Can a screenplay from a New Zealander prove this week’s Scriptshadow theme wrong? Or do I still stick by my guns and say: “Stay away from quirky character pieces when writing a spec?” Amateur Friday Submission Process: To submit your script for an Amateur Review, send in a PDF of your script, a PDF of […] read more»

So there I was, reading this week’s screenplays, minding my own business, and it occurs to me that there’s an interesting question emerging. On Monday, I had this quirky character driven dramedy about a family of grown-up siblings who realize they’re all adopted, and on Wednesday I had a script about an unlikely friendship between […] read more»

Today’s screenplay has been gaining a lot of heat lately since the attachment of Bill Murray. But is the main character too unlikable to save the sweet character piece? Genre: Dramedy Premise: When a struggling single mother and her oddball son move next door to an aging angry neighbor, the son and the neighbor form […] read more»

One of the more notorious unproduced screenplays out there, with promises of DiCaprio galavanting through the sets of The Wizard Of Oz in order to solve murders. Unfortunately, I’m off today, trying to make some last second changes so that a certain book by a certain person (hint: it’s me) can be ready to buy […] read more»

Genre: Comedy Premise: When four grown-up siblings come back to visit their parents on their 35th anniversary, they’re greeted with a devastating family secret that changes everything they know. About: This script leapt up and grabbed onto the 2007 Black List with its fingernails, refusing to let go. Writer: Peter Craig Details: 109 pages, March […] read more»