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  1. Is it weird that all the other Hit List scripts haven't leaked out to us yet?

    1. sbbn

      sbbn

      I figured it was a few days delay but... here we are and I don't know what's going on.

    2. mebishop2001

      mebishop2001

      Are the admins deleting posts?

       

  2. Okay, over 300 views on the 2015 Cakes List, and no one has antied up their own?

    1. Nic.Lishko

      Nic.Lishko

      I confess I didn't read or watch enough this past year to be able to make even a comparable list.

    2. Mr Cakes

      Mr Cakes

      over 400 views now...

  3. ROOM was absolutely breathtaking. The best cinema experience I've had this year.

    1. markerstone

      markerstone

      I've been trying to find a script for Lenny for over a year-- he is a master.

    2. Ashish

      Ashish

      Agreed. Best movie I've seen all year. What a wonderful adaptation.

  4. Oh my goodness, the Mag 7 remake begs the question: Why? Why? Why? The script was color-by-numbers and seeing the film last night was no upgrade... "boring, Sidney, boooring..."

    1. sbbn

      sbbn

      I don't have issue with remakes (as comments I've made elsewhere will attest) but that aside, the trailers just did nothing for me. Can't say I'm surprised to hear the movie turned out to be as exciting as the trailer.

    2. Spartan

      Spartan

      I always love a good "Sid and Nancy" reference.

  5. I have a GREAT movie pitch, but it might be too unbelievable: As the top law enforcement official in the United States, the U.S. attorney general, incredibly, met with the husband of a woman under investigation by the FBI in the back of an airplane idling on the tarmac. As a former president, the husband had considerable political clout. Days later the head of the FBI recommended no charges be brought against the woman, to jaw-dropping incredulity. In the aftermath, the head of the FBI finds...

    1. Pompalompa

      Pompalompa

      lol this whole election has been stranger than all 4 seasons of house of cards put together.

    2. benskelly2

      benskelly2

      How about a stone cold idiot becomes POTUS? Would anyone believe that?

  6. Alright, I'm dying to head to a magnificent Indian buffet for lunch - can I get some suggestions on what will be my next fantastic read? There's nothing like grazing well, hunched over a dynamite script.

    1. Jaco

      Jaco

      Moonflower

      In the Deep

    2. Corsairs

      Corsairs

      Thirded. "In the Deep" is riveting.

  7. May I take a moment, as the trailer for NIGHTCRAWLER is so tasty - I'd just like to stop for a moment and say, damn, page 40 of the 11.27.2012 draft is downright delicious.

    1. Michael L

      Michael L

      that page is so fine it makes me want to walk in front of a moving bus. in a good way.

    2. Mr Cakes

      Mr Cakes

      It's official. I'm adding "tastiest page" to the 2014 Cakes List.

  8. Well, Revenant was a good read, but damn, couldn't they stick with an African-American in the lead role?!? Where is Woody Strode when we need him?!?

    1. Cdrzewie

      Cdrzewie

      that's an old draft...

    2. Mr Cakes

      Mr Cakes

      please share a newer one.

  9. OOOOH! After reading about the addition of Ian McShane (http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/ian-mcshane-patrick-wilson-star-in-the-man-on-carrion-road/), I searched out the script and I AM LOVING IT.

    1. Knock

      Knock

      Saw the Deadline article. Reading it now...

    2. Mr Cakes

      Mr Cakes

      What did you think? This, and (our site favorite) PADRE would make one heck of a double-feature!

  10. I've posted my own "2013 List" in the Lists page. I invite all to rave about what they read and experienced this year!

    1. Jaco

      Jaco

      Nice list - just added "The Jaco List"

    2. adlocke
  11. Sad news. I have fond memories of watching the Billy Jack films with my dad. http://movies.yahoo.com/news/tom-laughlin-star-billy-jack-dead-82-212410321.html

    1. Mike

      Mike

      Daccord, Mr. Cakes. I went with my dad too.

