{"id":2037,"date":"2008-12-11T00:54:44","date_gmt":"2008-12-11T04:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=2037"},"modified":"2018-12-09T01:06:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T06:06:01","slug":"2008-black-list-marks-executives-favorite-scripts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/11\/2008-black-list-marks-executives-favorite-scripts\/","title":{"rendered":"2008 Black List Marks Executives’ Favorite Scripts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The 2008 Black List has been published, listing some of the most talked about screenplays in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

This year, 250 development executives and agents participated in the poll by submitting individual lists of ten screenplays that they felt were \u201cfavorite scripts that were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2008 and will not be released in theaters during this calendar year.\u201d The result is a list that is not so much a \u201cbest of\u201d tally but a list of \u201cmost liked\u201d screenplays currently circulating through Hollywood.<\/p>\n

Given that Things We Lost In The Fire<\/strong>, Juno<\/strong> and Lars And The Real Girl<\/strong> were the first three films listed on the Black List\u2019s inaugural edition, the List can be a good barometer of quality projects to keep an eye out for. Of course, with the List\u2019s rapid rise in popularity, some have started accusing studio execs and agents of pushing their own projects onto the list as a way to get them some wider exposure.<\/p>\n

All of the screenplays in the Top 10 have some form of activity surrounding them, though I would be surprised if as many as half of them got in front of the cameras. There are a few in the runners-up that will see life as well. Some have already started production, like Tarantino\u2019s Inglorious Basterds<\/strong> and Tony Peckham\u2019s Sherlock Holmes<\/strong>. Those that fall by the wayside through not fault of their own, simply being nothing more than the victims of the way things work in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

Out of all the titles that made the list, I\u2019ve only read Tarantino\u2019s Inglorious Basterds<\/strong>. But then again, who hasn\u2019t at this point? Almost all of the scripts have interesting sounding log lines. (A couple of the named screenplays have found their way onto my desk recently, though I haven\u2019t had the chance to dig into them yet. And if anyone wants to pass along any more, you can find the contact button over on the right.)<\/p>\n

Some of the premises do sound familiar. F***buddies<\/strong> and The F Word <\/strong>sound like variations on a plot already seen on screens this year in Kevin Smith\u2019s Zack And Miri Make A Porno<\/strong>. A Bittersweet Life<\/strong> is an English adaptation of a fantastic Korean film, while Jar City<\/strong> is an adaptation of Baltasar Kormakur\u2019s film. The 47 Ronin<\/strong> is based on the most popular legend in Japan, one which has been translated to film several times already.<\/p>\n

The Top 10 follows after the break. You can download the complete 2008 Black List report here<\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n

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1. The Beaver<\/strong> by Kyle Killen (67 mentions)
\n\u201cA depressed man finds hope in a beaver puppet that he wears on his hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

2. The Oranges<\/strong> by Jay Reiss and Ian Helfer (61 mentions)
\n\u201cA man has a romantic relationship with the daughter of a family friend, which turns their lives upside down.\u201d<\/p>\n

3. Butter<\/strong> by Jason Micallef (44 mentions)
\n\u201cA small town becomes a center for controversy and jealousy as its annual butter carving contest begins.\u201d<\/p>\n

4. Big Hole<\/strong> by Michael Gilio (42 mentions)
\n\u201cAn old cowboy goes on a mission to recover his money after a million dollar sweepstakes scam cleans out his entire bank account.\u201d<\/p>\n

5. The Low Dweller<\/strong> by Brad Ingelsby (40 mentions)
\n\u201cA man trying to assimilate into society after being released from jail discovers that someone from his past is out to settle a score.\u201d<\/p>\n

6. F***buddies<\/strong> by Liz Meriwether (39 mentions)
\n\u201cA guy and a girl struggle to have an to realize they want much more.\u201d<\/p>\n

7. Winter\u2019s Discontent<\/strong> by Paul Fruchbom (34 mentions)
\n\u201cWhen Herb Winter\u2019s wife of fifty years dies, the faithful but sexually frustrated widower moves into a retirement community to start living the swinging single life.\u201d<\/p>\n

8. Broken City<\/strong> by Brian Tucker (29 mentions)
\n\u201cA New York private investigator gets sucked into a shady mayoral election.\u201d<\/p>\n

9. I\u2019m With Cancer<\/strong> by Will Reiser (24 mentions)
\n\u201cA autobiographical comic account of one man\u2019s struggle to beat cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n

10. Our Brand Is Crisis<\/strong> by Peter Straughan (22 mentions)
\n\u201cBased on the eponymous documentary. James Carville and a team of U.S. political consultants travel to South Abecome President of Bolivia.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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