Archive for May, 2018
May
31
2018
 
Trying to Understand the Mysterious Process of WritingPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa “The whole thing is a mystery to me. It’s like I go to work and I sit around taking a nap and read a couple of books and curse myself for being a lazy swine. And at some point a work of some description shows up and I say how did that get there?…What […]
May
30
2018
Your Path to Success is Doing What You Do BestPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaMy advice is always that your path to success is to do the things that you’re the best at. And I think a lot of time the things that you’re the best at are the things that you have the most passion for. And I think those are the two areas I would always recommend […]
May
29
2018
The Important Thing David Mamet Learned Early in His Career at Second CityPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaScreenwriter/playwright David Mamet began working in show business at seven or eight years old portraying Jewish children on a 6:30am radio/television programs, then as a kid in community theater in Chicago. At 16, he began working as a busboy in the early days of Second City watching actors like Peter Boyle, Fred Willard, Judy Graubart, and David […]
May
23
2018
‘A Quiet Place’—A Love StoryPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“There’s power in love. There’s power in love to help and heal when nothing else can.” Rev. Michael B. Curry I went to see A Quiet Place a second time in this weekend. Actually, on the same day of the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Merkle and I think there’s a connection between […]
May
22
2018
Postcard #163 (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaMany know of Gainesville, Florida simple because it’s the home to the Florida Gators football team. Lesser known is the name at the top of the University of Florida football stadium that reads Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.* Griffin was a former UF who became an orange grove baron in Frostproof, Fla. with an estate worth an estimated […]
May
21
2018
Postcard #162 (The Florida Motel Sign)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaWell it was kinda cold that night She stood alone on her balcony Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by Out on 441 like waves crashin’ on the beach American Girl/Tom Petty This sign for The Florida Motel is a piece of timeless Florida tourism that O love photographing. It’s located on Highway 441 […]
May
20
2018
Postcard #161 (Gainesville’s Hippy Hill)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaIt’s not a hippy hill now—it’s actually a nice bed and breakfast in Gainesville, Florida. But back in the 60s and 70s it got the nickname of the hippy hill because upwards of 30 hippies called this home. Legend has it that Tom Petty lived (crashed?) here for a while in the early days of […] I took this photo in an alley (complete with trash bins) while in St. Petersburg, Florida this week. There are dozens of large murals on buildings throughout the greater downtown area. This one by Derek Donnelly is located in the Northside Alley in the 500 Block of Central Ave. Here’s an interactive map showing where all of […] “The only difference between me and a madman is that I’m not mad.” Salvador Dali Quick day trip to St. Petersburg, Florida today where I visited The Dali Museum. Because my mom was a middle school art teacher I grew up looking at Salvador Dali’s work in books. Trust me, looking at his Persistence of Memory as […]
May
13
2018
‘A Quiet Place’ Mother’s Day SpecialPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Evelyn is nine months pregnant, because A Quiet Place wasn’t stressful enough with labor and the threat of a screaming newborn.” Jordan Crucchiola Let’s Talk About the NAil Scene in A Quiet Place I know it’s only May, but Evelyn (Emily Blunt) in A Quiet Place gets my movie character mother of the year vote. […] |
