• The 2012 Black List: The Year's Hottest Unproduced Screenplays

    By Angie Han December 17th, 2012

    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…

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  • The 2011 Black List: The Year's Best Unproduced Screenplays

    By Angie Han December 12th, 2011

    Each December since 2004, studio executive Franklin Leonard has compiled the best unproduced screenplays of the year, as voted by hundreds of execs, agency guys, and high-level assistants. Titled The Black List, the compendium highlights both established screenwriters and up-and-comers, and has served as a launching pad in the past for projects like Juno, Lars…

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  • Matt Damon To Direct 'Father Daughter Time' For WB?

    By Russ Fischer May 6th, 2011

    What is the name of the script that has execs upending hidden cash coffers to finance entries in a bidding war? One with the unwieldy title Father Daughter Time: A Tale of Armed Robbery and Eskimo Kisses, if current reports are correct. Starting yesterday we heard that Matthew Alrdich's script, about "a man who goes…

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