THE WINNER OF WEEK 4 HAS BEEN LISTED BELOW The Scriptshadow Tournament pits 40 amateur screenplays against each other that you, the readers of the site, will vote on. Ultimately, YOU will decide the winner. Today we have the fourth group of entries. You can see who won Week One here, who won Week Two […]

Here are 10 movies I walked into and came out of a more knowledgeable screenwriter. Matrix: Reloaded – I’ll never forget how excited I was going in to this movie, and how devastated I was walking out of it. Matrix: Reloaded taught me one of the most valuable screenwriting lessons there is. You can’t rush […]

Hey guys. I apologize but I’m running all over town today. Here’s a re-post of my Ready Player One review from my newsletter. This movie’s going to be awesome. Enjoy! Genre: Sci-fi/Adventure/Comedy Premise: An eccentric game developer leaves an Easter egg in his massively popular virtual reality game. In his will, he announces to the […]

Genre: Drama? Premise: After her daughter is brutally raped and killed, a woman living in a small town erects three billboards that ask the local police chief why he’s not doing anything to solve the murder. About: This script was written and will be directed by Martin McDonagh, who famously wrote and directed, In Bruges. […]

A forgotten great script from the writer of Gladiator with a connection to Kurosawa?? Uhh, sign me up! Genre: Drama/Period Premise: A New Orleans club owner in 1944 finds himself in a deadly power struggle when his old partner is released from prison. About: There aren’t too many screenwriters more successful than John Logan. He’s […]