Hollywood Stars
Sorry, this page is not about the horoscope or forecasts for Angelina, Brad, Brittany, Nicole or Tom (listed in alphabetical order). This page notes the progress and status of screenplay entertainment projects I have in the queue. For those of you in the biz seriously looking for a script, writer or idea development, pop-me an e-mail and let's talk. (See Hollywood Main link below)
With a creative partner, we have a TV show that just sold. Watch for details on this one. It will rock!
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For a television series (treatment):
Grave Concerns - (“Medium” meets “Six
Feet Under”) - The adventures of a newspaper writer suddenly blessed with
a clairvoyant gift while grieving at his wife’s grave.
WGA 1016210
Scripts Ready to Roll:
Just completed... A Temporary Thing takes an Albuquerque police officer on a bizarre journey across the Land of Enchantment after his gunned down partner's spirit infuses his body. Wacky, cosmic and endearing, it becomes this unsuspecting cop's mission to fulfill his partner's secret dream - uncovering an governmental run Internet conspiracy.
The Eye of the Storm - (Drama, R) When a meteorologist for a weather channel gets assigned to the Hurricane Hunters via her National Guard unit, her flight enounters an unusual occurrence in the eye of Hurricane Nicole, only to start her on a precarious adventure. Chock full of conspiracy and the unexplained. Be one of the first to read this exciting, inspiring script!
Neon Cactus - (Drama, R) This script, in its first incarnation,
was a quarterfinalist in the Academy's Nicholl Fellowship.
Recently updated to convert a plot critical scene from Vietnam to Iraq, it's
again good to go. This property deals with a successful, first gulf war vet
dealing with residual psychic and psychological issues. To get beyond those
snags, he finds himself sweltering in the Arizona heat, talking with a cactus.
Once he meets the magical Eliza, a mystical hologram, his journey of transformation
takes off takes him to places unknown. “Offbeat and inspiring.”
The Nicholl Fellowship, 118 Pg.
WGA 1137909
The Climax - (Thriller, R) Two highly competitive, manipulative
murder mystery writers hole up in Colorado, while banging out their next blockbuster
and all the while conniving to rip off the other's ideas. Sexy and psychologically
rich. Strong female lead. 116 Pg.
WGA 471526
Twinks - (Drama - PG or G) When an aging, widowed baseball
pitcher for the 1949 Hollywood Stars (yep, a real baseball team) adopts a spit
ball, his precocious daughter and Ms. Hollywood Stars (this was Jayne Mansfield
in 1955) give him the cold shoulder. With the help of Twinks, a stray ball yard
cat that possesses lucky charm qualities, the hero figures out another way to
stay in baseball, without as his daughter calls it - cheating. Very positive
female lead. 116 Pg.
WGA 1037839
Abby - (Children's Action-Adventure, G) A precocious and
gifted young girl and her Abyssinian cat apprehend an ATM bandit in Seattle.
This could be shot in partial ani (ala Garfield) until the very end to work
around some of those uppity cat behavior problems and the necessary wranglers.
It's a warm script... children smarter than adults and a true hero's ending.
85 Pg.
WGA 527790
Cyllene - (Drama, R) - When police shut down
her current film and arrest the director for pandering, a B-horror film actress
takes on religious bias and society’s puritanical attitudes while dealing
with the death of her mother and trying to make a good movie. Strong female
leads. 122 Pg.
WGA 1158163
Two Brains Wasted - (Romantic
Comedy, R) Two sincere men really, really truly want to have honest committed
relationships only to encounter a bizarre flock of contenders. This script is
the “good guy” antidote to “Sideways” and “Wedding
Crashers” 120 Pg.
WGA 1099744
Kate - (Drama - R) An environmentally friendly (female)
Everglades ranger holes up in a mud hut in the Everglades with her adversary,
a rich, slick and of course hot real estate developer, to ride out a category
five hurricane. With the denouement of this script, it's really suited only
to be an indy film - an evocative script of redemption and reformation. Strong
female lead. 114 Pg.
WGA 1183238
Scripts in progress...
A Temporary Thing takes one Albuquerque police officer on a bizarre journey across the Land of Enchantment after his gunned down partner's spirit joins his body. Wacky, cosmic and endearing.
Out of Left Field addresses how a subculture of baseball fans cope with a major political upheaval coinciding with the end of a disappointing season for the home team. No worries, it ends up quite hopeful and inspired.
Either of these could be perfect development projects... or not. Regardless, they'll get written and the loglines will appear here when they are finished.
Development deals are always within the realm of possibility.
Documentaries
The Jewel of Bafeball's Eden - Wahconah Park - Nope, that's not a typo. That's how baseball was spelled in the late 1790's when the city elders of Pittsfield, Massachusetts wrote the first known document about baseball in America. This documentary traces the enigmatic history of Wahconah Park, Pittsfield's historic baseball field. Involved in this tale are enigmatic ballplayers (Chief Bender, Casey Stengel, Lou Gehrig, Satchel Paige, Bill Lee and more), less that brilliant city politics and PCB pollution.
I have two other baseball documentaries in progress, but given the surge of such films appearing on HBO, Showtime and ESPN, I'll keep these under my baseball cap for the time being.
Reality TV
My creative partner, Dena Patton and I have several shows in the pitch phase. If you are a serious production company, we'll be happy to discuss pitches with you.