The Russo Brothers loved this book so much they’re ditching superheroes for it. So what’s all the hype about?? Genre: War/Drama Premise: A young man growing up in Cleveland decides to join the army, after which he suffers PTSD, leading to a string of bank robberies to feed his drug addiction. About: Today’s book was […]

It’s going to be a loooooonnnnnng weekend. No Scriptshadow til Tuesday (Monday is a holiday here in the U.S.). But the good news is when I come back, I’ll be reviewing the book that just became the hottest project in town. I’m a quarter of the way through it, and the writing isn’t great. But […]

One of the more frustrating things about screenwriting, or any artistic endeavor for that matter, is feeling like you’re so far away from the prize. You may live 10,000 miles away from Hollywood or be knee-deep in a screenplay you’ve run out of ideas for. Meanwhile, to waste time, you visit the trade sites, which […]

Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller Premise: In a future where people are enhancing their lives with smart technology implants, a successful criminal defense attorney has her body hijacked by an anonymous hacker and struggles to prevent him from using her to commit a series of proxy murders. About: Today’s script finished in the top 20 of last year’s […]

Today I take a second look at a movie that has slowly and quietly become a sci-fi classic. There is no movie in recent years that has gained more fans after underperforming at the box office than Edge of Tomorrow. I can tell you from personal experience that no fewer than a dozen people (many […]