I was thinking back to one my top 5 ever movie scenes, the opening scene in Fargo where Jerry meets the two criminals in the bar to solidify the job he’s hired them for – kidnap his wife. The dialogue in that scene, while not as vibrant or quote-worthy as, say, a Tarantino scene, is […]

Genre: Spy/Thriller Premise: Two CIA operative former lovers meet for dinner and try to figure out what happened five years ago with a complicated hostage plane takeover in Vienna they were involved in. About: Olen Steinhauer adapted this script from his own novel. The script just sold to Netflix with Chris Pine and Thandie Newton […]

Million dollar spec Tuesday! wooooooo-heeeeee! Genre: Spy Thriller/Period Premise: The origin story of MI:6, Britain’s secret intelligence service, that came about out of necessity after the horrors of World War 1. About: I’d forgotten about this script, which sold for a million bucks back in 2013. I was reminded about it recently when I saw […]

The Razzies have their winner! The Devil All The Time is the worst film of the year and it isn’t even close. Genre: Southern Gothic Period Drama Premise: Um, a group of god-fearing individuals weave in and out of each other’s lives after returning from the war. About: If you ever see a bad movie, […]

The word on the street is that Pascal is out. Gone. No longer a part of The Mandalorian. He left mid-season because they refused to give him scenes with his helmet off. Ya gotta give it to Star Wars. This franchise loves drama. How weird is this development? Well, it comes after learning, in the […]