“Sleighbells & Cigarettes” by Jem Rowe ~ First Place
When Santa Claus is murdered, Rudolph takes it upon himself to find the killer.

“Elegy of Emptiness” by Paul De Vrijer & Travis DeStein ~ Second Place
An astronaut playboy gets a glimpse of true love moments before his death.

“Private Property” by Marnie Mitchell Lister ~ Third Place
A young man ends up on the run when he tries to protect his mother from a crazed land owner.

Each month, Movie Poet runs a free online five page screenplay contest. On the first of each month a new contest is announced. During that month, you can enter your script. During the next month, you can read, vote, and comment on all the entries. Finally, during the third month, the results are announced.

Head on over to Movie Poet and give it a go. – Don

For Your Consideration

Black Swan – October 5, 2009 shooting draft script by Mark Heyman, John McLaughlin and Andres Heinz – hosted by: Raindance – in pdf format

A ballet dancer wins the lead in “Swan Lake” and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan – Princess Odette – but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile the Black Swan, daughter of an evil magician.

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More from the Movie Scripts page.

St. Elmo’s fire – September 18, 1984 revised third draft script by Joel Schumacher and Carl Kurlander – hosted by: StoneStreetStudios – in pdf format

Seven friends – Alec, Billy, Jules, Kevin, Kirby, Leslie and Wendy – are trying to navigate through life and their friendships following college graduation. Alec, who aspires to political life, has just shown his true colors by changing his allegiance from Democrat to Republican, which freaks out girlfriend Leslie, who he wants to marry. Budding architect Leslie, on the other hand, has an independent streak. She believes she has to make a name for herself to find out who she is before she can truly commit to another person in marriage. But Leslie and Alec have decided to live together. Because Leslie refuses to marry Alec, he believes that justifies certain behavior. Kirby, who wants to become a lawyer and who pays for his schooling by working as a waiter at their local hangout called St. Elmo’s Bar, and struggling writer Kevin are currently roommates. They are on opposite extremes of the romance spectrum…

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Also, check out StoneStreet Studios. Stonestreet Studios is a film & screen acting conservatory and a film producing organization located in the Flatiron District of Manhattan in New York City. They also have an impressive Script Library. – Don

Meanwhile, on the movie scripts page…

Six Degrees of Separation – April 23, 1992 unspecified draft script by John Guare (based on his play) – hosted by: StoneStreetStudios – in pdf format

Flan and Ouisa Kittredge, rich NYC art dealers, are called on one night by a young man, Paul, who professes to be a friend of their kids’ from Harvard. They offer him a bed for the night; he enchants them with a home-cooked meal and magnificent conversation. The next morning, they learn that he is not all he seems to be. Their investigations are intriguing and lead them to re-evaluate their lives.

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The nominations for best original and best adapted screenplay are out. Below is a list of those screenplays that are currently online hosted by the film studios. You can read the screenplays to movies with other Oscar nominations on the For Your Consideration page. (Note: All scripts are in PDF format). – Don

Best Original Screenplay

Another Year – undated, unspecified draft script by Mike Leigh – hosted by: Sony Classics

The Fighter – Not Available

Inception – undated, unspecified draft script by Christopher Nolen – hosted by: Warner Bros.

The Kids Are All Right – August 3, 2009 draft script by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg – hosted by: Focus Features

The King’s Speech – undated, unspecified draft script by David Seidler – hosted by: The Weinstein Company

Best Adapted Screenplay

127 Hours – undated, unspecified draft script by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy (based on the book “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” by Aron Ralston) – hosted by: Raindance

The Social Network – undated, unspecified draft script by Aaron Sorkin (based on the book ‘The Accidental Billionaires’ by Ben Mezrich) – hosted by: Sony Pictures

Toy Story 3 – Undated, Unspecified draft script by Michael Arndt (Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich) – hosted by: Disney Awards 2010

True Grit Not Available

Winter’s Bone – undated, unspecified draft script by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini (Based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell) – hosted by: Roadside Attractions

Talk about the Original Script Nominations on the discussion board

Talk about the Adapted Script Nominations on the discussion board

Over on the Movie Scripts page.

The Brothers Bloom – undated, original shooting script by Rian Johnson – hosted by: rcjohnso – in zip/pdf format

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they’ve decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.

Rian writes on on his site of the script, It was originaly called “Penelope,” a name I still prefer, but we had to change the title when another film beat us to it. This is the original shooting script, and bears some differences from the finished film. The most obvious of these are in the final act, although tonally I think the script in general is a bit darker and more melancholy than what came out on the screen.

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When you have a moment, do check out Rian’s Website where, among other things, he has a Discussion Forum where, among other things, he discusses his upcoming sci-fi/action movie Looper which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt. – Don

On the Movie Scripts page:

Shutter Island – October 3, 2007 draft script by Laeta Kalogridis (based on the novel by Dennis Lehane) – hosted by: Screenplay Explorer – in pdf format

Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.

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Another script For your consideration.

Secretariat – February 3, 2009 unspecified draft script by Mike Rich (revised by Randell Wallace, based on the book by William Nack) – hosted by: Screenplay Explorer – in pdf format

Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father’s Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery — with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin — manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in twenty-five years.

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Yet another script for your consideration. Thanks SteveUK for the heads up.

127 Hours – undated, unspecified draft script by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy (based on the book “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” by Aron Ralston) – hosted by: Raindance – in pdf format

127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, and the two hikers he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet?

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