Should be a fun week. With Sundance going on, I decided to review a couple of popular scripts from the festival. Make sure to sign up for my Twitter or Facebook (links to the upper right) so you can be informed when those reviews go up and maybe snag copies of the scripts. Don’t know […]

So here’s a feature I hope will become a regular thing on Scriptshadow, where we run down the major events in the writing world each week. It may even one day replace the Friday review. But don’t worry, I’d add another supremely awesome feature to offset that – namely a quick synopsis of a script […]

BIG MONEY WEEK (SCRIPT 4) Genre: Paranormal Love StoryPremise: An odd twist-filled love story set in New York City.About: Robert Lawrence Productions optioned T.M. Wright’s novel, “A Manhattan Ghost Story,” in 1990, then sold the rights to Carolco Pictures, who exercised the option in 1993, but not before paying Ron Bass a record amount, 2 […]

BIG MONEY WEEK (SCRIPT 3) Genre: Political Comedy/SatirePremise: You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.About: This script sold for 2 million dollars in 1990. Adjusted for inflation that would be 3.3 million today. One of the most famous (infamous) spec scripts in history. Why? The premise of course. For those not in the know, […]

BIG MONEY WEEK (SCRIPT 2) Genre: ThrillerPremise: By using the ten biblical plagues, a paramilitary group plans to attack ten major cities in the U.S.About: Sold in 1996. 850 thousand against 1.5 million. Adjusted for inflation – 1.16 million against 2 million. Rosenberg is the writer of High Fidelity and Con Air.Writer: Scott RosenbergDetails: 120 […]