First of all, I know this has already made its way through the screenwriting community, but I still thought I should post it.  Some of the jokes here are misses but there are a couple of really good ones.  My favorite by far is “Escalation.”  Basically, if you’re sick of all these end-of-the-year screenwriting lists, […]

Genre: ComedyPremise: When the wealthy owner of a fast food chicken franchise learns that his bitchy wife wants a divorce and is therefore entitled to half his money, he decides to spend it all so that she doesn’t get a dime.About: Here was Kevin’s e-mail to me: “The main reason I want you to read […]

Genre: Multi-character DramaPremise: A young Latino man with a gambling addiction starts receiving letters in the mail informing him that if certain people die, he’ll be awarded thousands of dollars. About: Out of Breath won the 2008 Nicholl Fellowship. The writers, Kristensen and Marshall, co-wrote the script in a master’s class at Columbia. Prior to […]

Genre: ComedyPremise: A “For Dummies” book author is approached by God and told he has to build an Ark.About: Passion of The Ark sold for 1.5 million against 2.5 million back in 2004. When Universal wanted to explore a sequel for its Bruce Almighty “franchise,” they decided to rewrite this script as a vehicle for […]

Hey, what do you know? It’s December 14, which means a new BLACK LIST is upon us. For those new to the site and new to the list, it’s basically a compilation of the best unproduced screenplays of the year (or as they like to put it – the “most liked”). There’s discussion every year […]