When you read a ton of scripts, patterns start emerging. Little things occur here and there – red flags if you will – that indicate you’re dealing with an amateur. This article is not meant to attack these mistakes, but rather highlight them so that anyone writing a script can try and avoid them. I […]

Genre: ComedyPremise: After agreeing to groomsman duties at his sister’s wedding, Noah Palmer realizes he may have made the mistake of his life after finding out that the woman who broke his heart is also part of the bridal party.About: Your Bridesmaid is a Bitch landed in the middle of this year’s Black List. Duffield […]

Genre: ThrillerPremise: An alcoholic owner of a wilderness sanctuary whose daughter went missing many years ago learns that a man is hunting young women on his property. About: A Good Hunter is one of the five 2010 Nicholl Fellowship winners. Writer: Micah RanumDetails: 115 pages – undated (This is an early draft of the script. […]

Genre: Drama/Period/ThrillerPremise: November 1944, Strasbourg, France. A Solider wakes up with amnesia in “La Zone Occupée”. The only thing he remembers is his duty to deliver a package on the corner of Rue St. Aloise and Rue Du Cheval at 10:30pm. No name, no date, and under no circumstances is the package to be opened. […]

Yeah yeah yeah, I fully own up to having a few “pretentious film snob” entries on my list – trendy little cinematic morsels that made a lot of noise on the indie circuit but which the majority of America could care less about. But I stand by my entries because I’m a dancing fool and […]