Okay, so it’s time to join you guys in the 21st Century. I went back in time this week and it wasn’t always pleasant. Three of the scripts I pretty much hated. And the fourth took four hours to read. This week’s crop of screenplays should be much more enjoyable. A couple of them were […]

Genre: Period DramaPremise: A 17th century English town deteriorates during the worst years of the black plague. How’s that for a crowd-pleaser?About: This is it folks. This is the one. Considered to be the best script that’s never been made in Hollywood. It was written in the 60s and has been optioned dozens of times. […]

Carson note: I don’t think I’ve come across a script that’s caused more controversy in the last few years than Butter. Butter is a 2008 Nicholl winner that’s inspired all sorts of hatred – most of it directed at the contest which anointed it one of the five winners of its prestigious competition. Much like […]

note: If you know nothing about this script, I suggest you download it before reading anything below. The beginning plays out much better if you do. Genre: Sci-Fi Dark ComedyPremise: An alien who lives on Earth in female form searches desperately for a way back to her home planet. Best watch yourself E.T.About: So on […]

Welcome to Scriptshadow’s second ever interview. For those of you who’ve been with the site for awhile, you already know about my love for Mike Million’s script, “Tenure”, which is number 8 on my Top 25 list (my review can be found here). The script, which landed on the Black List in 2005, eventually attracted […]