As we get closer to the Blood & Ink deadline (that would be Cinqo De Mayo), we’re going to have to, you know, finish our scripts. I could write a book on finishing scripts. There’s actually a lot to it. But for the purposes of today’s article, I want to focus on the final act. […]

Today’s script is a rarity – a script that sold to Netflix without any director or actors attached. Which typically means either the concept is gangbusters or the execution is awesome. Genre: Serial Killer/Horror Premise: When several bodies are found along the highways of the American Midwest, a divorced state trooper and her estranged FBI […]

As you know, I’m always closely watching the tennis world. And, recently, I’ve encountered several top tennis players discussing what’s changed in tennis over the last ten years. How is it different from how it used to be? And the answers they gave were, essentially, “Players don’t play defense anymore. They only play offense.” For […]

I hate when Hollywood promotes terrible films. And today, I’m speaking my truth! I’m tempted to spend the next 1500 words unloading on the atrocity of a movie that was The Secret Agent. Let me explain why. People were trying to tell me this movie was good. People were hyping this movie up. But all […]

How to write a bland screenplay Genre: Thriller Premise: When eco-terrorists attack Los Angeles’ power grid and orchestrate a cascading citywide blackout, a jaded former Secret Service agent and a brilliant but unassuming engineer must fight their way across the metropolis – in the dark – to restore power before the city collapses. About: This […]