I recently caused a minor fracas by suggesting that screenwriters aren’t “writers,” per se, but rather “storytellers,” and that if you want to become a successful screenwriter, your focus should be on telling stories rather than writing.  I’m afraid that some of you took me a little too literally and assumed I meant that there’s […]

Genre: War/Thriller/ConspiracyPremise: A grizzled contract driver in Iraq stumbles upon a conspiracy to kill a U.S. soldier who holds information regarding a cover-up that threatens an 8 billion dollar corporation. About: This script was one of the five winners of last year’s Nicholl Fellowship! Writer: John MacInnesDetails: 111 pages No brainer: Denzel for Schmidt Usually, […]

Genre: Sci-fi/ComedyPremise: A hapless and broken hearted barista is visited by two bad-ass soldiers from the future who tell him mankind is doomed, and he alone can save them.About: This script from British writer Howard Overman sold in March of last year and made it onto the middle of the Black List, right next to […]

Today I’m taking the day off.  However, longtime Scriptshadow reader Christian Savage, who often critiques scripts in the comments section better than I do, will be kicking major ass with a review.  And what is he reviewing?  None other than “The Flight Of The Nez Perce,” from Desperate Hours writer, E. Nicholas Mariani!  Yay! Genre: […]

Genre: Period/Mystery/Thriller Premise: (Original Twit-Pitch Logline) 1867 After losing her father, a woman unwittingly takes a job as a maid at a countryhouse of aristocratic cannibals. About: For those recently joining Scriptshadow, I held a contest a few months back called “Twit-Pitch,” where anyone could pitch me their screenplay on Twitter, as long as it was contained […]