The Wendy50 Dance Party
As you know I feel the urge to create a playlist for most occasions, so this is my 50th birthday playlist – it’s 50 songs, one from each...
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Moments of Joy at Sundance London
Kinky Boots intro with a smiling Julian Jarrold and Chiwetel Ejiofor. My top moments of joy from Sundance London 2024 Lots of linked...
Hollywood's Top Dog of 2024
The mover and shaker this week in Hollywood? Messi, the border collie who plays Snoop in Anatomy of a Fall. He came over from France with...
Favourite films (and more) of 2023
I published a Top 5 films list over at Screen but it felt like I needed more more more. I do usually love doing a list but this year...
WendyMix 2023
Sorry, you won’t be able to unsee me as Ken! It’s time to unveil the WendyMix 2023. Not sure I listened to particularly cool music this...
Remembering Jess Search
I've been thinking a lot about Jess Search these past 10 days. As I know many of my friends and colleagues have been too. I was very...
Cannes 2023: great films, good chats, delicious pizza and a few bad manners
A preface to everything below is that yes I do realise that about 99% of people on the planet would give one of their limbs to go to...
Some thoughts on what makes a great film festival
Stan the Man, Ania T and Joe Russo at Sands. As you probably know I’ve been to hundreds of film festivals over the past 20+ years, and I...
Wendy's Favourite Films of 2022
There were lots of those ‘important’ films this year that I admired and respected rather than felt personal love for. So instead of the...
WendyMix 2022
Don’t Worry, Darlings, It’s The WendyMix 2022 22nd annual edition Not the ‘best’ songs of the year, just what I had on repeat….a...
Some Iceland recommendations
I first went to Iceland about 20 years ago and I've been back at least 12 times since -- I'm obsessed with the place! I even wrote a...
My favourite films & series of 2021
Lists are silly but I nevertheless love thinking about some great films and TV series I loved this year. These were my top five films The...
WendyMix2021
Father, Son and House of Wendy WENDYMIX2021 Photoshop wizardry by Al O'Neill Let’s play along with this meme, left to right: Wendy’s...
Adventures in Producing interview series
I've started an interview series delving into the careers of my unsung heroes, independent film and TV producers. I know so many...
Favourites of 2020
My top five films The Painter and The Thief (pictured above) Nomadland Another Round (Thomas Vinterberg interview here) Rocks Never...
The WendyMix 2020
Let the festivities begin…here's the WendyMix 2020 (20th anniversary edition) You can listen here on Spotify Or if you prefer to see the...
San Sebastian tips
If you're attending San Sebastian Film Festival, you might want to know some recommendations about where to eat, drink, hangout and shop....
Catching up on Cannes 2020
I was lucky to have a stimulating week during the virtual Cannes Marche 2020, connecting to smart people across the globe for a series of...
A half-year WendyMix!
Because of an unprecedented year, I thought I would offer an unprecedented kinda-halfway-through 2020 WendyMIx. (Spotify link is below) I...
Film critics pick their personal Palmes
Today, in a parallel world, we’d find out what film won the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2020. So just for kicks I asked some of my film critic...
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