Is Simon Rich the new Charlie Kaufman? Genre: Comedy Premise: A struggling Hollywood director who’s had minimal success gets his first opportunity to direct a studio film. The only problem is the stage where he has to shoot is haunted by an angry silent film actress ghost. About: Amblin, along with Scott Pilgrim Vs. The […]
I was thinking back to one my top 5 ever movie scenes, the opening scene in Fargo where Jerry meets the two criminals in the bar to solidify the job he’s hired them for – kidnap his wife. The dialogue in that scene, while not as vibrant or quote-worthy as, say, a Tarantino scene, is […]
Genre: Spy/Thriller Premise: Two CIA operative former lovers meet for dinner and try to figure out what happened five years ago with a complicated hostage plane takeover in Vienna they were involved in. About: Olen Steinhauer adapted this script from his own novel. The script just sold to Netflix with Chris Pine and Thandie Newton […]
Million dollar spec Tuesday! wooooooo-heeeeee! Genre: Spy Thriller/Period Premise: The origin story of MI:6, Britain’s secret intelligence service, that came about out of necessity after the horrors of World War 1. About: I’d forgotten about this script, which sold for a million bucks back in 2013. I was reminded about it recently when I saw […]
The Razzies have their winner! The Devil All The Time is the worst film of the year and it isn’t even close. Genre: Southern Gothic Period Drama Premise: Um, a group of god-fearing individuals weave in and out of each other’s lives after returning from the war. About: If you ever see a bad movie, […]
