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 […]
So here’s a question for you. Is the new Star Wars trilogy doomed? That question is being asked by a lot of people today as Colin Trevorrow’s new film, “Book of Henry,” hits theaters, and is being massacred by every critic with access to wifi (the film is currently at 24% on Rotten Tomatoes). Trevorrow […]
The biggest mistake screenwriters make in screenwriting is starting with a bad idea. Actually, “bad” isn’t the right word. Another ‘b’ word is more appropriate. “Benign.” There’s nothing to the idea. It’s empty, uninspired, boring. And yet, 90% of the submissions I get continue to be lame and lifeless. What sucks about this is your […]
