The Scriptshadow Newsletter is either in your Inbox or in your Spam.  So go check it out!  I talk about Marvel’s Phase  5 and 6, High Concept Showdown, a secret trick to improve your chances of getting that big industry contact to read your script, my spirited thoughts on the Oppenheimer “trailer,” some discounted script […]

Genre: Comedy Premise: Patricia Ford feels pretty good about trading her South Boston roots for a “perfect” life on New York’s Upper East Side, until everything falls apart and her raucous girlfriends throw her a Divorce Party at the home she’s about to lose. As the night goes from wild to totally insane, Patricia takes […]

Genre: Action Premise: (from IMDB) When the CIA’s most skilled operative, whose true identity is known to none, accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins. About: This is the Russo Brothers first big film after their Avengers movies, and […]

Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi/Comedy/Monkey Massacre Premise: A couple of horse ranchers attempt to capture a UFO on camera, but must avoid being eaten up by the pesky flying saucer before doing so. About: Nope is Jordan Peele’s third directing venture and is performing quite a bit lower than Peele’s previous outing, Us, which made 70 million on […]

No, this is not my response to the entries! But there is a projectile vomit scene in one of the featured scripts! Today we’re going to look at ten entries from the Scriptshadow First Act Contest. For those who don’t know my judging process, I give each entry at least 10 pages. From there, I […]