An amateur screenplay achieves the impossible and BLUDGEONS its way into my Top 25! Genre: Period/Adventure Premise: Amid the devastation of 14th century France’s war with England, a mysterious man on the run is forced to team up with a ragtag group of misfits who could be the key to restoring France to greatness. About: […]

The summer movie slate begins this weekend with The Mandalorian and Grogu. Over the course of two prime summer months, we’ll hit the finale of the summer season with The Odyssey. Both of these movies are getting online pushback for different reasons. With The Mandalorian and Grogu, the pushback is, “Is this story worth telling?” […]

Genre: Action Horror Logline That Led To The Script Being Chosen: When his brother is gunned down by a murderous gang, reclusive Joel must leave his hidden mountain home to get revenge. His quest for justice sets him on a collision course with a homicidal cop, stone-cold psychopaths, and a bloodthirsty militia, but Joel won’t […]

As the male and female demographics fight it out this weekend at the box office, casting their votes for devils or fatalities, I want to acknowledge one of the most unique screenwriting challenges there is. Only a small number of screenwriters ever find themselves in a position where they have to tackle this challenge. And […]

And what can you do to make sure it doesn’t happen to you? During yesterday’s read of the first Blood & Ink script, a question burrowed into my mind. And it’s not a new question. It’s one of those screenwriting questions that never fully goes away because nobody seems to have a definitive answer for […]