‘The Survivalist’ Trailer: Life After the End of the World is Just No Fun At All

Posted on Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 by Jacob Hall

The French filmmaker François Truffaut famously said that there is no such thing as an anti-war film. After all, the depiction of war on film is a depiction of action, which is inherently exciting and is therefore pro-war. You could also apply this reasoning to most stories set in the post-apocalypse – here is a fictional time of utmost misery and danger, but man, it kind of looks like fun, doesn’t it? Shows like The Walking Dead, video games like Fallout 4, and even great movies like Mad Max: Fury Road make the end of the world look exhilarating, even if the world itself is a barbaric nightmare.

What’s immediately striking about the trailer for The Survivalist is how truly, genuinely awful its world looks and how thoroughly broken its main characters appear to be. There is no romance on display in this preview, which is a breath of fresh air for the post-apocalyptic genre.

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The 2012 Black List: The Year’s Hottest Unproduced Screenplays

Posted on Monday, December 17th, 2012 by Angie Han

Just as we’re enjoying the last of 2012’s cinematic offerings, the latest edition of the Black List has hit the web. The annual survey highlights the hottest unproduced screenplays of the year, as based on the votes of hundreds of executives.

The term “unproduced” is used rather vaguely here. Some of these scripts (like Ivan Reitman‘s Draft Day and Wally Pfister‘s Transcendence) already have a director or star attached, while others are still floating around in search of the right studio or producer. The subjects and honorees range greatly as well. Nazi hunters, Hillary Clinton, the NFL, and time-traveling teens are among the subjects of this year’s winners, and the screenwriters run the gamut from industry newcomers to seasoned pros.

Hit the jump to read the full list.

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