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The Black List Names 2012 ‘Best Un-Produced Screenplays’

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Just in time for Christmas, the annual Black List of promising unproduced scripts has been released this morning. While this year’s list is about what you’d expect for a collection of scripts voted on by nearly 300 industry execs nmdash; a high number of ‘based on true events’ abound nmdash; there are a few with rather promising premises. For example, Americatown , by Ben Pool, is a crime thriller set in a near-future American expatriate enclave within the city of Hong Kong. Timely! Matt Aldrich’s The Ballad Of Pablo Escobar also deserves a mention for the craziest idea on the list, which is casting the notorious druglord as the protagonist in a battle to protect his family against rival cartels and his government. The list also includes a script by Zach Whedon (brother of Joss), and one by A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot writer Eric Heisserer, among many others. The full list, plus synopses, is available here . While you read, try to find out for yourself which of these titles will almost certainly die during production. My guess is that Cherries will get a far less provocative name, probably something like Father’s Day . The top ten scripts based on the number of votes are: #10 – 28 mentions. DEVILS AT PLAY by James DiLapo #8 – 29 mentions. ME & EARL & THE DYING GIRL by Jesse Andrews  #8 – 29 mentions. GLIMMER by Carter Blanchard #7 – 31 mentions. EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL, AND VILE by Michael Werwie #6 – 33 mentions. WUNDERKIND by Patrick Aison #5 – 35 mentions. STORY OF YOUR LIFE by Eric Heisserer  #4 – 39 mentions. RODHAM by Young Il Kim #2 – 43 mentions. A COUNTRY OF STRANGERS by Sean Armstrong #2 – 43 mentions. SEUSS by Eyal Podell, Jonathan Stewart #1 – 65 mentions. DRAFT DAY by Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman  The full list is as follows: FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS by Brad Desch SOMACELL by Ashleigh Powell GEORGE by Jeff Shakoor AMERICATOWN by Ben Poole MIDNIGHT AT NOON by Nathaniel Halpern THE FINAL BROADCAST by Chris Hutton, Eddie O’Keefe  WUNDERKIND by Patrick Aison OUT OF STATE by Eric Pearson THE BALLAD OF PABLO ESCOBAR by Matt Aldrich COMANCHERIA by Taylor Sheridan CLIVE by Natasha Pincus FROM NEW YORK TO FLORIDA by Austin Reynolds  STOCKHOLM, PENNSYLVANIA by Nikole Beckwith  THE HOOVERVILLE DEAD by Brantley Aufill A COUNTRY OF STRANGERS by Sean Armstrong WHIPLASH by Damien Chazelle GLIMMER by Carter Blanchard TRANSCENDENCE by Jack Paglen THE EQUALIZER by Richard Wenk COME AND FIND ME by Zack Whedon UNTITLED COPS SCRIPT by Blake McCormick MURDER CITY by Will Simmons MONSOON by Matt Ackley MAN OF TOMORROW by Jeremy Slater FUCK MARRY KILL by Neel Shah, Alex Blagg THE PAPER MAN by Sean O’Keefe PESTE by Barbara Marshall THE OUTSKIRTS by Dominique Ferarri, Suzanne Wrubel EX BOYFRIEND OF THE BRIDE by Matt Hausfater  THE LIGHTHOUSE by Eric Kirsten BLEEDING KANSAS by Russell Sommer, Dan Frey KING OF HEISTS by Will Staples THE BROKEN by John Glosser WHO FRAMED TOMMY CALLAHAN? by Harry Kellerman GOODBYE, FELIX CHESTER by Max Taxe THE JUDGE by Bill Dubuque EL TIGRE by Aaron Buchsbaum, Teddy Riley HIBERNATION by Will Frank, Geneva Robertson-Dworet CHERRIES by Brian Kehoe, Jim Kehoe THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA by Mark Hogan FLOWER by Alex McAulay THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY by April Prosser TITANS OF PARK ROW by Mitch Akselrad BLACK BOX by David Guggenheim HEY, STELLA! by Tom Shephard  DEVILS AT PLAY by James Dilapo OUR NAME IS ADAM by T.S. Nowlin THE KILLING SPREE by Derek Elliott, Jack Donaldson THE DISCIPLE PROGRAM by Tyler Marceca JOJO RABBIT by Taika Waititi SEUSS by Eyal Podell, Jonathan Stewart GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM by Jason Micallef  THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber  TIMES SQUARE by Taylor Materne, Jake Rubin CONVERSION by Marissa Jo Cerar MCCARTHY by Justin Kremer THE SURVIVALIST by Stephen Fingleton RODHAM by Young Il Kim THE WINTER KILLS by Ben Carney  SAND CASTLE by Chris Roessner  ME & EARL & THE DYING GIRL by Jesse Andrews  IF THEY MOVE… KILL ‘EM! by Kel Symons PENNY DREADFUL by Shane Atkinson DOPPELGANGERS by Evan Mirzai, Shea Mirzai  BORDER COUNTRY by Jonathan Stokes WHALEMEN by Tucker Parsons DON’T MAKE ME GO by Vera Herbert DRAFT DAY by Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman SWEET VIRGINIA by Paul China, Benjamin China ALMANAC by Jason Pagan, Andrew Stark  EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL, AND VILE by Michael Werwie THE PORTLAND CONDITION by Dan Cohn, Jeremy Miller STORY OF YOUR LIFE by Eric Heisserer ALL-NIGHTER by Brad Ingelsby SHUT IN by Christina Hodson HOLD ON TO ME by Brad Ingelsby THE KEEPING ROOM by Julia Hart THE EEL by Roberto Bentivegna Follow Ross A. Lincoln on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.  

