LA Film Critics Association named Mike Leigh’s Happy-Go-Lucky” (pdf from Miramax) best screenplay. Charlie Kaufman’s, Synecdoche, New York (pdf from Sony Classics was named runner up. - Don

Over on the TV Scripts page we have the second draft annotated script (pdf) for Stranger Things: Episode 4: Latchkeepers written by Matt Wallace notably writer of The Failed Cities Monolouges and directed by Earl Newton.

Among the locksmiths of time and space, Kalypto is a third-rate immortal. He spends his eternity filing the Universe’s garbage, until a psychopathic client makes him an offer he can’t refuse.

First watch the episode (in three parts), then read the script annotated by screenwriter Matt Wallace and director Earl Newton. Thanks Matt and Earl for allowing us to host the script.

The Stranger Things series, in addition to being the first science fiction series shot in high definition, has also made the leap from the web to television. The online anthology series will appear on cable channel Illusion On-Demand.

All the scripts to every episode of the Stranger Things series are available on the TV Scripts page. - Don

Sliver remake, The Firm remake, conspiracy murders and remake of Captain Blood.

An undated,unspecified draft of Revolutionary Road - The Kate and Leo rematch is up on the For Your Consideration page.

Revolutionary Road is based on the Richard Yates novel of the same name about a 1950s couple living in a Connecticut suburb struggling to come to terms with their personal problems - Don

The National Board announced yesterday their picks for the best of 2008.

On the screenwriting side, award for best adapted screenplay was shared by Eric Roth for Benjamin Button and Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire. Gran Torino screenwriter, Nick Schenk, won for original script.

Slumdog and Benjamin Button have not been put online by the studios, yet. The Gran Torino script was up on the Warner Brothers for a short time, but was then pulled. You might, however, still be able to read it on Google cache.

Read about the other winners. - Don

Thanks “Juha” for the heads up on these scripts up for award consideration from Focus Films.

There is the Dustin Lance Black penned biopic Milk (Spirit Award nominee for Best First Screenplay) and the Coen Brother’s Burn After Reading.

These and a bunch of other scripts up for award consideration can be found on the For Your Consideration page. - Don

Thanks for the shout-out, John.

A couple of non-FYC scripts up. Thanks to JoBlo.com you can read the 2001 shooting script of Vanilla Sky which was based on the screenplay Abre Los Ojos by Alejandro Amenabar and Mateo Gil. And, thanks to the the definitive Coen Brothers fan site Coen Brothers, “You know, for the kids” you can read the unproduced script for To The White Sea based on the novel To The White Sea by James Dicky.

These would be on the Movie Scripts page. - Don

Three more FYC scripts up. These three are from Sony Classics. There is Kaufman’s Synecdoche which has been floating around the ‘net for some time now. There is Claudel’s Il y a longtemps que je t’aime and Lumet’s Rachel Getting Married.

All the FYC (For Your Consideration) scripts that are online are up on the For Your Consideration page. You can also find them on the Movie Scripts page.

Thanks to all members who have sent me heads up on the FYC scripts on the ‘net. It is much appreciated. If you’ve gotten a postcard with URLs for FYC scripts not listed, I would appreciate it if you’d drop me a line.

Thanks to The Screenwriters League and David Lemon (Jewel Thief. Ninja. Scriptwriter. Liar) for the shout-outs. - Don

Mr. Lemon, Faintheart script. Online. Anywhere. Hmm?

Spirit Award nominations are out

Best First Screenplay

Dustin Lance Black, “Milk” script online
Lance Hammer, “Ballast”
Courtney Hunt, “Frozen River”
Jonathan Levine, “The Wackness”
Jenny Lumet, “Rachel Getting Married” script online

Best Screenplay

Woody Allen, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” script online
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, “Sugar”
Charlie Kaufman, “Synecdoche, New York” script online
Howard A. Rodman, “Savage Grace”
Christopher Zalla, “Sangre de Mi Sangre”

I’m sure, as the days progress, more nominated scripts will appear online. - Don