First Blood

In 1972, novelist, David Morrell published a book titled, “First Blood.” It’s about a Vietnam veteran named, Rambo who wanders into a small town. A corrupt sheriff arrests him. Rambo escapes from the law. The police and government organize a manhunt. Rambo must use his skills and abilities to survive in a forest. I’m gonna […]

SpyxFamily Code: White

Picking up where SpyxFamily’s second season left off, Anya Forger is assigned to cook a delicious treat for the principal in a cooking competition. If she wins, she’ll earn a Stella star. If she earns ’em all, her adopted father, Loid (a spy posing as a psychiatrist) will get a chance to get close to […]

Love Actually

After “Bridget Jones’s Diary” earned praise and became a commercial hit, Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Mr. Bean, About Time) worked on his next project. An ensemble romantic Christmas comedy influenced by Robert Altman’s work on ensemble casts as the main focus of story. Nearly every single character interconnected. This time, it’s a […]

Edward Scissorhands

Fresh from the critical and commercial success of Michael Keaton’s “Batman,” Tim Burton worked on his next film. An original idea based on one of his drawings titled, “Edward Scissorhands.” The drawing is a lonely pale man with scissors for hands. He represents Tim’s loneliness lacking friends growing up. Tim hired novelist, Caroline Thompson to […]

L.A. Confidential

In 1990, crime novelist, James Ellroy published a novel titled, “L.A. Confidential.” The third installment of a book series, “L.A. Quartet” takes place in the early 1950s following three detectives with distinctive personalities. Ed Exley, Bud White & Jack Vincennes investigate a string of murders in the underbelly of Los Angeles filled with sin and […]

Kill Bill

After Quentin “QT” Tarantino (one of my all-time favorite filmmakers) directed his third film, “Jackie Brown,” he resumed development of a script title he and Uma Thurman were working on since their first collaboration in “Pulp Fiction.” Without nothing on their plate, they brainstormed ideas for “Kill Bill” fleshing out Uma’s character known as “The […]