It’s time for another, “Why Isn’t My Script Getting Picked for Amateur Offerings?!” As always, these posts are not meant to humiliate, but rather to educate writers on why their scripts aren’t getting chosen. I’m hoping my explanations act as insight for fellow screenwriters who recognize some of these flaws in their own entries, as […]

Genre: Dark Comedy Premise: (from Black List) A sociopath obsessed with self-improvement claws her way to the top of the fitness world, leaving a trail of broken bodies in her wake. About: Joe Epstein made some noise last year when Darren Aronofsky bought a secret script of his that follows a courtroom case with an […]

The movie that was so bad, it took down a studio, and gave birth, for better or worse, to modern blockbuster culture. Genre: Western/Drama Premise: A sheriff attempts to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests during one of the blackest marks on America’s history, the Johnson Country War. About: Michael Cimino had just come […]

We’re so close to Avengers Infinity War I can taste it like I can taste a ripe tomato on a freshly fried In and Out burger. I can feel it within my talons – the biggest superhero movie ever made. Yet I have to wait an entire week to sample the goods!? What country do […]

Last week, a commenter brought up a concern that I hear a lot from screenwriters. He was upset that A Quiet Place did so well at the box office when it so clearly cheated its way through its second half. For starters, a noise-making machine (a newborn baby) was thrown into the mix with zero […]