Genre: Horror Premise: When a man’s girlfriend is killed by a cult, he goes crazy, then goes after them one by one. About: “Mandy” has become a bit of a phenomenon after its crazy trailer debuted. The combination of arresting visuals and Nicholas Cage at his most Nicholas Cage-ish, promised moviegoers a film unlike any […]

I want to remind everybody who pitches their script for Amateur Offerings: DO NOT MENTION THAT YOUR SCRIPT IS OLD! I came across four entries that touted the fact that the script was “an old project of mine,” and “something I’ve been working on for a decade.” No. No no no no no no. That […]

A hot topic after yesterday’s review was how the script was driven by “ex special forces” characters. I read a variety of comments that said something akin to, “Whenever I see “ex” anything in the logline, I’m out.” The consensus was that this was a lazy cliche writing choice that demonstrated an utter lack of […]

Is it possible? Is it happening? Have we achieved the rare DOUBLE IMPRESSIVE Scriptshadow Week? Read on to find out! Genre: Crime/Action Premise: A group of ex-special forces come together to steal 90 million dollars from a drug lord in the most criminally potent area of the world, the Triple Frontier. About: Triple Frontier is […]

Genre: Comedy Premise: A woman goes on a vacation with her much younger boyfriend’s family. About: Melissa Stack is a lawyer turned screenwriter, which is funny when you think about it, since most parents of screenwriters wish their children would’ve become lawyers. In one of the most notorious Black List entries of all time, Stack’s […]