Mark Fraser

Jan 13, 2025 | mdfraser.substack.com | Mark Fraser

More poetry. There’s only more to go after this, as I abandoned it entirely to focus on fiction. Should I return to it? You can let me know in the comments. Here are two poems that were published in From Glasgow to Saturn in Issue 21 (March 2011). I’ll leave my commentary to the end. A seen it scurry, so a did,Oot frae beneath the skirting board,Bombin’ it across the room fur a snack. In the deid o’ a overcast night, so it wis,When the bold moose showed its tail.

Jan 8, 2025 | top10films.co.uk | Mark Fraser

Warning: This review contains spoilers. There’s a moment in the first half of David O Russell’s 2012 opus Silver Linings Playbook when the screenwriter-director gives his whole game away, making the movie ‒ which tackles the serious issue of mental illness – come across as a simple, albeit sometimes aggressive, romantic comedy.

Dec 4, 2024 | resourcesreview.com.au | Mark Fraser

For a while, it seemed Perth-based Rumble Resources Ltd was pretty much focused on becoming a base and precious metals producer via its Earaheedy lead/zinc/silver project in Western Australia’s Murchison region. But since then the junior has been somewhat distracted by the allure of gold and tungsten.

Oct 31, 2024 | top10films.co.uk | Mark Fraser

John Huston was a Hollywood powerhouse. Not only did he direct classics like The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and The Asphalt Jungle, he wrote them too (the latter alongside screenwriter Ben Maddow). He would be nominated for an Academy Award on 15 occasions, winning twice. Furthermore, he helped his father Walter Huston and daughter Angelica Huston by directing them in their Oscar wins (in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Prizzi’s Honor, respectively).

Jul 24, 2024 | top10films.co.uk | Mark Fraser

Hospital scenes in movies serve as powerful settings that heighten drama and tension, offering a microcosm of life-and-death stakes where critical plot developments unfold. These settings, with their sterile environments and high emotional stakes, provide a unique backdrop for pivotal moments, from thrilling chases to sinister confrontations.