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soon-to-be-released movies, television, anime, unproduced and radio shows. A screenwriter's resource. See
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Thank Bart and Movie Cultists and “Chris Knight in the Comments” for the heads up on this Oscar nominated screenplay.
The Messenger - undated, unspecified draft script by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman – hosted by: The Messenger – in pdf format
An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.
Information courtesy of imdb.com
You can check out nearly all the Oscar nominated screenplays here. – Don
Soulshadows II is a weekly supernatural anthology series. Join Tanis, each week, as she highlights an item from her collection – each one containing the shadow of a very special soul.
Next up is Message In A Bottle by Noelle Rose (itmightbeorange), Tanis by Robert Newcomer.
After the death of her grandmother, Iris takes on the task of clearing out her personal belongings. All is well until Iris and her fiance stumble unknowingly into a half century family secret. 31 pages (pdf format).
Rated PG-13 for language and gardening.
Listen to the Script – read by iScript.com
Over on the Movie Scripts page we have Legion, Youth In Revolt and Terminator Salvation among other recent additions. When you have a chance, check out The Screenplay Database for a ton of movie screenplays. – Don
Oscar-winning screenwriters, Hollywood Agents, Studios, Producers, A-List Casting Directors, Top Casting Agencies, and A-List Actors are just a taste of the multitude of Hollywood professionals and insiders who will be at the NCS – Screenwriters, Filmmakers, and Actors Expo this March 26, 27, 28, 2010 at the Silverado Resort in Napa, CA.
Friday and Saturday will be presentations and workshops with top industry professionals. Sunday will be a “Pitch-Fest”. Actors can have their headshots reviewed by top Casting Agencies and Hollywood Casting Directors. Screenwriters can pitch screenplays to Hollywood Studios, Agents, and Producers.
For tickets, visit: ncsexpo.com. For a $100 discount, anyone interested should enter SIMPLY at checkout.
Thanks to Phoenix for the heads up on another Oscar Nominated screenplay – 
In The Loop - November 6, 2008 final shooting draft script by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche – hosted by: IFC Films – in pdf format
The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing..
Information courtesy of imdb.com
Check out other nominated scripts here
Mike Shelton hosts the SimplyScripts Radio Inner Sanctum Edition
On this episode we interview a studio reader who shall be known only as Johnny. Among other things we talk about are the misconceptions writers have about studio readers. As studio reader, just how important is page length, grammar, formatting and story when deciding to either pass or consider. Get your answers on the pod cast.
Johnny is also a co-host of Team X Cast a bi-weekly banter and wisecracking about video games, movies and whatever else comes to mind, with members from the teamxbox.com forums.
The panel was Pia, Michael Cornetto and Phil Clarke Jr.
SimplyScripts Radio is produced by Michael Cornetto and hosted by Mike Shelton.
Music provided by Incompetech.com.
Interested in joining the panel? Send an email to radiosimply (at) gmail.com
Over on the Unproduced Scripts page we have thirty original works.
One that caught my eye was Stefan’s short comedy, Dating Wars about a Star Wars nerd forced to go on a date with a beautiful girl. However after his date is being bothered by a Star Trek nerd he will do anything to vanquish him. (pdf format)
It is a cute short and easily film-able.
Check it and the other scripts on the Unproduced Scripts page. – Don
Thanks to ‘wb’ over at PassionForCinema for the heads up on the screenplay for UP. It is an undated, unspecified draft, hosted by Disney Studio Awards and is a zip file.
By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.
Info from imdb.com
Also, check out other Oscar Nominated Screenplays. – Don
A couple of weeks ago, we challenged writers to write an 8 to 12 page horror, supernatural thriller, fantasy, or science fiction script on the theme of “The Dark”. We had 31 entries by 27 writers. Scripts were first submitted anonymously for a week to give folks a chance to read each script. Now we reveal who write what script. You can talk about the scripts on the discussion board here – Don
