Thy cup of free Academy consideration screenplays runneth over - Dark Knight, Doubt, Duchess, Changeling, Happy-Go-Lucky, Wall-E, Vicky Cristina

Studios are offering up a bunch of their films' screenplays for consideration of an Academy Award nomination. Read 'em! They're good! They're free! Here's a roundup of what's currently available with links to the script downloads:

CHANGELING - undated, unspecified draft script by J. Michael Straczynski

THE DARK KNIGHT - undated, unspecified draft script by Jonathan & Christopher Nolan

DEFIANCE - September 9, 2007 revised tan draft script by Clayton Frohman & Edward Zwick (based on the book by Nechama Tec)

DOUBT - undated, unspecified draft script by John Patrick Shanley (based in his stage play)

THE DUCHESS - November 20, 2007 shooting draft script by Jeffery Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen and Saul Dibb (based on the book "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" by Amanda Foreman)

FROST/NIXON - August 27, 2007 revised yellow draft script by Peter Morgan

HAPPY-GO-LUCKY - undated, unspecified draft script by Mike Leigh

WALL-E - undated, unspecified draft script by Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon (original story by Andrew Stanton & Pete Docter)

VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA - undated, unspecified draft script by Woody Allen

Thank you to SimplyScripts for the heads-up.

What, When, Where this Weekend - Happy-Go-Lucky, Body of Lies, RocknRolla

What, When, Where is a weekly guide to select screenings, discussions and events in the NYC-area of interest to screenwriters.

- More Q&A screenings of Ballast at Film Forum this weekend.

Opening this weekend:

Happy-Go-Lucky, written and directed by Mike Leigh



Premise: A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.

Playing at: Lincoln Plaza, Landmark Sunshine

I've said this before, but I'm a big Mike Leigh fan. Really looking forward to seeing this one.

Postive-ish reviews up at Screenhead and Time Out New York.

There are still tickets available for the screening with Mike Leigh that we posted about earlier.

Body of Lies, adapted by William Monahan, dir. by Ridley Scott



Premise: Based on Washington Post columnist David Ignatius's 2007 novel about a CIA operative, Roger Ferris, who uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan.

Playing at: All over the place.

Ol' Ridley has brought us plenty of classics, including Alien, Blade Runner, and Gladiator, but also a few real stinkers. (Cough, cough, Black Hawk Down, cough!) Which one will this fall under? I'm counting on a League review from Onyx to let me know...

RocknRolla, written and directed by Guy Ritchie



Premise: In London, a real-estate scam puts millions of pounds up for grabs, naturally attraction the attention of some of the city's scrappiest tough guys its more established underworld players, and others -- all of whom are looking to get rich quick.

Playing at: Village East Cinemas, AMC Empire 25, Loews Lincoln Square

Mr. Ritchie - will this be the film that finally re-sells me on your work? I need to go back and watch Snatch and Lockstock soon. My memory tells me they were great, but I may have just been thinking that because I was a teenager at the time.

P.S. - Rachel Getting Married was outstanding. Review coming soon.

What're you doing/seeing this weekend?