An excerpt from my script review for Let's Be Cops which will be available 04/14/25:
2.) Plot Stability
What I want to focus on is the “fun and games” aspect of this script, because...
It’s been a while since I’ve done a movie review. I’ve never been all that good at them, so bear with me while I try to remember how this is done. I...
An excerpt from my script review for Lake Placid which will be available 04/07/25:
5.) Format
We’ve discussed it before, but know what you’re reading.
By that, I mean you should be reading several scripts...
An excerpt from my script review for Maleficent which will be available 03/31/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
So this one came up as the Boss and I were discussing the new “live action”...
An excerpt from my script review for Wind Chill which will be available 03/24/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Despite the lackluster performance at the box office, this story did a lot of things right in...
An excerpt from my script review for Homefront (Rambo 4) which will be available 03/17/25:
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1.) Marketability of the Idea
Before we get too...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
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We've narrowed the entries down to the following loglines. Please vote for the project you'd most like to see me review. (Loglines below the poll.)
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You get to start another exciting week with your pal, Hank. (Try to contain your excitement.)
Today we're taking a look at Condesa by H.L. Wheeler
Precocious Lisa, at 7, can recite...
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Thanks to one of our forum regulars, CEMartin2 (some of you may remember his Mythical project), for bringing back the reader review for Thursday.
Today he's taking our 9 questions structure and...
Script: The Fifth Element by Luc Besson
Logline: In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr...
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A bit late today, and I apologize, but our youngest is entering that stage where she wakes up regularly at 2am. The wife keeps getting up with her, which I...
The Horror Month fun continues! This week, The Captain watches, maybe so we don't have to, The Greasy Strangler!!!
The Greasy Strangler isn’t a movie, but an experience.
Bullshit! I call bullshit...
We had a discussion on the forums where Roy and I were asked how we plan out and write our characters.
Personally, I didn't have a process, other than writing a character down...
An excerpt from our article Tips to Novelize Your Scripts which will be available 09/21/15:
What are the benefits of converting your screenplay to a novel?
The first benefit is that it will get...
