Archive for December, 2009

SCRIPTSHADOW’S YEAR END TOP SCRIPTS THAT SHOULD HAVE MADE THE BLACK LIST

As we mentioned ScriptShadow queried execs, assts, readers, and everything in between last week to get a list of the TOP SCRIPTS that should have made the BLACK LIST. You can see the entire post HERE but for now we’ll give you the LIST OF TOP SCRIPTS… 7 votes – Reversal by Rock Shaink 5 [...]

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AND THE TOP SCRIPT OF 2009 IS…

As promised we told you we’d tally up the list of the most downloaded scripts from the 2009 Black List, and here we go… First, a few updates on our original posting: 1 – We’ve already hit well beyond 5,000 downloads… [We're now at just over 25,000 downloads] 2 – The top downloaded script out [...]

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OFFICE PA FOR TV Series

A Warner Bros. based prime-time drama is looking for an EXPERIENCED Office PA to work for six-seven weeks beginning the second week of January. Typical network PA rate and benefits. They are nearing the end of their season, so they need somebody who can jump right in with little supervision or instruction on how to [...]

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JIB JABS year end recapper…

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PAST DUE (SALES)

Name: PAST DUE Logline: A single mother tries to put away her past as a Las Vegas hit-woman while falling in love with an emotionally wounded stranger who wanders into her diner one day–but her past, and his, will not go down without a fight. Writer: Thompson Evans Agency: Gersh Mngmnt: Code Ent. Prod Co: [...]

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NIGHT AND FOG (SALES)

Name: NIGHT AND FOG Logline: Centers on the story of a Frankenstein like infectious mist unleashed on a military base that transforms its victims into preternatural creatures of the night. But when the survivors try to kill them, they adapt and change into something even more horrific and unstoppable. Caught in between, is a security [...]

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PRIEST finds its first poster

The manga-adapted Paul Bettany starrer “PRIEST” finds it’s first poster… Let’s hope “LEGION” will be Bettany’s one misstep this year, and Priest doesn’t put him down any lower on the “unwanted” list.

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the forgotten (SALES) ***Updated w/ new writer***

Name: the forgotten Logline: A man with the ability to make people he meets forget about him completely, investigates the murder of an exotic dancer. Writer: John Rogers Agency: CAA Mngmnt: Thruline Prod Co: John Wells Productions Angry Films Producer: John Wells Claire Polstein Don Murphy Susan Montford Genre: Drama Action Info: Based on the [...]

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MORTAL ENGINES (SALES)

Name: MORTAL ENGINES Logline: Story is set in a post-apocalyptic world where moving cities – or Traction Cities, roam nomadically, eating up resources and occasionally one another to continue being able to maintain life. Writer: Phillip Reeve (author) Director: Peter Jackson (talks) Prod Co: Wingnut Films Producer: Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Genre: Fantasy, Drama Info: [...]

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UNLEADED (SALES)

Name: UNLEADED Logline: A womanizer discovers he has a declining sperm count, so he puts the brakes on his hard-partying lifestyle and starts looking for the perfect woman to reproduce with before it’s too late. Writer: Carlos Ramos, Jr Director: Carlos Ramos, Jr Prod Co: Tainted Films Producer: Celia Hamel Carlton Hickman (exec) Genre: Comedy [...]

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OUR Favorite movie that we haven’t even seen yet… MICMACS

Love, love, love, love, love THIS…

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Robin Hood: The International Trailer (so much better then the American one)

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Because everyone is doing a top ten list… How about Ebert’s 2 top tens…

Roger Ebert does 2 Top Ten lists – Independent & Mainstream… Top Ten Mainstream Films for 2009 * Bad Lieutenant * Crazy Heart * An Education * The Hurt Locker * Inglourious Basterds * Knowing * Precious * A Serious Man * Up in the Air * The White Ribbon Top Ten Indie Films for [...]

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ALMA: An amazingly fun little short film…

So fun, and with a very fun twist ending… Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.

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Want to be in a Michael Mann film?

Well, this will have to do for now… BBDO, AT&T and BlackBerry have just released a new interactive advertisement directed by Michael Mann (Public Enemies, Heat, The Insider) that ties a broadcast TV spot (a 24-style action-thriller) with your Facebook account information to insert you into the story. The television broadcast version of the advertisement [...]

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MARMADUKE Teaser Trailer…

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KICK-ASS – The RED BAND Trailer…

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FROZEN – TRAILER DEBUTS

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STARZ Renews “SPARTACUS” before the show even debuts…

Starz executives announced plans today to order a second season of the ground-breaking new original series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” set to premiere Friday, January 22nd at 10 pm ET/PT. The unusual timing of the renewal, more than one month prior to the debut of the highly anticipated program, gives returning executive producers Rob Tapert, [...]

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KNIGHT AND DAY – CRUISE & DIAZ — First Trailer, First Poster and Website all RELEASED…

The WEBSITE HERE. The trailer below: And the Poster below:

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THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Critics’ TOP TEN of 2009 Lists…

THR Critics’ Top 10 Films of 2009 Kirk Honeycutt 1. The White Ribbon 2. Up 3. Precious 4. The Hurt Locker 5. District 9 6. Avatar 7. The Cove 8. In the Loop 9. A Serious Man 10. Up in the Air Sheri Linden 1. The White Ribbon 2. District 9 3. Police, Adjective 4. [...]