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Martin Scorsese And HBO Team Up On Bill Clinton Documentary

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Martin Scorsese is taking on the 42nd President of the United States for his next project and Bill Clinton himself is fully participating in the non-fiction film. Produced in conjunction with HBO , the film will “explore his perspectives on history, politics, culture and the world.” Scorsese will produce and direct the film. In announcing the film, Scorsese said Clinton is a “Towering figure who remains a major voice in world issues,” adding, “President Clinton continues to shape the political dialogue both here and around the world. Through intimate conversations, I hope to provide greater insight into this transcendent figure.” William Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd U.S. President from 1993 to 2001 and was the first Democratic leader in six decades to be elected twice. He is credited with leading the U.S. to one of the longest economic expansions in American history. After leaving office, he established the William J. Clinton Foundation which aims to “improve global health, strengthen economies, promote healthier childhoods and protect the environment by fostering partnerships among governments, business, NGOs and private citizens.” “President Clinton is one of the most compelling figures of our time, whose world view and perspective, combined with his uncommon intelligence, making him a singular voice on the world stage,” said HBO CEO Richard Plepler and programming president Michael Lombardo in a joint statement. “This documentary, under Marty’s gifted direction, creates a unique opportunity for the President to reflect on myriad issues that have consumed his attention and passion throughout both his Presidency and post-Presidency.” “I am pleased that legendary director Martin Scorsese and HBO have agreed to this film,” Clinton said in a statement. “I look forward to sharing my perspective on my years as President and my work in the years since with HBO’s audience.” Martin Scorsese collaborated with the 2011 doc George Harrison: Living in the Material World . He’s also worked with the premium network with the documentary Public Speaking (2010) and the series Boardwalk Empire , in which he is an executive producer.

