One of the joys of reading so many scripts is seeing how they end up on the big screen. There is no exact science to this stuff. A script you were sure was a slam dunk ends up DOA. Or a script you thought was awful beyond belief goes on to win an Oscar. But […]

Genre: Drama Premise: Told out of order in three separate time segments, a family of brothers clash with a pair of local drug dealers, the aftermath of which will change their lives forever. About: This script sold a few years ago for almost a million bucks. Ingelsby was one of the big spec sale machines […]

Wait a minute. You’re telling me that the creator of Breaking Bad had Max Landis’s cop-monster idea 10 years before Max Landis??? Genre: TV Pilot – Half-Hour Drama? (didn’t know they made half-hour dramas) Premise: In a near-future Los Angeles, LAPD is dealing with a new epidemic — people are mutating into monsters, and wreaking […]

Genre: Biopic/True Story Premise: The story of a, then, upstart Donald Trump’s first real estate project, the renovation of the Commodore Hotel. About: This script made the low end of last year’s Black List. It’s Tom Cartier’s breakthrough script. He doesn’t have any listed work before it. Writer: Tom Cartier Details: 111 pages It’s genius […]

5 scripts. You vote for the winner! Champion gets a review next Friday! Okay guys, you’re now armed with a better understanding of what makes a good movie idea. First and foremost, read as many of this weekend’s scripts as you can and vote for your favorite in the comments section. However, I also want […]