It’s finally here. It only took a year. Somebody buy me a beer. Soon, it will all be clear! Yes, the semi-finalists are about to be announced and I wanted to give you a heads up on how this is going to work. For those that don’t know, I had four piles for my contest. […]

Good news! It looks like I’ll be posting all scripts that made it into the next round in The Last Great Screenplay Contest THIS MONDAY. Mark your calendars! I was perusing Youtube as I am wont to do when I’m in Procrastination Mode, which is pretty much all the time. And I came across a […]

Genre: Period Premise: Set in 1862, after his sister is kidnapped by soldiers, a half-white, half-Comanche teenager teams up with several members of his tribe to track the soldiers East in an attempt to rescue her. About: Today’s script finished with 6 votes on last year’s Black List and has a pretty good pitch – […]

Comic legend Todd McFarlane believes his new version of Spawn will be the next “Joker.” Is he right? Genre: Superhero Premise: When a cop’s daughter disappears, he moves into a low-income apartment building that houses a strange being who wants to help him get revenge. About: Spawn creator Todd McFarlane has adopted the mantra, “If […]

A case study in how to create a sympathetic protagonist. Genre: True Story/Sports Premise: Set in the 50s, a young orphan girl must rise out of the confines of her orphanage to realize her unparalleled talent in the sport of chess. About: If we are all looking at the best case scenario for what our […]