Today’s Civil-War script has some good old fashioned amputation in it. The question is, will I want to amputate the screenplay after I read it?? Amateur Friday Submission Process: To submit your script for an Amateur Review, send in a PDF of your script, a PDF of the first ten pages of your script, your […]
It’s no secret that I have a Hollywood crush on JJ Abrams. I think he’s the smartest guy out there right now, building up his brand, taking on some of the biggest franchises in town, including my favorite franchise of all, Star Wars. He’s also exploring his original creative side via numerous TV shows and […]
David Fincher swoops down to explore his next potential directing assignment. So I decided to check out the book. Genre: Thriller Premise: Told from two different points of view, a man’s wife goes missing and he becomes the prime suspect. About: 41 year old Gillian Flynn is a former Entertainment Weekly TV critic. She’s written […]
Ben Stiller may be pulling in 15 million a movie these days. But there was a time when he was struggling to make a name for himself. In fact, Stiller had been in a string of commercially unsuccessful movies and TV shows, only recently making a name for himself in 1998 with “There’s Something About […]
Former superstar screenwriter Shane Black takes over one of Hollywood’s bigger franchises. How does he do? Okay, just so everyone knows, I did not send out the newsletter last week. So you haven’t been kicked off. I was up in Portland for my brother’s wedding. I’ll tell ya. Portland is an interesting place. But I’ll […]
