“Baseball players say they don’t have to look to see if they hit a home run, they can feel it. So I wish for you a moment—a moment soon—when you really put the bat on the ball, when you really get a hold of one and drive it into the upper deck, when you feel […]
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Archive for June, 2016“Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.” Squire Bill Widener (Often wrongly attributed to Theodore Roosevelt) “[It’s a Wonderful Life] dealt with the sweeping problem, ‘What would happen if any individual had not been born?’ How would the world be if you’d not been born? Because the Jimmy Stewart character was just anybody […]
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2016
 
Frank Capra & Loving Thy NeighborPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaWhile director Frank Capra is best know today for directing It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), his three Oscar awards came with three film made during The Great Depression; It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), and You Can’t Take it with You (1938), “From Mr. Deeds on my films were pretty […]
Jun
27
2016
‘Kramer vs. Kramer’ vs. Modern HollywoodPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Sometimes I think we have to rescue the business from the very people who own it.” Screenwriter Billy Ray (Captain Phillips) 2012 Academy Nicholl Fellowship Keynote Speech “Try to sell Kramer vs. Kramer today, which was a big hit [in 1979].You just can’t do it…I don’t know if there are executives that listen to this, but […] “Gripping … [Into the Lion’s Mouth] one will keep you planted in your reading chair from start to finish.” Author Michael Connelly (The Lincoln Lawyer) Last Saturday I went to a talk and book signing by writer Larry Loftis on his newly released Into the Lion’s Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov. It’s the true story of […] “One of the best films about American life that I have ever seen.” Roger Ebert on Hoop Dreams Tonight in Chicago Kartemquin Films has a public gala at the Harris Theater as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. Congratulations to the Kartemquin team and “Hoop Dreams” director Steve James for producing quality films and being a […] “If you can dunk a basketball and hit a three point shot, and you can dominate your middle school basketball team and you live in Nebraska, they find you.” Author Malcolm Gladwell (on those with special talent) Interview on The Tim Ferriss Show This is a nice follow-up to my last post. I’m often drawn to sports analogies and […]
Jun
21
2016
Screenwriting Quote #197 (Rick Ramage)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaToday I interviewed screenwriter Rick Ramage (Stigmata) and his 25 year journey has been an interesting one. If I told you he optioned his first screenplay for only $5,000 you may not be impressed—until you learned that it was while he was still a student at AFI. And that it quickly led him to working […]
Jun
20
2016
Postcard #103 (Orlando Strong)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa |
