Tag Archives: screenplay

June 15, 2010

Terrible script causes industry-wide outbreak of Reader’s Block

Bob Benson’s romantic comedy about two beat cops who fall in love was recently linked to a crippling strain of Reader’s Block, affecting everyone from his own mother to many of Hollywood’s busiest assistants. “I don’t know anyone that’s been … Continue reading →

Producer wonders if main character’s love interest could be a zombie instead

‘It would really spice things up’ he says of dramatic thriller Screenwriter Allan Goldblatt thought producer Mark Smith was joking about re-imagining the fireman’s wife as a zombie, but the ten awkward seconds of silence that followed suggest Smith may … Continue reading →

Veteran writer replaced by that chick the studio exec bangs on Tuesdays

‘She’s great in a room’ Sheila the receptionist is finally getting her shot to write a feature film, thanks in no small part to the fact she lets Paramount exec Ronny Halperin “have his way with her” every Tuesday afternoon … Continue reading →