The Black List is not what it sounds like - it is, in fact, a yearly list of unproduced screenplays compiled from tastemakers in the Hollywood / mainstream independent movie making scene. Basically, it's a list of film synopses that have yet to be made and it contains a wealth of entertaining ideas. Here's a taste of a few that I enjoyed:

CHRONICLE by Max Landis
"Three Portland teens become exposed to a mysterious substance in the woods, and, as a result, begin to develop incredible powers. They work together to hone their skills for fun until personal and family problems begin to turn them against one another."

MURDOCH by Jesse Armstrong
"As his family gathers for his birthday party, Rupert Murdoch tries to convince his elder children to alter the family trust so that his two youngest children by his newest wife will have voting rights in the company."

THE GIRL WITH SOMETHING EXTRA by Terrence Michael
"A young man who has been raised his entire life to believe he is a girl comes of age as he enters high school and learns his true gender."

BOY SCOUTS VS ZOMBIES by Carrie Evans & Emi Mochizuki
"A troop of Boy Scouts on their weekend camping trip must protect an island town from a zombie outbreak and save the local Girl Scout troop."

While some of the script summaries are truly outrageous (i.e. that Rupert Murdoch one) it is a fun mental exercise to imagine who would take on particular films and how that would change the overall execution of the story. At the very least, it will be interesting to see which (if any) of these ideas become full-fledged movies.

via Kate.