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21 JUMP STREET (SALES) ***UPDATED***

Name: 21 JUMP STREET Logline: Centers on a group of baby-faced cops who go undercover at high schools Writer: Michael Bacall Agency: WME Mngmnt: Covington, Intrntl Director: Phil Lord Christopher Miller Prod Co: Original Film Cannell Studios Studio: Columbia Pictures Producer: Neal Moritz Stephen Cannell Douglas Rosen Jonah Hill (exec) Tania Landau (exec) Genre: Action [...]

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INSIDE OUT (SALES)

Name: INSIDE OUT Logline: Kept Under Wraps. Writer: Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby Agency: CAA Prod Co: Blumhouse Productions Hanson-Allen Films Producer: Jason Blum Scott Hanson Steve Schneider (exec) John Allen (exec) Genre: Thriller Info: N/A

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SAND DOGS (SALES)

Name: SAND DOGS Logline: A pair of Western Red Crescent Paramedics weather a series of intense, dangerous days in the Gaza Strip. Writer: Vineet Dewan Angus Fletcher Agency: UTA Mngmnt: Caliber Media Prod Co: Caliber Media Producer: Jack Heller Genre: Drama Thriller Info: Script was on the 2009 Black List.

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REPLY TO ALL (SALES)

Name: REPLY TO ALL Logline: After a father accidentally hits “reply to all” when sending his buddy an email in which he rips apart all his friends and family, he has to somehow repair all the relationships he has tarnished. Writer: Trent Cooper Agency: Gersh Mngmnt: 3 Arts Director: Walt Becker Prod Co: Broken Road [...]

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RENKO VEGA AND THE JENNIFER NINE (SALES)

Name: RENKO VEGA AND THE JENNIFER NINE Logline: When a group of space pirates called the Augmentics take the passengers and crew of the another ship hostage, Renko Vega, a disgraced cosmonaut and rogue thief wandering the galaxy with his hyperintelligent spaceship the Jennifer 9, must choose bewteeen saving the people on board and saving [...]

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THE HOLDING (SALES)

Name: THE HOLDING Logline: A strong, resiliant mother of two teenage girls with a dark secret defends her home and family against an intruder, intent on doing harm to both her and her children. Writer: James Dormer Director: Susan Jacobson Prod Co: Pistachio Pictures Producer: Alex Boden Genre: Action Drama Info: Project will be the [...]

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THE MOST READ Black List Scripts — 2009 (UPDATE)

Just an update and reminder that we are still tallying the most downloaded scripts from our 2009 Black List files (HERE) On December 30th we will unveil who you read the most!!! A few hints from our original posting (here) 1. ALL of the Top Ten have changed position… but all of them are still [...]

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THE 2009 BOOK LIST (UPLOADED TO FORUMS)

The 2009 Book List came out late last week, and you can find it below, as well as now in the FILES section of the forums. The “BOOK LIST” is similar to the “Black List” in that it tallys the best books in the marketplace this year, that are in contention for film/tv adaptations. Here [...]

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PREDATORS gets another grunt — Fishburne style

Laurence Fishburne has joined the cast of “Robert Rodriguez’s Predators,” Fox’s reboot of the sci-fi franchise being directed by Nimrod Antal. Rodriguez is producing with Elizabeth Avellan. Fishburne joins fellow cast mates – Topher Grace, Adrien Brody, Walton Goggins, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Oleg Taktarov, Louiz Ozawa and Derek Mears.

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The TOP TWENTY Films of the decade as voted on at Rotten Tomatoes

Top 20 films of the decade — with a minimum of 100 reviews: 100% Man On Wire 141 98% Up 250 98% The Wrestler 205 98% Finding Nemo 191 98% The Hurt Locker 171 98% Let the Right One In 146 98% Spellbound 134 98% Chicken Run 134 98% Murderball 133 98% The Fog of [...]

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JACK BAUER INTERROGATES SANTA — The video

LOVE THIS!

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TOP TEN Best & Worst Reviewed Films of the Decade

Metacritic has done a top 100 best & worst reviewed films of the past decade… here are the Top Ten best/worst of those lists… Metacritic’s Top 10 Best-Reviewed Movies of the Decade 1. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) 98 2. Ratatouille (2007) 96 3. Spirited Away (2002) 94 4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of [...]

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Hearing: Jackman a prisoner?

Hearing the Hugh Jackman is in talks to star in Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming film “PRISONER” alongside Mark Wahlberg.

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The Coen Brothers Want YOU!

If you are a 12-16 year old girl, that is. An open casting call has been issued by the Coens and Paramount. Any young actresses can submit a self-filmed audition tape or find out about open casting calls in Little Rock, AR, Jackson, MI, and Oklahoma. Paramount is seeking a 12-16 year old Caucasian girl [...]

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