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Erin Hasan’s engagement ring picture

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

“Everything” includes 150 diamonds (two pink), some found in two 8s on each side of the ring (a nod to her debut album of the same name), some seen in two music notes, one in a wand on the underside of the ring (recognizing her work as Glinda in Wicked) and of course, the center stone, which is also surrounded by diamonds. Erin Hasan’s engagement ring included everything she ever wanted — but looked like something she never could have imagined. “I didn’t expect it to be quite so elaborate,” th

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‘Man of Steel’: Why Superman In Handcuffs Is… Promising

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

If you lived through Watchmen ‘s troubled journey to the screen, Zack Snyder ‘s Man of Steel doesn’t exactly make one feel like leaping the nearest tall building. Watchmen is the platonic ideal of missing the forest for the trees, and as for his work overall, there’s only so many times you can see slow-motion downward-punching before you start to wonder if his characters are suffering from undiagnosed strokes. That Man of Steel is being exec produced by Chris Nolan should be a point in its favor, but after The Dark Knight Rises , in which we’re expected to believe the same government that secretly assassinated Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan can’t handle an ostentatious blowhard taking over an American city, I can’t help but fear for the grim, poorly plotted future in store for Superman. Man of Steel ‘s marketing hasn’t helped. The first teaser came off like the last five minutes of every episode of The Incredible Hulk *, the only thing missing being sad piano music to really nail down the emo superhero mood, and the posters have been as dull as Lex Luthor’s scalp after a busy day plotting world conquest. But hang on, look, up in the sky! It’s a new poster, and it’s actually interesting . Superman, handcuffed and flanked by soldiers, appears on his way to the big house, and for the first time I’m suddenly intrigued by this thing. Why the hell is Superman willingly submitting? (Obviously, he’d have to be volunteering for incarceration, unless the film uses something like the Inhibitor concept from Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Oeming’s Powers .) Lex Luthor isn’t Man of Steel ‘s villain, but this conjures up the ‘Public Enemies’ arc from the Superman/Batman comic series. That storyline had newly-elected President Lex Luthor frame Superman and Batman for plotting the destruction of earth, and while Superman wasn’t jailed, he was chased around the world by law enforcement and deputized supervillains. Could we be seeing something like that play out here? Perhaps the actions of Man of Steel villain General Zod freak people out enough that Superman, having the same powers, is labeled a public menace and arrested. It would make sense for the big blue boy scout to set a good example by complying with the law. Whatever happens, at least we know it’s not just going to be a lot of super-moping. Unless of course he and Lois Lane break up over a completely solvable misunderstanding and Superman copes by making an iPod playlist of John William’s greatest movie scores. * I’ll admit Henry Cavill would make an awesome Bill Bixby . RELATED ARTICLES: Christopher Nolan Talks Batman Trilogy, Heath Ledger & ‘Man Of Steel’ Get A Peek At Superman in First Man of Steel Teasers: My Two Dads Ross Lincoln is a LA-based freelance writer from Oklahoma with an unhealthy obsession with comics, movies, video games, ancient history, Gore Vidal, and wine. Follow him on Twitter at @rossalincoln .

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The Mystery Of Maya: Jessica Chastain Never Met The Agent She Plays In ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Maya is staying undercover. At a press conference for Zero Dark Thirty , the film’s star Jessica Chastain , who plays the resourceful and indefatigable CIA agent who tracks down Osama bin Laden said that she never met the agent who inspired her role. “I never met Maya because she’s an undercover CIA agent — it would not have been a good thing to do,” said Chastain , who said that she based her performance on the research she was given by the film’s screenwriter, investigative journalist Mark Boal . That research included reading Lawrence Wright’s The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and The Road to 9/11 and immersing herself in the surroundings of her onscreen job. “I had the props person print out all of the photographs of the terrorists and I hung them in my room at the hotel,” she said. (The production shot in Jordan and India.)  “So even when I’d come home from the set, they were always around me.” Given the unavailability of Maya, Chastain said, “I had to approach [the role] like any other character I’ve played,” explained, adding that when it came to “questions that I couldn’t answer through the research, I had to use my imagination, [director] Kathryn [Bigelow]’s imagination and Mark’s to create a character that went along the lines that respected the real woman.” The actress, who’s currently starring on Broadway in the period piece The Heiress, said that the fearless, intelligent and extremely independent character she plays in Zero Dark Thirty “represents this generation of woman, and that was really exciting.” Chastain has generated strong Oscar buzz for her intense, flinty portrayal of the always-analytical Maya, and she explained that her character’s emotional reserve was, in many ways, antithetical to the work that she does. Describing herself as a “smiley,” “very sensitive and very emotional girl,”  the red-headed beauty said that “as an actor, you spend your whole life trying to be emotional and keeping yourself emotionally open.  So, to find [Maya’s] humanity within that arc was a great feat that would have been impossible without Kathryn and Mark’s leadership.” Boal also refused to talk about the real-life inspirations for his characters saying that “many of them are still working and we take protecting their identities very seriously.” Of Maya, he said only: “I want to emphasize that it’s a character in a film, but based on a real person.” Bigelow, who also participated in the press conference, took pains to explain that the hero of Zero Dark Thirty is a woman thanks to history not a feminist agenda. “It’s extraordinary that women were pivotal, but it’s also that those were the facts. That’s the hand we were dealt. And that’s how we chose to deal with the story,” Bigelow said. “The most important element of it was keeping the truth of the story. That’s what drove me. That’s what motivated me.” Related Stories: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’: Strong Women, Ambiguous Ethics Drive Bigelow’s Oscar Pic ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Takes Top National Board Of Review Honors NY Film Critics Circle Spices Up Oscar Race With ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Best Picture Pick Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter.  Follow Movieline on Twitter. 

