Happy Valentine’s Day! Genre: Comedy Premise: After his girlfriend dies, a guy who hates cats begins an unexpected bromance with her widowed cat, who reveals himself to be an alien that is here to save the world. About: This one comes from a new screenwriter. The script made the Black List and is in development […]

With Valentine’s Day only 24 hours away, it’s only natural that we review a script about LOVE…. and killing. Genre: Rom-Com/Action Premise: (from Black List) After Liv, a world-class hitwoman, breaks up with her boyfriend, Martin, he puts out a massive contract on his own life to get her attention. What Martin doesn’t realize is […]

A couple of weeks ago, I saw a Christopher Nolan interview where he said that Ben Safdie and Nathan Fielder’s show, “The Curse” had no comp in television history. It was *that* unique. Combine this with an overall frustration in how bad television has been lately and I was seriously considering giving The Curse a […]

Week 6 of the “2 scripts in 2024” Challenge If you haven’t been present on the site lately, here’s the deal.  I’m guiding you through the process of writing an entire feature screenplay. Then, in June, we’re going to have a Mega Screenplay Showdown. The best 10 loglines, then the first ten pages of the […]

Genre: Horror Premise: After her plane crashes on a remote island, a young biologist fights for survival against a rapidly zombifying army of dead passengers. About: Exposition Time. Last year, for one of my monthly Showdowns, I had a First Page Showdown. Contestants entered their first page. No information whatsoever about title, genre, or logline. […]