Genre: Sci-fi Premise: An Air Force Lieutenant assigned to debunk UFO sightings has a sighting of his own, which changes his approach to life. About: This is that often-talked about draft of Close Encounters of the Third Kind that Spielberg did a complete rewrite of. How drastically did he change things? And why mess with […]

Genre: Action Premise: After a military helicopter pilot is badly injured, the U.S. Government turns him into the most highly evolved human, and most dangerous weapon, on the planet. About: Wahlberg’s supposedly been looking for a big franchise for awhile now. And The Six Billion Dollar Man (an upgrade of the 1970s TV series, The […]

Logan Martin’s script, “Meat,” becomes the first amateur script to make it into my Top 25 in over 5 years!! Genre: Mystery/Horror Premise (from writer): A misanthropic man notices bizarre changes in himself, his wife, and the animals inhabiting the territory around their homestead as they attempt to survive self-imposed isolation. Why You Should Read […]

Holy shit, guys. HOLY. SHIT. Okay, here’s the deal. I read this script this morning with the plan to get a review up quickly afterwards. All of that changed when it became apparent that this was the best amateur script I’ve read all year. Guys, this script is really REALLY good. Like, really good. And […]

Has it happened yet? The It backlash? I’ve found that each year, the post-success backlash leash gets shorter and shorter. So has it happened yet for It? I don’t know about you folks. But I think this movie is great. It’s the kind of movie that reminds you of why we go to the movies. […]