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WATCH: ‘Captain Planet 2’ — Don Cheadle Is Back, And He’s Mad With Green Power

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

While the makers of the forthcoming live-action Captain Planet movie piece together the remnants of your childhood, the folks at Funny or Die are owning the Planeteer game with yet another video featuring Don Cheadle as the terrifying enviro-hero gone mad with green power. Since we last saw him shooting magical nature lasers out of his junk, Captain Planet has turned all of the Planeteers into trees save for poor Ma-Ti (Efren Ramirez), who now lives a life of indentured servitude to the Captain as the blue-skinned superbeing continues his quest to replace the humans of Earth with plants and bunny rabbits. Captain Planet 2 from Don Cheadle At this rate when the actual official Captain Planet movie comes along I’ll never be able to take it seriously. How many internet views do we need to make Cartoon Network and the guys who made Transformers cast Cheadle and go full Planet Terror ? [ Funny or Die ] Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .

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‘Moonrise Kingdom,’ ‘How To Survive A Plague’ ‘Beasts’ Win Gothams

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Wes Anderson ‘s Moonrise Kingdom won Best Feature tonight at the IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards tonight in New York, while David France’s How to Survive a Plague took Best Director. Benh Zeitlin ‘s Beasts of the Southern Wild , meanwhile won two awards including the Breakthrough Director prize and the inaugural Bingham Ray award. Moonrise Kingdom actors Bob Balaban took to the stage with fellow actors noting that if “Wes Anderson asks you to be in a movie…just be in it.” Anderson was a no-show, however, for the big win. Zeitlin took Best Breakthrough Director for Beasts of the Southern Wild . Taking to the stage, he said he hopes more people gets the kind of “freedom” he had to make his film which won Sundance earlier this year and the Camera d’Or in Cannes earlier this year. Zeitlin also won the inaugural Bingham Ray Award which honors a “promising emerging filmmaker.” How to Survive a Plague won Best Documentary. The film captures the ACT-UP movement and the push to get antivirals through government roadblocks. The emotional doc won accolades at Sundance. “It’s a story not about what AIDS did to our community, but a story about what our community did to HIV,” said director David France. Best Ensemble Cast went to Your Sister’s Sister . Actor Mark Duplass thanked his fellow actors Rosemarie Dewitt and Emily Blunt for their work only making $100 a day. The film beat out the likes of heavy-hitting Oscar contender Silver Linings Playbook as well as Moonrise Kingdom and Bernie . Said an excited Emayatzy Corinealdi about her Best Actor win: “This time last year I was at home eating Frosted Flakes… But to go from Sundance to Gotham with [ Middle of Nowhere ] is a dream for me…This role doesn’t come around often, so I’m grateful.” Best Feature: Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson, director; Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson, producers (Focus Features) Best Documentary: How to Survive a Plague – David France, director; Howard Gertler, David France, producers (Sundance Selects) Best Ensemble Performance: Your Sister’s Sister – Emily Blunt, Rosemarie Dewitt, Mark Duplass (IFC Films) Breakthrough Director: Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Breakthrough Actor: Emayatzy Corinealdi in Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM and Participant Media) Bingham Ray Award (Recognizes “Emerging American Filmmaker” includes a Panavision camera package valued at $60K) Benh Zeitlin , director of Beasts of the Southern Wild Gotham Independent Film Audience Award : Artifact , directed by Bartholomew Cubbins Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You: An Oversimplification of Her Beauty – Terence Nance, director; Terence Nance, Andrew Corkin, James Bartlett, producers Calvin Klein Spotlight on Women Filmmakers ‘Live the Dream’ grant: Stacie Passon , director, Concussion

