Introduction

Okay so, here we are! The first of (hopefully) many film blogs and musings from me. A few bits and bobs straight off the bat. My name is Will, I'm 22 and a half, and I'm from Kent (or if you're from America, I'm from London). If you know me you already know that though. Hopefully. Otherwise we're probably not that good friends. Although I suppose that makes it more of a compliment that you're reading this. So, cheers!

Anyway. I digress. (Sorry that might happen a lot).

Basically I have a real interest in films and film production, and just want to share some things I think really. I can't make any promises as to content at the moment, but I know for sure there will be some reviews and general thoughts in due course.

The title of the blog. Well, I'm a big believer in the idea that films make people talk to each other and share their views. Being able to sit and have a frank discussion with your fellow cinema-goers about what you've just seen is, for me, the essence of cinema. Hence The Twenty Minutes After. In my mind this is the most important time in any film - the moments immediately following the end, as the credits roll. I don't necessarily think people should be restricted to 20 minutes, but it's a catchy title so I'm sticking to it.

The beauty of this is that in truly great films I don't think people have the same experiences as each other. I think different people take different things from everything they see, and this is the point - as a social lubricant, film is like nothing else.

(Please do excuse me interchanging the words film and cinema willy nilly here - for me they are equivalents. Just my opinion though!)

So this is basically a long-winded way of me saying please don't judge me for my opinions, and I in turn will try not to judge you for yours. Unless of course you say that the greatest actor to have ever lived is Steven Seagal.