High Concept Showdown is just 11 days away! For those new to Amateur Showdown, you submit your pitch, along with a PDF of your script. I then post the five best submissions on the site. Those five scripts compete on the site over the weekend. It will be up to you guys, the readers of […]

Okay, I’m a little fired up here but stay with me. The ultimate purpose of this post is a positive one. I want to help everybody reach their full potential as a writer, which means finding them their perfect agent match. Last week, I posted an article about whether to pursue a studio or artist […]

Genre: Drama (sort of a romantic comedy too) Premise: After her son dies, a grieving mother decides to look for a mate who will get pregnant with the son’s frozen sperm. About: This script finished with 7 votes on last year’s Black List. If you want to see my re-ranking of all the scripts from […]

Say hello to the movie that’s going to win Florence Pugh her first Oscar. Genre: Drama/Thriller Premise: A maid on the autism spectrum unexpectedly finds herself wrapped up in a high profile murder at the fancy hotel she works at. About: This book was sent out last year, before publication, to Hollywood, where Florence Pugh […]

Genre: Superhero Premise: After T’Challa’s death, an angry group of people at the bottom of the sea show up on Wakanda’s doorstep and demand an alliance to help defeat the rest of the planet. About: After the death of the series’ star, Chadwick Boseman, the Black Panther franchise had to reset and construct a new […]