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 […]

Hey guys.  Just a heads up that the 2010 Black List has finally arrived.  I’m unfortunately slammed today so I won’t be able to post anything about it but expect a full rundown first thing tomorrow morning!  Go check out the list at the official Black List site.

Genre: Multi-character DramaPremise: A mysterious college girl, a pack of Princeton frat boys, a reformed gangster, and a mob boss come crashing together in one unpredictable 72 hour period. About: We’re going back to a Black List script from yesteryear – 2006 to be exact. Frank Baldwin’s Crash-like tale finished with 7 votes on the […]