Good movie, lame dialogue. So in my most recent group of consultations, I got this question a lot: “What about my dialogue?” I remember when I first got into screenwriting, I came across an interview where a professional screenwriter was asked, “How do you write good dialogue?” His answer: “Dialogue is the least important part […]

Genre: True Life Story Premise: The true story of how an intoxicated Ted Kennedy drove a young woman home, crashed into a pond, and didn’t attempt to save her life, instead focusing on saving himself and his political career. About: This script finished on last year’s Black List. It will feature rising star Jason Clarke […]

Genre: Contained Thriller Premise: A weekend tryst between two cheating spouses goes south when the husband of the woman finds out and makes them pay in the most unimaginable ways possible. About: This one was acquired by 1984 Defense Contractors (“The Grey”) a couple of years ago. Before selling the script, the writer, Elliot San, […]

SCRIPTSHADOW TOURNAMENT CONTEST REMINDER: Remember guys – Your Scriptshadow Tournament scripts are due next Sunday!!! Here are the details if you’re interested in submitting. Get cracking on those scripts! Genre: Comedy Premise: A corrupt politician recruits an aspiring law school student to help him escape New York before the cops can capture and throw him […]

Summer’s just about wrapped up, and boy what a disaster it has been! Unless your name is Ellen, you came out of this box office bloodbath in search of your limbs, many of which were chopped off before the Saturday matinee receipts were counted. But as bad as Hollywood has been in predicting what the […]