The Brutalist reminds us what cinema is capable of Did you see Oppenheimer? If you did, chances are you thought, “Wow, Christopher Nolan is the best director in the world and it’s not even close.” That movie was so proficiently made and displayed so much skill, you wondered if anybody could ever make something that […]

How to come up with better movie ideas We’re about two weeks away from our first showdown of the year, the 5 Loglines Showdown. You come up with 5 loglines, submit them to me. If any of them are awesome, they will be featured during Showdown weekend, where your writing peers will vote for the […]

Things get crazy with the #2 script on the 2024 Black List! Genre: Drama/Thriller Premise: When taking her daughter to a playdate at a new friend’s house, Alice suddenly comes face to face with her childhood bully, Katrine. An evening of seemingly polite dinner conversation and catching up turns into a night of psychological warfare […]

Is this successful screenwriter’s first script better than the one he sold for a million dollars?? Genre: Drama Premise: A former White House chef who’s fallen from grace and is now cooking for a North Carolina prison has his work cut out for him when a death row inmate enters the facility refusing to eat […]

Everybody who wants to be a screenwriter should watch this movie! I was wearing my new shoes that I got for Christmas today. I hopped over to the corner store to grab a drink, and while waiting in line, heard a guy behind me say, “Those shoes are fire.” “Too soon,” I said. “Too soon.” […]