This is your chance to discuss the week’s amateur scripts, offered originally in the Scriptshadow newsletter. The primary goal for this discussion is to find out which script(s) is the best candidate for a future Amateur Friday review. The secondary goal is to keep things positive in the comments with constructive criticism. Below are the […]

Happy Scriptsgiving everyone! While this masquerades as a day to spend with family, I think we all know (especially those of you with 9 to 5 jobs) that once the dinner ends, it’s an entire night to work on your latest script!  Which is why I decided to put you in the script mindset.  One […]

Genre: Crime/Mob Drama Premise: (from Black List) A gritty, contemporary retelling of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO set in the underworld of the Hell’s Kitchen Irish mob. About: This script finished with 4 votes on the 2008 Black List. It was later purchased by Phoenix Pictures, which has made Black Swan and Shutter Island. The […]

It’s Thanksgiving so what better movie to extract 10 screenwriting tips from than “Planes, Trains and Automobiles!” Okay so there weren’t a lot of movies to choose from (it was either this or Pauly Shore’s “Son In Law”). Still, any time I get to break down a John Hughes script, I’m a happy man. The […]

Genre: Sci-fi Premise: (from IMDB) Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem. About: This is the second film in The Hunger Games franchise, a set of films adapted from writer Suzanne Collins’ novels. The first film […]