. I directed ICE

Many tales weave into one Under the light of A Thousand Suns Streaming April 15th on 1ksuns.com and youtube.com/@blackmilk_stu…

Sherwood writer says TV industry should treat class like other inequalities theguardian.com/media/article/…