At the end of the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. Bounty hunter John Ruth and his fugitive captive Daisy Domergue race toward the town of Red Rock, where Ruth will bring Domergue to justice. Along the road, they encounter Major Marquis Warren, a former Union soldier turned infamous bounty hunter; and Chris Mannix, a renegade who claims to be the town's new sheriff. Lost in a blizzard, Ruth, Domergue, Warren, and...

Like Pier Paolo Pasolini, Alain Robbe-Grillet, and Marguerite Duras, Susan Sontag has come to filmmaking in the course of a career as a novelist and essayist. In 1968 she accepted a Swedish studio's invitation to write and direct a move in Stockholm. Duet for Cannibals is the result. Frederic Tuten, in Vogue magazine, wrote: "Duet for Cannibals is a witty, bone-dry serio-comedy that fascinates and disturbs in turn...Dr. Arthur Bauer, attractive in...

Hairspray: a plump teenager and her bighearted hairdresser mother teach 1962 Baltimore about race relations. Female Trouble: a coming of age story gone terribly awry. Multiple Maniacs: a celluloid atrocity featuring a travelling sideshow which is actually a front for a group of psychotic kidnappers.

Another World War is upon us, this time on North American soil. Soldier Jeremy Simmons is shot as bombs fall on Toronto. A little boy only he can see gives him a gift of his handkerchief and one strange word. As Jeremy sits healing in the hospital, unable to help his premature daughter and comatose wife, his grandfather sheds a small light on the little boy. Slowly, as Jeremy watches over his family, he figures out the boy's hidden and life-changing...

Here's the pitch:Reeling from sexual discrimination, advertising expert Penny Mann decides to market her only remaining asset: Herself.How?By literally offering herself as the grand prize in a raffle.A penny raffle.$0.01/ticket.Of course, there are other costs, both legal and moral. But Penny always seems one step ahead of those who invariably seek to shut her down.Will they succeed? Will the penny raffle find a winner?Or has Penny herself somehow...

Not exactly a book, however, for anyone writing a story series, as well as for anyone wanting their work to be adapted into other media (TV/Film/Streaming) having the "lay of the land" parsed out not only for the writer's reference, but for other co-creators to consider, can be a real help. It wasn't easy getting all of this together yet I'm so glad I did it. Most likely this format can be improved upon by other writers, however, I offer it here as...

This collection of comedy sketches written by Richard Jensen are guaranteed to bring a smile to geeks and non geeks alike. In these sketches you'll meet...-A Demon from Hell who can't buy a soul to save his own-A Restaurant patron who uses modern technology to destroy a way too happy couple who are running his meal.-Friends who debate the effects of favorite movies on President Politics.-A woman who is way too found of Jar-Jar Binks.And many others.Besides...

A screenplay set in a fictional frame, this tale of two generations offers a questioning take on the western. Eager to head up the thriving enterprise her father made of his pioneer ranch, Hallie Bonfield returns home from school in the East to find trouble waiting. As a former romance with her ranch manager, Ken McKenna, reignites, she learns he intends to confront a neighboring rancher in a likely fatal encounter. Appalled, she strives to deter...

Gertrude Stein in Dayton & Other Plays is the 2nd collection of plays by Louis Phillips, published by World Audience. This collection is an excellent, eclectic mix of plays by accomplished and award-winning playwright, who has been produced in New York City and regional theater. The plays are poignant and humorous, powerful and articulate. A must buy!

STORM RISING is a movie treatment proposing the Beverley Shenstone story as the basis for a dramatic historical film or made-for-TV mini-series. In the style of box office blockbuster "The Imitation Game", STORM RISING reveals the true story of espionage and aeronautical design that led to the Spitfire fighter plane being superior to the German fighters, helping win the Battle of Britain. A nerdy young Canadian (Beverley Shenstone) unwittingly becomes...