I predict today’s writer will be writing movies we see one day. So how come I’m not onboard with this skill-rich script? Genre: Drama/Coming-of-Age/Comedy Premise: (from writer) Fatherless Copywriter, Nick Adams, uncovers a stash of immaculate love letters dated the year he was born and post marked from Key West and Havana, Cuba. Convinced he […]

There’s a reason I’m busting out The Dark Knight for this week’s Ten Tips. This weekend I experienced a super-human catastrophe in Man of Steel. And I want to look at an actual well-made superhero film to see how to do it right. What’s interesting here is that two of the major players are the […]

Superman is back and he’s moody as hell. I explore the consequences of that decision and much much more. Genre: Superhero/Action Premise: (from IMDB) A young man is forced to confront his secret extraterrestrial heritage when Earth is invaded by members of his race. About: Warner Brothers is getting a little jumpy these days. Without […]

This is your chance to discuss the week’s amateur scripts, offered originally in the Scriptshadow newsletter. The primary goal for this discussion is to find out which script(s) is the best candidate for a future Amateur Friday review. The secondary goal is to keep things positive in the comments with constructive criticism. Below are the […]

I don’t give ratings like this to amateur scripts (or any scripts these days) very often. But I’m giving one today! Amateur Friday Submission Process: To submit your script for an Amateur Review, send in a PDF of your script, a PDF of the first ten pages of your script, your title, genre, logline, and […]