Genre: Western Premise (from writer): A young girl joins forces with her womanizing, alcoholic father who abandoned her years before, and a group of escaped slaves, to track down the confederate soldiers who murdered her family. About: This western won first place in the Script Pipeline contest last year. Matt at SPL said my latest […]

This is one of the toughest questions screenwriters face. You spend 6-12 months writing a screenplay. You send it out to a few close friends, maybe a couple of industry contacts, and the initial feedback isn’t bad, but it isn’t great either. One thing is clear though. Your script isn’t the runaway hit you thought […]

Genre: Comedy Premise: When the city’s worst cops are asked to run a simple errand for their Captain, they get mixed up with a dirty cop who’ll do anything to save her ass. About: This spec sold earlier this year. It comes from the writing team of Jim Freeman, Brian Jarvis, and the actress/writer with […]

Genre: Sci-Fi Drama? Premise: (from Black List) An exploration of relationships as a man witnesses different types of love across the ages. About: This one finished pretty high on last year’s Black List. This is Tom Dean’s breakthrough script. Writer: Tom Dean Details: 127 pages I didn’t make it to Baby Driver this weekend. Maybe […]

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