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You Tell Us: Is Channing Tatum Really Sexier Than Robert Pattinson?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

So the good news is pouring in for Channing Tatum  today.  In addition to nabbing People’s Sexiest Man Alive  honor, GQ  magazine chose the Magic Mike   star as its Movie Star of the Year, part of its annual Men of the Year issue. That means Tatum and his strong chin will be gracing at least two magazine covers in the coming weeks, and that’s got me wondering: where is the Twi-hard outrage over Robert Pattinson being snubbed?  With the sun finally setting on The Twilight Saga , it’s remarkable that RPatz — who had the crowds thrilling and screaming at the Breaking Dawn Part 2 premiere earlier this week— did not nab Sexiest Man honors once since 2008 when the film franchise debuted. Hugh Jackman graced People’ s cover in 2008; Johnny Depp in 2009; Ryan Reynolds in 2010; and Bradley Cooper  in 2011. Related Story: Check out Movieline’s photo gallery of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart  & Co. at the Breaking Dawn 2 premiere. Pattinson, who seems more concerned with being an actor than a screen idol, probably isn’t terribly interested in such an accolade, and he’s in good company. Last year, People ‘s decision to choose Cooper over Ryan Gosling sparked quite a furor among Baby Goose’s fans,  along with the rumor that the magazine had actually wanted to put Gosling on the cover but went with Cooper when the Drive actor, who’s all about the work, declined to give them an interview or participate in a photo shoot. ( People and Gosling’s publicist denied this at the time.) Still, I’m betting Pattinson’s fans are feeling miffed right now, and I’d like to gauge the depth of that dissatisfaction by inviting them — and any other lover of big-screen beefcake — to vote for the actor they would crown the sexiest man alive if they were calling the shots at People . I’ve listed five choices, including Tatum, Pattinson and Gosling. The rest is up to you. If you feel there’s a better candidate out there than the available choices, write him in the comments box and I’ll add him to the poll. As for what People ‘s honor will mean for Tatum besides a butt load of publicity, I don’t see any real correlation between People’s coronation and an actor’s career. The year that has passed since Cooper got the People cover has been a good one for the actor, given the success of Limitless and his fine performances in  The Place Beyond The Pines , which will be released next year (and also stars Gosling), and Silver Linings Playbook ,  which opens Friday, and is generating Oscar buzz for the actor. But if you go back to 2010 Sexiest Man Alive Ryan Reynolds , the year that followed his anointing saw him star in the critically savaged Green Lantern,  which, according to Box Office Mojo has only made about $20 million more (worldwide)  than its $200-million production budget. Let’s see which way the wind blows for Tatum. Take Our Poll [Box Office Mojo] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

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Guess Which Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Banger Was Spotted Flossin’ Her Bikini-Clad Backs?

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

These cakes belong to a bi-racial beauty who is known for her work as a model in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and the future wife of one of R&B’s most successful singer/songwriters. This one should be a cinch. Hit the flip to see if you got it right.

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Guess Which Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Banger Was Spotted Flossin’ Her Bikini-Clad Backs?

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

These cakes belong to a bi-racial beauty who is known for her work as a model in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and the future wife of one of R&B’s most successful singer/songwriters. This one should be a cinch. Hit the flip to see if you got it right.

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