The most tragic thing in the world is an abandoned screenplay. Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration. But at least in the screenwriting world it’s true. There have been tens of millions of abandoned screenplays over the years. Maybe more. And the reason that’s a travesty is because we’ll never know if any of those would’ve […]

Genre: Romantic Comedy Premise: A woman finds herself pregnant with twins from two different men, a rare real-life occurrence known as “superfecundation.” About: Just a reminder. This is the script I talked about last week. It made the semifinals of the Nicholl, which, while admirable, rarely leads anywhere. Unless your name is Savion Einstein. Einstein […]

Genre: Drama/Crime Premise: (from IMDB) When two overzealous cops get suspended from the force, they must delve into the criminal underworld to get their just due. About: S. Craig Zahler is somewhat of a screenwriting legend. At one point he’d sold over a dozen [unproduced] screenplays. Since then, Zahler’s graduated into directing, and his newest […]

Genre: Drama/Supernatural Premise: (from IMDB) June and Oscar live a comfortable but very predictable wedded life when suddenly they find themselves in a completely unexpected situation, raising questions about love and marriage. About: Alan Yang, creator of Master of None, got this gig when Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph, who have been wanting to work […]

Genre: Musical Horror Comedy Premise: In 1985, an eager teen in search of an exciting summer signs up to work at a musical summer camp where counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant. Why You Should Read: A Killer Musical is three things: a musical, a slasher movie, and a comedy, in that […]