Because these last few posts about loglines have been wildly popular, I’m coming back again with loglines and blurbs of the WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*So Far). Having scoured The Annual Black Lists, IMDB, and Amazon, I’m presenting the below loglines and blurbs, and I’m dividing…
Category: Oscar-Winning-Scripts
Black Comedies
The 49 Subversive Choices of ‘Jojo Rabbit’
Watching Jojo Rabbit (and then re-watching it) gives a formidable lesson in the difference between good and outstanding storytelling. Let me explain… Good storytelling provides a beginning, middle, and end with a protagonist who endures conflict/antagonism (both internal and external) in every scene, a rising line of action within three…
Loglines
Q. How Do the Annual Black List Loglines Appear on Amazon and IMDB?
Last week, I presented loglines from the WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays (collected from the internet) and, whoa did I got a positive response. I also got criticism. In using IMDB and Amazon as sources, I was reminded that we don’t know for sure if the loglines posted were actually the…
Black Comedies
Decoding ‘Parasite’: Screenwriting Insights
Logline of Parasite: Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan. Script Can Be Found Here Summary of Parasite: Parasite begins with the Kims, a destitute family of scam artists who live in a Seoul basement. Father Kim…
Oscar-Winning-Scripts
Screenwriting Takeaways from ‘Promising Young Woman’
Logline of Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman: After an unexpected encounter, a young woman traumatized by a tragic event in her past seeks out vengeance against those who cross her path. Script Can Be Found Here Summary of Promising Young Woman: The movie centers on Cassie Thomas, 30, (Carey Mulligan) who…