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Logline:
A fatherless copywriter uncovers a stash of immaculate love letters dated the year he was born, and postmarked from Key West and Havana, Cube. Convinced he is Hemingway’s bastard love child, he travels down to Key West with his teenage son in tow to usurp his birthright.

Comments Summary:
After I turned the last page of “Hemingway Boy” and set down the script, I could not help but feel that this is the kind of story that makes a writer known. The characters big and small, are so well developed, they walked right off the page and created this world around me as I read. There is a comedic, truly Americana mystery unfolding and the writer paints a vivid world for us to journey through as our main character traverses through a life lived, and a life longed for. There is also something very appealing about the idea that this man, who is far from having the perfect life himself, is so determined to uncover his true namesake… a potentially absent father who was well known to have his own personal demons, but also one who may well have been the best there ever was in his field. It’s a wonderful coming-of-age journey for a man still searching for meaning in his life, and his slacker son he hopes to impress, and win over along the way. The story is full of heart, and beautifully mixed together in a comedic and dramatic tone akin to “Sideways” or “Little Miss Sunshine”. I eagerly look forward to seeing what this writer does next!

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Logline:
In the future, a thief who replaces his own memories with the identities of those around him must go on the run to recover a stolen virus threatening to bring down the whole system.

Comments Summary:
ANONYMITY is fantastic. The writer has a strong grasp on structure and story, and the pacing and build in the story itself is impeccable. The action scenes all build in logical yet unexpected ways, and the tone has a great noir-ish action feel to it, that leaves you on the edge of your seat as the pages fly by. While the setting is determinedly futuristic, it’s smartly low key enough that any production budget wouldn’t quickly balloon out of control. A fun, stylish read from a new voice I hope we’ll be seeing a lot more of!

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Logline:
Story chronicles the early career of Bill Watterson, author and creator of Calvin & Hobbes, and his coinciding struggle with the sudden popularity, coverage, and licensing battles that came with creating one of the most influential comics of a generation.

Comments Summary:
“The Boy And His Tiger” is simply fantastic. It builds at a perfect pace, juggles countless small moments and weaves them easily into the big picture without losing sight of their small meanings. Bill Watterson is a complicated character, in real life and in the script, but the writer comes from such a place of clear admiration that the audience falls in love with Bill’s eccentricities as quickly as his wife and the world does. It’s honestly hard to find anything negative in the project as a whole, or anything that can be improved. While there are individual tweaks that could be made, it almost exclusively comes down to personal preferences rather than outright writing issues. The script as is serves as a pitch perfect project to start making rounds to get representatives or talent interested in this writer, this script, and the launch of what should become an exceptionally talented career.

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Logline:
A brash and rebellious hacker gets caught with technology being used by cyber terrorists, and finds his only way to stay out of jail, save his brother and conceal his true hacking identity is to work with the NSA’s secret anti-cyber terrorist program known only as “Nexxus”.

Comments Summary:
In a TV market desperately on the hunt for a fresh, yet comfortably familiar series “NEXXUS” delivers well above most of the pilots that will go to air this fall. The pilot mixes an excellent recipe of wit and action with timely themes, strong characters, and a setting that is original, but not so unfamiliar that middle America will be scared. The pilot offers a strong intro to a series, and includes a handful of characters you’ll find yourself eager to follow. In a new market once again oversaturated with police, hospital and law dramas, Nexxus reminds me of something akin to the ease and action/comedy of “Chuck” but with the potential to ocassionally turn it up to 11 and give 24 a run for its money. Fast, exciting, and leaving you wanting more – that’s how I’d sum up this pilot.

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Logline:
A hilariously raunchy ensemble comedy chronicling the intersecting arcs and misadventures of a group of people attending a divorce party. ‘Bridesmaids’ meets ‘Love Actually’.

Comments Summary:
DIVORCE PARTY is fantastic. In a script market constantly clogged with droves of questionable ‘edgy’ comedies, it stands out with fantastic dialogue, well fleshed-out characters, and hilariously original situations. Some scripts can succeed or fail based on the talent attached; the biggest strength of the script is that it will always stand out as a well written and hilarious comedy, even if it were made by a fifth grade talent show. DIVORCE PARTY easily showcases the writer’s talent for wordplay and comedy.

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Logline:
A woman discovers that she has received new personality and memories from a bone marrow transplant – including how her donor was murdered.

Comments Summary:
MARROW is good. Really good. In a market more or less inundated with formulaic thrillers, it’s interesting that the story manages to be both original and familiar at the same time. It’s incredibly well structured and written, hitting not only all of the required beats but doing them in a way that feels surprising and engaging. The characters themselves all play well off of each other, helping reshape a lot of the more convoluted twists and turns into something that feels fresh and logical. The script honestly is a perfect example that you don’t necessarily need to reinvent a genre to write a great script; you just need to understand it. There are a few plot beats that feel less focused than the rest of the script, as well as some characters that are ultimately underutilized, but all in all MARROW achieves what it sets out to do and more.

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Logline:

When their significant other is killed in a car crash, a man and woman discover they have been dating the same man for ten years.

Comments Summary:
COUNTERPOINT is a fantastic, well written and character driven script. The things it does right it does better than a lot of ‘professionally’ written and sold script, including fantastic characters with real motivations, desires, and goals. The plot never moves forward for the sake of the story, merely stepping back and letting the characters themselves dictate where conversations and, ultimately, the story goes. There are some issues, mainly with a disconnect between the first and second half, but in the end nothing should stop COUNTERPOINT from eventually finding a dedicated team to bring it to life.

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Logline:
After a bad break up, a young writer travels to London to try and find inspiration as well as the real meaning of love.

Comments Summary:
EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN is a fantastic, well crafted drama that is driven by a well thought out emotional center. The biggest draw is the perfectly sculpted character developments and arcs, all of which happen naturally and dovetail perfectly with each other. The movie has a message, if not an outright moral, and the protagonist’s journey is an engaging one. There are slight issues with over direction throughout, as well as the possible problem that the plot points are all a little too on the nose, but nothing large enough to deter the writer going out with this project after a miniscule rewrite.

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Logline:
The remarkable true story of Katharine Gun, a woman who stood up to her government and the US in defense of the truth about the war in Iraq.

Comments Summary:
THE SPY WHO TRIED TO STOP A WAR is a gripping true story that centers its plot on the characters and their trials instead of its agenda, walking the tight rope of a political message film and a riveting drama.  The script succeeds on almost all counts, with only a few small issues cropping up throughout that, more likely than not, simply reflect the facts of the story rather than narrative missteps.  While it’s always hard to suggest changes for a story that is following a true set of events, nonetheless there are a few story beats that seem disconnected from the rest of the plot as a whole, as well as a number of secondary characters that appear only to give their contribution to the overall picture and then disappear for the remainder of the film.  None of these issues, in the end, really derail the core of the film, though they might want to be considered in future rewrites.  All in all, the script is a near perfect example of its genre and with the right backers could easily be seen drawing in crowds who aren’t normally drawn to this type of political nail biter.

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