“Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family.” Thirty years ago, John Hodge and Danny Boyle’s unforgettable adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s TRAINSPOTTING exploded onto screens around the world.

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS had another "Golden" Saturday night at the Annie Awards! KPOP took home TEN awards at the ceremony, including Best Feature and Best Writing - Feature for Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan!

Curious about what's up with fiction at The Black List? Open this: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-spine-...

Learn more about the return of Black List Happy Hours on our Substack: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-happie... We'll see you for the next Black List Happy Hour at El Condor on March 17 🥂

2022 #MuslimList alum Fawzia Mirza has a BRAND NEW FILM streaming on Tubi today! Watch KISSING IS THE EASY PART here: tubitv.com/movies/10005...

…Are the lambs still screaming, Clarice?

Curious about what we've been up to in February? Open this! blcklst.substack.com/p/the-downlo...

We are so excited to continue our collaboration with the Writers Guild Foundation in 2026! We are so fortunate to get to shine a spotlight on the screenplays, teleplays, and script materials in their Library and Archive.

RIP Bud Cort, a singular screen presence.

RIP James Van Der Beek, a very bright light in this business who has left us far too soon.

We had SUCH a great time touring the Writers Guild Foundation Library and Archive with alumni from the #BlackListLabs on Monday night!

Looking for something a little different for your weekend read? Great news: Newly revised projects from the 2025 Black List #ProjectsLab are now available to industry members! Read them all here: blcklst.com/project-coll... Scroll down to learn more about each script from the 2025 #ProjectsLab...

Listen to Creative Director of Fiction Randy Winston on the Bookum Nook Show here: www.buzzsprout.com/1741136/epis...

Los Angeles, we've got some GREAT news to share about movie-going around town: Kristen Stewart has acquired the historic Highland Theater in Highland Park! Read more about it here: www.architecturaldigest.com/story/kriste...

The Black List Interview returns to Establishing Shot! @thathagengrrl.bsky.social chats with acclaimed filmmaker Harry Lighton about his debut feature PILLION, which zooms into theaters today. Read the full interview on our Substack: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-black-...

The next WHITE KNIGHT is waiting for you on blcklst.com...so the real question is, what are YOU waiting for? Register at blcklst.com/register

“They’re here already…and you’re next!” Seventy years ago today, a whole new fear crept into the American psyche with the release of Don Siegel’s INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS.

The Black List Happy Hour is BACK! Join us at El Condor in Silver Lake on February 17 from 5-8PM - you might just find your next writing group over margaritas! No RSVP necessary – we’ll see you there!

Is it getting a little...close in here? Or is that just a few of our Featured Projects for February creeping up on you? This month, our Featured Projects are all CONTAINED THRILLERS! Scroll down to learn more about this month's offerings, which you can read right now on blcklst.com.

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Playwrights, we know three months seems like an AWFULLY long time from now, but as we know, deadlines have a way of sneaking up on us all! Submit your play for consideration in our ongoing collaboration with TRW here: blcklst.com/programs/the...

RIP Catherine O'Hara, a true comedic titan.

The late David Foster Wallace’s INFINITE JEST was released on this day in 1996.

A new month means it's time to take another look at all the OPEN PROGRAMS on blcklst.com. Learn more here: blcklst.com/programs

Great news: Read the Acknowledgments with Randy Winston is now available on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

On this day in 1976, the world was first introduced to the incredible duo that was LAVERNE & SHIRLEY.

Cheers to Colby Day and Andrew Stanton, who have been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize by Sundance for IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, a 2016 Black List script! IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE debuts TODAY at the #SundanceFilmFestival!

Kenneth Lonergan’s unforgettable family drama MANCHESTER BY THE SEA debuted at the #SundanceFilmFestival on this day in 2016.

Want to learn more about how to share your GOOD NEWS with us and further cultivate your own Black List community? Open this: blcklst.substack.com/p/best-pract...

Congratulations to Kaelan Dickinson, the 2026 Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellow! Read more about Kaelan and her project AMERICAN GOLD in Deadline: deadline.com/2026/01/kael...

We're extending a very heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS to all of this morning's brand new nominees at the #Oscars!

Congratulations to all of this morning's brand new Best Adapted Screenplay nominees at the #Oscars! Cheers to...

Congratulations to all of this morning's brand new Best Original Screenplay nominees at the #Oscars! Cheers to...

Listen to a thoughtful conversation between publisher Porscha Burke and editor Yahdon Israel on the latest episode of Read the Acknowledgments with Randy Winston. Now playing on our Substack: blcklst.substack.com/p/now-availa...

BARRON'S COVE, a 2021 Black List script by Evan Ari Kelman, is now streaming on Paramount Plus! Watch here: www.paramountplus.com/movies/video...

THE CHARM OFFENSIVE, a 2024 #DesiList script by Shawn K. Jain and Erin Williams based on the 2021 novel by Alison Cochrun, is set to star 2022 #GlaadList writer, #BlackListLive alum, and Nobody Knows Anything guest Nik Dodani! Read about it here: deadline.com/2026/01/the-...

We've got some great news for your weekend read: Newly revised projects from the 2025 Black List #WritersLab are now available to industry members, only on blcklst.com! Keep scrolling to learn more about each of the 2025 #WritersLab projects...

Want to know more about what The Black List team is watching, reading and listening to this winter? Open this: blcklst.substack.com/p/open-tabs-...

We've got some GREAT news to share: 2025 #UnpublishedNovelAward Recipient and Spotify x JED Impact Award Recipient Terah Tsuyako Summers has just signed with J.P. Takahashi at Looking Glass Literary and Media!

Read part two of "The Moral Case for Selling Out" from Black List founder and CEO @franklinleonard.bsky.social on our Substack now: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-moral-...

Congratulations to all the talented filmmakers headed to SXSW this spring! sxsw.com/festivals/fi... We were especially excited to see a few projects from the@ Black List orbit in the mix...

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Novelists! The Blackstone Publishing Novel Initiative is now accepting submissions on blcklst.com - one unpublished manuscript will be selected to enter into a $25,000 publishing deal with Blackstone.

Want to know more about what The Black List is up to this month? Open this: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-downlo...

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER 🚨 Look, we get it: June SEEMS like it's a long way away, but before you know it, you'll be wondering why you didn't mark the deadline for the 2026 #BlackListLabs down sooner...

Read part one of "The Moral Case for Selling Out" from Black List founder and CEO @franklinleonard.bsky.social on our Substack now: blcklst.substack.com/p/the-moral-...

BOCA CHICA, the Nora Ephron Award-winning debut feature from 2021 #BlackListLab alum Gabriella A. Moses is now streaming on Tubi! Watch here: tubitv.com/movies/10004... Cheers to you, Gabriella!

We've got some GREAT news to share: 2017 @womeninfilmla and Black List Episodic Lab alums Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan will write Tim Burton's new version of ATTACK OF THE FIFTY-FOOT WOMAN for Warner Brothers! Read more here: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Congratulations to all of last night's winners at the 2026 #GoldenGlobes!

Congratulations to all of the brand new nominees for the 2026 #PGAAwards!  BUGONIA F1 FRANKENSTEIN HAMNET MARTY SUPREME ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER SENTIMENTAL VALUE SINNERS TRAIN DREAMS WEAPONS Who are you rooting for? Do you think this list will end up looking a lot like the Best Picture nominees?

Congratulations to all of the brand new nominees for the 2026 #DGAAwards!

Congratulations to all of this year's nominees at the #ActorAwards (fka the #SAGAwards!) We were especially excited to see a few #BlackListLive alums receive nominations this morning...