What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26: 2.) Plot Stability So this is the second installment for Friday the...

Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Based on the novel by Andy Weir. Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...

May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26: 2.) Plot Stability When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...

AI vs. Hollywood – Where are we headed?

Hi all. No review today.  Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...

The Invisible Man – Mine that public domain!

An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells. I’ve also never...
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HORROR MONTH WEEKEND WRAP UP – Week 2!

WEEK 2: (And check out WEEK 1 first.) Terrifier – Surprisingly liked this one a lot. Over the top gore and violence with pretty impressive special effects. Art the Clown makes for a really...

A Few Good Men – Utilizing Smart Characters

An excerpt from my script review for A Few Good Men which will be available 02/05/18: 3.) Quality of Characters Establish (and then utilize) smart characters. Kaffee. Young and inexperienced doesn’t equal stupid, a fact that...

Moonlight – Did Sam and Frodo stare this much?

An excerpt from my script review for Moonlight which will be available 02/13/17: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So it’s based on a piece of dramatic writing called In the Moonlight Black Boys Look...

Script Links 5-28-12

Hi all, and Happy Memorial Day. Thanks to those that defend our freedom, whether past, present or future. Here's what's on the agenda for this week, but also look for changes to the slide...

The Christmas Chronicles – An instant classic for years to come?

A slight change of plans, as I wasn’t able to see Creed 2 over the weekend like I had planned. But I thought why not kick Christmas month off with a Christmas...

The Hollars – Is your script more than just a good trailer?

An excerpt from my script review for The Hollars which will be available 11/07/16: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, what really sold me on reading this script? Watching the trailer. https://youtu.be/gDm-hMnvB44 It’s cute, funny, and has...

Script Links 6-11-12

Hi all. I just wanted to say Thank You for putting your scripts up on our Read Page. You have no idea how much simpler this makes formatting the script links post...

Script Links 4-16-12

Hi all. Here's what we've got on the agenda for this week. Wednesday 4/18/12 The Sublime Freedom by Antony Davies When a single-father cop spies on his daughter’s internet use, he discovers a previously undetected killer...

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