22 screenplays on The Last Great Screenplay Contest bubble are duking it for a slot in the finals. Congratulations to Colin O’Brien, whose script, “Our Hero,” won the first Contest Showdown. And then last week, Kevin Revie won his showdown with the ultra-buzzy “Bad Influence.” That makes this showdown our third week, and it is […]
Many years ago I went to one of those Screenwriting Expos. I think that’s what it was called, actually – “The Screenwriting Expo.” This was back in the day when the word “e-mail” was as buzzy as saying “TikTok.” “You’ve got mail” was as addictive a sound as the “ding” you hear when you get […]
The next project from the 10 Cloverfield Lane writers! Genre: Sci-Fi (Short Story) Premise: Set in the future, a former serial killer is “rightminded,” the process of digitally altering the brain to take away its psychopathic tendencies. About: This short story from 2014 sold earlier this year for the 10 Cloverfield Lane writing team, Josh […]
Today, I do something that I’ve never done before in all my history of reading scripts. And it’s because this might be one of the best action scripts ever written. Genre: Action Premise: After a bank robbery gone wrong, two brothers attempt to use a stolen ambulance as a getaway car. About: This project came […]
Genre: Comedy? Premise: (from IMDB) When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study average Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. decides to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it’s up to Carol to prove that people are worth saving. About: A lot of people will focus on the terrible […]
