[CW-Grad] Fwd: Read the Oscar-Nominated Screenplays

Tue Mar 1 20:16:14 PST 2011

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From: Allen Ivers <iversallen0 at gmail.com>
To: Sturogus <sturogus at aol.com>; Robin Russin <Robin.russin at ucr.edu>
Sent: Tue, Mar 1, 2011 10:22 am
Subject: Fwd: Read the Oscar-Nominated Screenplays

All of the oscar nominated screenplays from 2011 are linked from this message. Might be good to pass em out.

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Date: Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 3:04 AM
Subject: Read the Oscar-Nominated Screenplays
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BlueCat Screenplay Competition Newsletter	Oscar Script Downloads
 01-March-2011
Today's News
:: Fellini Awards
:: The Day the Movies Died: Followup
:: Fresh Ideas a Tough Sell in Hollywood
:: Film Titles
:: Suggestion Box
:: Alumni Directory
:: Script of the Week
What's New BlueCat?

The awards season is finally over, with The King's Speech
blowing away the competition last night at the Academy Awards, winning awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. You can find the script for the film below, along with all of the other nominated screenplays as part of this week's Script of the Week.

Appearing in last week's newsletter, the GQ article from Mark Harris inspired many of our readers to share their own thoughts on the current state of Hollywood. Do they share the gloomy outlook of Harris? Is there a way to fix the downward trend? Read below for some ideas from our readers.

We recently came across two more articles from The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times that we thought would be of interest to our readers. The LAT article shares some information on the difficult road traveled by some of the year's top films, while the NYT article takes a look at some of the best titles of the year (titles as in those that identify a film's cast and crew before and after a film).

Last week we mentioned that 2011 was a record-breaking year for cinema in regard to the amount of sequels that will appear in theatres. Today we have an article from MovieFone.com that details the deluge of unoriginal films coming out this year.

Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more content coming next week. In the meantime, head over to our Facebook fan page to discuss your thoughts on today's newsletter.
The BlueCat Fellini Awards
New Resubmission Opportunity  

A new prize has been added to the BlueCat Fellini Awards.  

Resubmitted scripts can now compete for the chance to win an all-expenses-trip to the 2011 "Screenplay Live!" and $250 in cash. 

At the birthplace of film, in Rochester, New York, you will have the rare opportunity to see a group of professional actors perform your work in a live, staged reading at the 360|365 George Eastman House Film Festival.

Click here for more information on this new prize.
"The Day the Movies Died" - Follow-up
GQ Article - "We don't tell stories anymore."

Last week we featured a GQ article by Mark Harris about the current state of Hollywood's production quality. We asked our readers to review the article and share their own insight. Here's what you had to say...

From Facebook:

Love today's featured article! I'm a bit more worried for the future of cinema after reading it, as if studios are really targeting 'men under 25,' we're in for some silver screen sacrilege. Harris' conclusion has nudged me to become a theatergoer again. --Lauren L.

From our email inbox:

[There are] plenty of writers SCREAMING to tell stories. Only independent studios might listen and few can get financing. The movies are being held hostage by the elite system that doesn't take chances any more. -- Ken G.  

I wonder how many wonderful movies are never made because you can't even get someone to listen to a pitch. That's bad news for the writer and THE AUDIENCE. Hence...we get more and more of the same old, same old...empty, meaningless stories that the audience has wasted money their hard earned money on. So, they will come around less and less. I think audiences are starved for something great like in the old days. Audiences are more than 'the young generation'. The audience will always consist of persons from every age and their tastes diverse. Hollywood wants everyone's money but not cater to 'everyone'. Movies need new life breathed into them in the form of good, old fashioned good writing. New talent is a GOOD IDEA. But, the powers that be won't let them in. -- Lynn D.

Thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts and ideas. In case you missed it last week, you can follow the link below to read the article.  

READ THE ARTICLE HERE 
Los Angeles Times Article
Fresh Ideas a Tough Sell

Writer/Director Christopher Nolan

If the GQ article wasn't enough to convince you that it takes a lot of effort for some stories to make it to the big screen, then follow the link below to read about the long journeys some of 2010's top films took on their way to production.

READ THE ARTICLE
Film Titles
NYT Article

Closing Credits from The Other Guys
While it's not an official category at the Academy Awards, New York Times contributor Alice Rawsthor devised her own list of nominees for an unofficial "Best Film Titles" award. Follow the link below for her list.

READ THE ARTICLE
Year of the Sequel
Record-Breaking Year

The fifth installment of the franchise
This MovieFone.com article needs no other introduction than this:

In regard to film franchises, there will be five part fours, five part fives, two part sevens and one part eight released during 2011.  

READ THE ARTICLE
Alumni Directory
Keeping Up with Past Winners and Finalists  

If you haven't seen it yet, follow the link below to view the new BlueCat Alumni Directory. The directory features updates on past winners and finalists, and their projects.
  THE DIRECTORY
Email Archive
Now Available

If you ever miss a week of the BlueCat Newsletter, and need to catch up, check out our email archive.

Visit the archive for all of your BlueCat Screenplay Competition Newsletter needs here.
Script of the Week
Oscar Nominees  

Today we are pleased to offer the script to each nominee from the Best Original and Best Adapted Screenplay categories from last night's Academy Awards.

Best Original Screenplay

Academy Award Winner David Seidler
Another Year 
by Mike Leigh

The Fighter 
by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson

Inception 
by Christopher Nolan

The Kids Are All Right 
by Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg

The King's Speech 
by David Seidler

Best Adapted Screenplay

Academy Award Winner Aaron Sorkin

127 Hours 
by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy

Toy Story 3 
by Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich

True Grit 
by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Winter's Bone 
by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini

The Social Network 
by Aaron Sorkin 

Please note: BlueCat offers these script for educational purposes only. 
Ask BlueCat - Part One
New Questions Needed

We're looking for new questions to answer within the newsletter. While we're still asking for questions for Ask BlueCat Videos, we would like to offer our readers the chance to submit questions that will be answered in the newsletter.

Have a question about screenwriting?

Then email the editor today.

We have received a few questions already, and plan on answering them in future newsletters. Please continue to send us your screenwriting-related inquiries.
Ask BlueCat - Part Two
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Submit your question here, and stay tuned to the newsletter to see if it ends up in a video.

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Allen Ivers
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Golden Mean Theater
University of California, Riverside

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