Screenwriting From Iowa

Do you ever hang out at your local library just reading through things you don’t usually read? I did that Saturday afternoon with a stack of magazines. One of those magazines was Sunset whose cover story was on the “best small towns for ocean and outdoor fun, great food, and green living.” The magazine’s emphasis [...]

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The truth is there won’t be any government bailouts any time soon for Hollywood. They don’t really need one.
If the box office numbers continue at the same pace they’ve  been the first two months of the year then it will be Hollywood’s biggest growth in 20 yeara. Movies like Paul Bart; Mall Cop, Taken, Slumdog Millionaire, [...]

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Hollywood has a problem and it’s not my fault. Really it isn’t. But if you’re a screenwriter living outside L.A., L.A.’s problem is your opportunity.
Don’t blame me if Hollywood is the new Detroit. I just started “Screenwriting from Iowa” last year. L.A.’s runaway problem has been going on for the last decade. Runaway production is [...]

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