That most merry of times is finally here. I asked for your holiday scripts and YOU DELIVERED. While there weren’t as many entries as the Halloween Amateur Offerings, there were a lot more than I thought there’d be. Hell, I even received a script from a reindeer (no seriously, a reindeer submitted an autobiographical screenplay). […]

It’s time for my top ten amateurs scripts of the year! There’s a small caveat. A few consultation scripts which would’ve made the list are being kept off at the writers’ request. But don’t let that get you down. It just means more slots for Amateur Offerings scripts! Now none of these scripts are perfect. […]

This year’s TOP 10 SCREENPLAYS list is all over the place! We’ve got biopics, tearjerkers, high concept, low concept, horror, thrillers, you name it, it’s here. As I put this list together, I was trying to find a theme, and something surprising stuck out to me. The top two scripts are all about amazing characters. […]

Genre: True Story/Drama Premise: This is the true story of Mathew Martoma, a hedge fund trader who many consider a Wall Street sacrificial lamb for the 2008 stock market collapse. About: This is a highly ranked 2016 Black List script. It received 21 votes, placing it in that year’s top 10. The writer, Matt Fruchtman, […]

As we anxiously await the end of the year screenwriting lists, we turn to one of Hollywood’s go-to moves – free IP! Genre: Fantasy Premise: Dorothy Gale and Alice meet in a home for those having nightmares and embark on a journey to save the imaginations of the world. About: This script made last year’s […]