Archive for the “Screenwriting From Iowa” Category
Oct
29
2013
 
Writing from Rural Georgia…to DreamWorksPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I wear glasses and braces. I do all my clothes shopping at Walmart and second-hand stores. I spend more time on algebra than I do on my hair.” 15 year old Maya Van Wagenen Yeah, teenager Maya Van Wagenen may still live with her parents in rural Georgia, but she doesn’t need to shop at […]
Oct
28
2013
Postcard #58 (Oster—Regent Theater)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“GIVE MY CREATION LIFE!” Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) in Young Frankenstein (And the plea of screenwriters throughout the world) Yesterday I went to see Young Frankenstein at the historic Oster Regent Theater in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It was a good turnout for the 1974 film directed by Mel Brooks. The theater opened in 1910 as […]
Oct
28
2013
Postcard #58 (Oster—Regent Theater)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“GIVE MY CREATION LIFE!” Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) in Young Frankenstein (And the plea of screenwriters throughout the world) Yesterday I went to see Young Frankenstein at the historic Oster Regent Theater in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It was a good turnout for the 1974 film directed by Mel Brooks. The theater opened in 1910 as […]
Oct
26
2013
Postcard #57 (Brandi Carlile)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaOkay, it’s not really a photo of Brandi Carlile because I’m not sure if I can show any photos /video I took tonight of the Brandi Carlile concert tonight at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Artist Center where she performed with “the twins” (brothers Tim and Phil Hanseroth) and the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony. (The purpose of the […] You may be familiar with the 1960 French film Breathless. You probably know that it was directed by Goddard and the script written by Truffaut. But even if you know that the film co-stars Jean Seberg, you may be surprised to learn she was born in Marshalltown, Iowa. I drove through Marshalltown late this afternoon […]
Oct
24
2013
Writing Quote #43 (Al Jardine)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“There’s no way to learn how to write a hit song. There’s no formula for it. You just have to have it inside of you.” Beach Boys’ Al Jardine Postcard from Big Sir by Rick Petreycik Fretboard Journal 30 Tagged: Al Jardine, Beach Boys, Fretboard Journal 30, Rick Petreycik
Oct
23
2013
Postcard #55 (Iowa Writers’ Workshop Library)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I write everyday for at least two hours and I spend the rest of my time largely in the society of ducks.” Novelist Flannery O’Connor (and Iowa Writers’ Workshop MFA grad) Sometimes it takes years—even decades— to build a name for yourself, and sometimes infamy can come from just an email that takes a second […]
Oct
22
2013
Postcard #54 (St. Louis Stan)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Stan [Musial] remains to this day an icon, a beloved pillar of the community , a gentleman you’d want your kids to emulate.” President Obama in 2011 when Stan Musial was awarded Presidential Metal of Freedom “No man has ever been a perfect ballplayer. Stan Musial, however, is the closest to being perfect in the […] Did you know there’s actually a city named Metropolis in the United States? It sits on the Ohio River in the southern part of Illinois. And if you expect a real life town of Metropolis to embrace Superman and build a giant replica of the fictional character, you will not be disappointed. I took the […] And I’ve never been West of New Orleans or East of Pensacola My only contact with the outside world Was an RCA Victrola Jimmy Buffett/Life is Just a Tire Swing “If I had grown up in Montgomery or Birmingham with less access to the beaches, bays, and rivers, I would be a completely different person.” […] |
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