    2. cosmojones
  12. Your TV pitches reviewed: writers and producers dish out the tough love - http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/interactive/2013/sep/25/reader-tv-pitch-review#Endless-Bummer

    1. Reader George

      Reader George

      A fine distraction.

    2. Frobisher

      Frobisher

      Good stuff. Thanks for sharing. The 'SMASH in Vietnam' one made me laugh.

    1. axalon

      axalon

      I wonder how much of this is the result of people reviewing scripts like Script Shadow and how much of it is from people just plain bashing scripts like the TMNT reboot.

       

      At least Script Shadow provides feedback and constructive criticism on the material he reviews.

    2. Frobisher

      Frobisher

      "Old" is right. I remember reading a similar article 13 years ago about how M. Night Shyamalan and his scripts were so hot that he would have a courier deliver them to studio executives to read with a time limit and have the courier wait there until the executive was done and then immediately bring the script back to him.

  13. Is it a problem with ME or what's offered up as an alternative, but, dang, I've got to say that I rather enjoyed watching HIT AND RUN. Seen a lot of negative vibes bounce around this dude, but I thought the chemestry (natch) was really sweet. Made me feel good to hear some sweetness.

    1. KeatonHelm

      KeatonHelm

      I really liked it, too.

    2. nazardo
  14. I had such high hopes for War On Everyone... Those hopes were quickly dashed...

    1. Pompalompa

      Pompalompa

      NO! really!? Sad!

  15. 200 views of the CAKES LIST 2017 and no one has any picks of the year to offer up?!?

    1. npquinn

      npquinn

      I've just added my top 10 TV/movies :)

  16. "In a few years time, all screenwriters will have to modify their scripts so that no woman is murdered in a film. From now own, they can only kill men. If they refuse to follow this rule, screenwriters will be accused of “promoting femicide” and end up in jail." Interesting read at https://panampost.com/vanesa-vallejo/2016/07/30/feminists-and-other-politically-correct-tyrants-are-taking-over-the-world/

    1. Nic.Lishko

      Nic.Lishko

      So true. Sick of the endless circle jerk of articles from so called social justice warriors crying about how unfair it is for <insert group of people here> to get a movie made or a script sold.

      READ: IT'S HARD FOR EVERYONE.

  17. Wow. Bone Tomahawk was a great script and an even better film. I was worried as the trailer was lousy.

    1. ... who are those guys?

      ... who are those guys?

      Wonderful. I was worried too. Terrible trailer. You've given me hope.

  18. It looks like a number of folks are excited by the uploading of the Evel Knieval bio-pic. Cool, but let me tell ya, if you really want to read an EXCELLENT bio-pic with a lot of heart, check out Steve McQueen Cant Do As You Ask (Jesse Wigutow), it's in the File Exchange. Seriously. It's fantastic.

    1. kjl451

      kjl451

      100% agree, great read.

  19. The Cakes List 2014 is now posted in Chit Chat. Bring on your lists my fellow devotees. As with obsessive record collecting, we try to master what masters us...

    1. Michael L

      Michael L

      I left a bit of a ramble in there..

  20. I'm so sorry that the ABC Pilot of WARRIORS posted here is not about about the further adventures of Swan, Cleon, Vermin, Ajax and Cochise.

    1. mikeyP_73

      mikeyP_73

      ... "come out and play-ee-ay..."

       

  21. Good Lord, the season finale of Sons of Anarchy was brutal.

    1. ThaVillain

      ThaVillain

      I watched the Season 3 finale last night on Netflix. Watched the pilot on Friday and I've been hooked ever since. At this rate I'll be all caught up by Friday lol.

  22. wow. really enjoying THE EAST. A beautiful first page and deftly penned first 10.

    1. craig

      craig

      Read 'The East' today. Liked it a lot.

  23. I've posted The Cakes List for 2017. Please share the best of your year with me!

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