Genre: ThrillerPremise: An agent infiltrates a dangerous eco-terrorism unit only to find herself falling for the unit’s leader. About: This is from Sundance sensation Brit Marling, whose film Another Earth has broken out of indie obscurity into slightly less indie obscurity. Supposedly, Brit would be playing the main character here, but I’ve also heard that […]

Genre: Comedy/Drama/Musical/Satire/CrazyPremise: A bitter and frustrated movie blogger becomes obsessed with an award-winning director who he believes stands for everything that is wrong with the industry. About: This is Charlie Kaufman’s next directing project. It will star Kevin Klein, Steve Carrell, Jack Black and Nicholas cage. Writer: Charlie KaufmanDetails: 151 pages – May 17, 2010 […]

Genre: Comedy/Romantic ComedyPremise: Told in the first person, a disgruntled screenwriter falls in love with a taken woman, and decides to do anything in his power to get her. About: This is one of this year’s (2011) Nicholl finalists. The Nicholl Fellowship is the biggest screenwriting competition in the world. Writers: Chris Shafer & Paul […]

Genre: Crime/ThrillerPremise: After being left for dead, a man plots his revenge against the Chicago mob family who killed his wife. About: Every Friday, I review a script from the readers of the site. If you’re interested in submitting your script for an Amateur Review, send it in PDF form, along with your title, genre, […]

So as you know, I was reading Magic Mike earlier this week and I had a big problem with the lack of conflict. Then came The Insane Laws, which also seemed to miss out on a big opportunity for conflict when it made the competing families too chummy with each other. It reminded me that […]