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December 16, 2014

The 2014 Black List is Here

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It’s finally here! The 2014 Black List has been published. The list contains the names and ranks of the top 51 unproduced scripts circling around Hollywood this year, as ranked by the industry folks who read them.

To everyone who made the list, congratulations! You’ve accomplished an amazing feat, and we hope to see your films on the big screen very soon.

To the rest of us, look through the list. Study the titles. Study the loglines. Learn how they work, what elements they use, what details they put in, and what they might be leaving out. And if you can manage to get your hands on any of these scripts, do it.

The 2014 Black List. Check out the 2011, 2012 and 2013 lists, as well.

December 16, 2014

Video: How Not to Write a Female Character

A solid reminder for anyone who’s working on a female character:

December 16, 2014

Quote of the Day: Jason Reitman

I hate movies that tell people what to think. I’m proud that Democrats thought ‘Thank You For Smoking’ was their film and Republicans thought it was theirs.