If AI was a whisper two weeks ago, it’s become a Wilhelm scream over the last two days. That’s because with screenwriters striking, everyone wants to know if the studios are going to turn to AI to write their scripts.  Let’s be honest. This is the dream of every studio in town. To be able […]

Genre: Comedy/Action Premise: An everyday guy who accidentally starts working as a barista inside the CIA headquarters building gets lured into a spy mission by a beautiful secret agent, known only to him as Carmel Machiato. About: This script finished on last year’s Black List with 12 votes. The writers, Nico Bellamy & Chase Pestano, […]

Heat meets The Town meets… Secretariat? Genre: Crime Premise: A horse veterinarian who uses his practice as a cover to treat injured criminals finds himself targeted by a corrupt cop, who needs him to help rob the Thoroughbred Cup. About: This script just sold for a million dollars to Amazon, which beat out Netflix in […]

Did we get duped? All along, were the Russos, actually, bad filmmakers? This is a bold, maybe even triggering, accusation. But the question needs to be asked because I watched Citadel this weekend, the gigantically budgeted new Amazon show that uses the words “highly enriched uranium” in its very first scene — WHAT YEAR IS […]

Genre: Thriller Premise: Over the course of one day, a resilient young woman is terrorized by a self-proclaimed “nice guy” who refuses to take no for an answer after asking her out. About: This is our April Logline Showdown WINNER!  What you see above was the logline used in the competition. If you want to […]