The main reason this movie works so well is that it has a big concept and a simple execution. I will trumpet this advice until the day I can no longer type – keep your stories simple. A group of people get stuck on an island full of monsters. They try and escape. That’s all […]

Genre: Family Premise: A family grieving a loss hires a local company to help them create a haunted house for Halloween and get more than they bargained for. About: Today’s script sold back in 2011 to Platinum Dunes. It comes from the writer of last year’s biggest surprise hit, “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” Scott […]

Genre: Dark Comedy Thriller Premise: (from Black List) A darkly comic crime thriller concerning three groups of people dealing with blackmail gone wrong. About: Kill Shelter appeared on the bottom half of last year’s Black List. It’s written by newcomers Eric Beu and Greg Martin. The two won the 2015 Script Pipeline TV Writing Contest […]

Many have called The Truman Show the best spec script ever written. Today I’m going to remove the film from memory, read the script fresh, and determine if that’s true. Genre: Drama/Fantasy Logline: A life insurance salesman slowly discovers that his entire life is actually a television show. About: In 1997, hot upstart screenwriter Andrew […]

It should be an incredible weekend. Or should I say, incredibles weekend? Heh heh. Get it? Cause of the Incredibles 2 movie with the baby. Why I haven’t segued into stand up comedy at this point is beyond a mystery. But seriously, I have a question for you guys. I’ve read numerous stories over the […]