{"id":1649,"date":"2015-08-10T11:15:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T16:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2015-10-30T15:18:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T20:18:09","slug":"cinemjaw-245-franklin-leonard-best-screenplays-of-the-past-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/cinemjaw-245-franklin-leonard-best-screenplays-of-the-past-25-years\/","title":{"rendered":"CinemJaw 245, Franklin Leonard &#8211; Best Screenplays of the Past 25 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Reviewed This Episode:\u00a0The Wolfpack<br \/>\n<\/em><em>I for and I: Straight Outta Compton<br \/>\nCinemaWAR: Is there hope for the Fantastic Four franchise or is it dead in the water?<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Trivia:\u00a0Charlize Theron Movie Trivia<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sponsored by: <a href=\"https:\/\/cardsagainsthumanity.com\/\">Cards Against Humanity<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mpaffiliate.go2cloud.org\/aff_c?offer_id=2&amp;aff_id=1004&amp;file_id=18\">Moviepass<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/guruswipes.com\/sales-page4752801\">GuruSwipes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/threelinkdirectory.com\/\">Three Link Directory<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A movie is like a tree, go with me here. Many constituent parts make up the tree, the trunk is the photography, the bark is set, the branches are the actors, and the leaves are the crew. When we back up and observe it for the whole we can say &#8220;there is a tree&#8221;, and can appriciate\u00a0it on its overall quality. If you&#8217;ll allow the analogy one more step, then the screenplay is the seed, the tiny acorn from which the mighty oak of a film will grow. It all begins with a script.<\/p>\n<p>When considering the Best Screenplays of the Past 25 Years you need to get yourself an expert. Perhaps someone who created the industries hippest arbiter of unproduced script gems. Perhaps someone who hosts a podcast wherein popular actors record a live table read of said hidden gems. Perhaps you get yourself Franklin Leonard, and that is exactly what we did.\u00a0It began as a survey. In 2005, Franklin Leonard surveyed almost 100 film industry development executives about their favorite scripts from that year that had not been made as feature films. That first list &#8211; many of which have been made since &#8211; can be viewed <a href=\"http:\/\/files.blcklst.com\/2005_black_list.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Franklin-Leonard-CinemaJaw.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1650\" src=\"http:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Franklin-Leonard-CinemaJaw.png\" alt=\"Franklin-Leonard-CinemaJaw\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Franklin-Leonard-CinemaJaw.png 500w, https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Franklin-Leonard-CinemaJaw-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As alluded to earlier, Franklin is also the host of new, and very popular (for good reason) podcast The Blacklist Table Reads\u00a0on which\u00a0the best screenplays Hollywood hasn&#8217;t yet made are turned\u00a0into movies&#8230; for your ears. It has been included on Entertainment Weekly&#8217;s &#8220;Must List&#8221; and described by podcast review website The Timbre as &#8220;positively groundbreaking.&#8221; \u00a0Featuring performances by actors including Paul Scheer (&#8220;The League&#8221;), Lauren Lapkus (&#8220;Orange is the New Black&#8221;), Matt Walsh (&#8220;Veep&#8221;), Jerry Adler (&#8220;The Sopranos&#8221;), Darren Criss (&#8220;Glee&#8221;), and Emmy winner and two time Tony nominee Tammy Blanchard, it&#8217;s the perfect way to spend a commute or a Saturday evening at home&#8230; Aside from CinemaJaw of course.<\/p>\n<p>So please take a listen, lots to be learned!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4764\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1649-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/cinemajaw\/www.cinemajaw.com\/episodes\/CinemaJaw245.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/cinemajaw\/www.cinemajaw.com\/episodes\/CinemaJaw245.mp3\">http:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/cinemajaw\/www.cinemajaw.com\/episodes\/CinemaJaw245.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/cinemajaw\/www.cinemajaw.com\/episodes\/CinemaJaw245.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/?powerpress_pinw=1649-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/cinemajaw\/www.cinemajaw.com\/episodes\/CinemaJaw245.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"CinemaJaw245.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reviewed This Episode:\u00a0The Wolfpack I for and I: Straight Outta Compton CinemaWAR: Is there hope for the Fantastic Four franchise or is it dead in the water? Trivia:\u00a0Charlize Theron Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity,\u00a0Moviepass, GuruSwipes, Three Link Directory A movie is like a tree, go with me here. 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