There isn’t a whole lot going on in the movie world this weekend. The Superpowered Pet Express, or whatever that movie was called, slinked into first place with 25 million dollars. In a somewhat surprising development, “Nope” only dropped 58% from its inaugural weekend. Some thought, with the weak word of mouth, it would dip […]

We’re back with seven new First Act entries! If you weren’t around last week, I’m doing a public dissection of First Act Contest submissions. I give each entry at least 10 pages. From there, I keep reading until I get bored. If the script manages to keep me reading all the way to the end […]

The Scriptshadow Newsletter is either in your Inbox or in your Spam.  So go check it out!  I talk about Marvel’s Phase  5 and 6, High Concept Showdown, a secret trick to improve your chances of getting that big industry contact to read your script, my spirited thoughts on the Oppenheimer “trailer,” some discounted script […]

Genre: Comedy Premise: Patricia Ford feels pretty good about trading her South Boston roots for a “perfect” life on New York’s Upper East Side, until everything falls apart and her raucous girlfriends throw her a Divorce Party at the home she’s about to lose. As the night goes from wild to totally insane, Patricia takes […]

Genre: Action Premise: (from IMDB) When the CIA’s most skilled operative, whose true identity is known to none, accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins. About: This is the Russo Brothers first big film after their Avengers movies, and […]