Genre: Sports/Period/True Story Premise: (from Black List) A law school graduate devises a betting system that exploits the glamorous, high-stakes sport of Jai Alai in 1970s Miami. Based on a true story. About: (from his IMDB page) In 2008, Zachary Werner founded Bodega Pictures with Josh Ackerman and Ben Nurick. Together they produced over one […]
Genre: Sci-Fi Premise: The leaders of a planet journey to a new planet in a quest to gain control of a rare powerful substance called “spice.” About: Dune is one of the biggest gambles in movie history. A 250+ million dollar production based on a 50 year old novel catered heavily to adults. It is […]
YAY! A GOOD MOVIE! FINALLY! Genre: Action/Supernatural Premise: A young man goes on an 85-mile journey in a post-apocalyptic wasteland filled with monsters to reunite with his true love. About: This was shaping up to be a big Paramount release until Covid hit. The script comes from Brian Duffield, who’s having a moment. He’s got […]
You’ve got your bloody fangs out. Savoring the sweet succulent flesh of a fresh batch of Halloween Showdown enchiladas. This time with a twist! OOOH-OOOH-AH-AH-AH! Short stories ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR THE MADNESS. Hollywood keeps buying these things. Well, Scriptshadow has finally listened. The controversy surrounding this decision has been PLAGUING the comments for months. […]
A few weeks ago I read the Black List rom-com that sold to Sony, Voicemails for Isabelle. It was easily the best rom-com I’ve read in years. The dialogue, in particular, was great. I said in that review that I would leave a voicemail for Leah and, what do you know, she replied! So we […]
