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About ashleymanningwriter

Young Adult Fiction writer. Horror and fantasy blended together.

My Thoughts on Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru

Posted on January 16, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

After seeing Living last year, which was one of my favourite films of 2022, I really wanted to check out the film it was based on, Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa. What I wasn’t expecting was how close the adaptation actually … Continue reading →

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Mid-January Update

Posted on January 15, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

Hello everyone, As promised, it’s the 15th, so I’m writing a little update post about how everything’s been going. First things, first: writing. I’ve been writing pretty consistently this month. I think I’ve written around 10,000 words of fiction since … Continue reading →

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M3gan – Film Review

Posted on January 14, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Gerard Johnstone Writer: Akela Cooper Starring: Allison Williams, Jenna Davis, Amie Donald, and Violet McGraw Rating: ★★★½ M3gan is a great comedy horror film, directed by Gerard Johnstone (Housebound). The script was written by Akela Cooper, and the story … Continue reading →

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Magic in London – Whistling – Part Four

Posted on January 13, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

Catch up on the Magic in London Story here: https://ashleymanning.com/magic-in-london/ Once Chuck and Fiona reached the old station, Chuck started to feel that there was a lightness to the air. Along the way he’d learnt that the boy’s name was … Continue reading →

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Strangers on a Train – Film Review

Posted on January 12, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writers: Raymond Chandler, Whitfield Cook, and Czenzi Ormonde Starring: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, and Leo G. Carroll Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 film Strangers on a Train is an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s first novel of the … Continue reading →

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