Keeping with the theme of lists this week, I’m going to share with you my ten favorite scripts of the year. These are scripts that I read this year and not, necessarily, scripts that were written this year. One of the defining tools for me to be able to identify a good script is, do […]

No post today. Overworked and under-napped. But you do have a newsletter in your inboxes and it’s a doozy! I get into a funny Tarantino interview that inadvertently turns into a giant screenwriting lesson. I’ve got some big opinions on whether AI can write Hollywood-level screenplays. I take on three monster trailers – Guardians, Indiana […]

Darnit, I was going to release the newsletter today and have that be it. But now the Black List has come out and you know the game here at Scriptshadow. Once the Black List is out, I have to go over each and every one of the loglines! I have to make grand pronouncements, ignorant […]

You may not know it yet. But the movie industry is shifting radically right in front of our eyes. This recent month has been a particularly shaky chapter in the ongoing seismic shift, as the past, present, and future are, like a big-budget movie, all colliding. Let’s start with the past. Black Panther 2 just […]

Genre: Action/Thriller Premise: When a violent, North Pacific storm traps two turbine techs on an offshore windmill, they must weather the storm overnight in order to survive. Why You Should Read: Disaster films are tried-and-true blockbusters which always allure an international crowd. Now, let’s contain the threats of that disaster around a monstrous, yet claustrophobic […]