Genre: Crime/Period Premise: A gang lord in 1949 Los Angeles becomes so big that the only way the cops can handle him is to go off-book and wage a war against his empire. About: I think Gangster Squad is based on a bunch of real articles from 1940s Los Angeles newspapers.  But it may also be […]

Genre: FantasyPremise:  Before Dorothy, the great Oz himself had to get to Oz.  This is his story.About: Directed by Spiderman director Sam Raimi and starring his villain in that film, James Franco, as Oz, this film debuted its trailer a few weeks back.  This draft made it on the 2010 Black List, although I think […]

Genre: Romantic Comedy Premise: (Original Twit-Pitch Logline) Man loves woman whose dreams predict future, but future she sees isn’t with him. Can he convince her to choose love over fate? About: Twit-Pitch Review Week – For those recently joining Scriptshadow, I held a contest a few months back called “Twit-Pitch,” where anyone could pitch me their screenplay on […]

(Thursday review up early since I’m on the road to LA baby!!!) Genre: Action Premise: (Original Twit-Pitch Logline) It’s 1901. Terrorists have just taken over the White House. And only Theodore Roosevelt can stop them. About: Twit-Pitch Review Week – For those recently joining Scriptshadow, I held a contest a few months back called “Twit-Pitch,” where anyone […]