Month: March 2019

8 Screenplay Loglines by Richard A. Schwartz

by Richard A. Schwartz COLLABORATORS: ELIA KAZAN, ARTHUR MILLER & MARILYN MONROE GENRE: HISTORICAL DRAMA LOGLINE: The intertwining personal, professional and political lives of director Elia Kazan, playwright Arthur Miller, and actress Marilyn Monroe become enmeshed in the 1950s Hollywood Red Scare. THE DAMNATION OF THERON WARE GENRE: DRAMA LOGLINE: A good-hearted, fundamentalist minister loses… Continue reading 8 Screenplay Loglines by Richard A. Schwartz

NOVEL: IRINA’S EYE, by H.W. Freedman

Title: Irina’s Eye Written by: H.W. Freedman Logline: The first draft of Irina’s Eye was semi-finalist in the William Faulkner unpublished novel competition. Vaclav and Irina, both age fifteen, flee from behind the Iron Curtain. Irina is shot in the back and falls. He goes to help her but as he takes her in his… Continue reading NOVEL: IRINA’S EYE, by H.W. Freedman

Feature Screenplay: JACKIE RAE: A SAN FRANCISCO STORY, by Kip Pearson

JR, a rebellious young lesbian, defying family and convention, comes of age in San Francisco during the LGBT civil rights era of the 70s/80s. She evolves from being a scrappy activist cab driver to civil rights lawyer only to realize she can’t really change the world. A feature length screenplay by Kip Pearson. Genre: History… Continue reading Feature Screenplay: JACKIE RAE: A SAN FRANCISCO STORY, by Kip Pearson

Feature Screenplay: MARILISE, by Ronald V. Micci

MARILISE by Ronald V. Micci A gentle lesbian love story between two financially strapped sisters in their 20s in the Hamptons turns deadly when they seek the assistance of an older woman, who comes between them romantically, and whose sudden accidental death leads to a revenge killing and murderous shootout on Montauk Point. Crime Feature… Continue reading Feature Screenplay: MARILISE, by Ronald V. Micci

TV SHOW: SHE, by Drew Samuelsen

logline: She rises above the pitfalls of life in the projects to realize her own unique powers. genre: thriller type: pilot The title is “She”. creative note: Studies show African-American girls born premature have a far better chance of survival than any other babies.What if this could extrapolate into the life of one young woman… Continue reading TV SHOW: SHE, by Drew Samuelsen

TV SHOW: SUPER NANCY, by Valerie Schwartfigure

Title of Story: Super Nancy Written by: Valerie Schwartfigure Logline: A 68 year old widow with special needs cats accepts an invitation to a top-secret superhero training academy. But the doctor running the academy is familiar, and she begins to suspect he has ulterior motives. Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi Type: TV pilot, 32 pages

Feature Screenplay: Himal Gold: Murder and Intrigue in the High Mountains, by Raymond A. Porter

Title: Himal Gold: Murder and Intrigue in the High Mountains Written by: Raymond A. Porter Genre: Action Adventure Thriller Type: Feature Screenplay In 1953, a British Journalist in Nepal to cover the attempt on Mt Everest, writes an article about an old Nazi cargo plane that has been found crashed in a sacred valley. Upon… Continue reading Feature Screenplay: Himal Gold: Murder and Intrigue in the High Mountains, by Raymond A. Porter

Feature Screenplay: Bittersweet Serenity, by Louetta Jensen and Paul Lawrence

Title: Bittersweet Serenity Written By: Louetta Jensen and Paul Lawrence Logline: In the remote mountains of Washington State, there lives an evil and monstrous legend: his name is Dr. Martin Braddock, and he devours souls for a living. The maverick scientist has a brilliant mind and advanced technology, yet he’s about to face his toughest… Continue reading Feature Screenplay: Bittersweet Serenity, by Louetta Jensen and Paul Lawrence