Is today’s genre really the most efficient way to break into Hollywood as a screenwriter? Genre: True Story Premise: On November 1, 2022, FTX was valued at $32 billion. On November 11, 2022, it filed for bankruptcy. This is the incredible true story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic fall of FTX and its enigmatic […]

I have never started Mish-Mash Monday talking about a movie starring Blake Lively before but I guess there’s a first time for everything! It Ends With Us just passed 120 million dollars domestically. If there’s anyone scoffing at that number, note that it’s probably going to end up with more money than 50 year old […]

So, when I first started consulting on screenplays, I thought I had this revolutionary idea. I would create a real-time chart that would show the writer EXACTLY how interested I was at each point in their screenplay. Every 5 pages, I would mark on the chart, from 1-10, what my current interest level was. The […]

Genre: Thriller/Mystery Premise: Psychologist Dr. Martin Park specializes in working with clients trying to curtail extreme violent urges. However, when a series of brutally murdered bodies are discovered in his small New England hometown, it’s up to Martin to figure out which of his patients is responsible. About: This script finished in the bottom third […]

Genre: Action/Thriller Premise: Two young women are kidnapped, brought deep into the woods, given a head start, and then hunted down by their sadistic captor all for the pleasure of the online fans of “The Nowhere Game.” About: This script finished with 9 votes on last year’s Black List, by far the writer’s, Alex Pototsky, […]