1997’s The Postman was voted the most boring movie of all time I was talking to a screenwriter the other day and we got on the topic of reading scripts. I asked her how many scripts she’d read this year. Her answer surprised me. She said, “How many have I finished or how many have […]

Genre: Comedy Premise: (from Black List) After she catches her boyfriend cheating, Liv goes on a social media tirade that lands her in court for slander, and the judge forces her to make amends by composing one positive comment for every negative comment she posted, while under the supervision of a reclusive mediator also on […]

Genre: Thriller Premise: A boy on the run in the endless Montana forest teams up with a smokejumper to escape two evil brothers intent on killing him. About: This is based on the successful novel of the same name. The author of the novel, Michael Koryta, wrote the original screenplay adaptation. Then Charles Levitt was […]

Genre: Comedy Premise: Best friends and former time travelers Bill and Ted are called back by the heavens to save the world. All they have to do is write a song that unites every single person on the planet. And they’ve got 77 minutes to do it. About: They have been trying to make this […]

YAAAAAAYYYYY!!! A Scriptshadow Newsletter Weekend. What can you expect in this newsletter? All sorts of opinions, that’s for sure. I take on Christopher Nolan and his pretentiousness, I fawn over the new Batman trailer, I ask if Sofia Coppola was ever a good director on the eve of her latest film. I update you on […]