A while back, I wrote an article about surprise box office hits and what we as screenwriters can learn from them. I love trying to figure out why some movies succeed and others fail, and especially how those successes and failures relate to screenwriting, so I thought it would be fun to tackle a new […]

Hello everybody. Today is a little nuts so I’m not going to get the article up until later. I’ll try to have it up by 11 AM Pacific time but if I miss that then it will probably be three or four hours later.  Hang tight.

Genre: Romantic Dramedy?/Sci-FiPremise: As his wedding approaches, a young man gets a visit from an older gentleman claiming to be him from the future. The man tells him that whatever he does, he cannot get married.About: David Gilbert and George Ratliff worked most recently on the film Joshua, starring Sam Rockwell and Vera Farminga. They […]

Genre: Sci-Fi AdventurePremise: The last human on earth, a young girl, is protected by an army of robots against an even bigger army of zombies.About: Zombies vs. Robots (Inherit the Earth) is yet another graphic novel that has been translated into a screenplay. The geek-tastic set up feels like a kissing cousin to All You […]

Genre: Romantic ComedyPremise: Two best friends, Daphne and Henry, sign up for an online dating service only to find out that they’re each other’s perfect match.About: Yet another 2010 Black List script, and yet another pair of brand-new writers. “Match” finished on the lower half of the list with 10 votes and was purchased by […]