“My work, I can do anywhere.”
Screenwriter Christoph Silber
One trend that I’ve noticed since starting this blog in January ‘08 is there really is growing trend of people writing screenplays and making movies outside Los Angeles. And some are doing quite well such as Paranormal Activities made by a writer/director living down in San Diego (still [...]
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“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
Benjamin Franklin
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“Segar grew up in an out-of-the way place but the inspiration for his most successful graphic creations came out of that place.”
Ed Black
“I’m strong to the finich
Cause I eats me spinach
I’m Popeye the Sailor Man “
Thanks to the Google Popeye doodle I saw last night I’ve discovered one more example of a big success coming [...]
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“The most fantastic thing about Mr. Fox is the way he shows that while our flaws can bring us down, sometimes, too, we triumph in spite of them and because of them.”
Nancy Churin, review of The Talented Mr. Fox
Dallas Morning News
“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like [...]
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“I’m asked why people don’t often see me and Elin in gossip magazines or tabloids. I think we’ve avoided a lot of media attention because we’re kind of boring.”
Tiger Woods (pre car accident)
“We felt [...]
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“I think essentially, we’re pretty lazy when it comes to communication with each other and we need to be motivated.”
writer/director Kirk Jones (Waking Ned Devine)
Up until six years ago I had lived my entire life in Florida and California so I looked at moving to Iowa in 2003 as a great adventure. Similar to moving [...]
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Yesterday the National Board of Review named Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air as the best film of the year. The film is getting early buzz for Academy Award consideration. Good news for a film that is just opening today. This is first feature Reitman has directed since the success of Juno. Up in the [...]
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My favorite shot in Dreams on Spec, a documentary on screenwriting, is where one of the writers trying to breakthrough is eating out with his wife and child. He tries to tell his wife (who works full time and has the insurance for the family) about trying to get actress Terri Hatcher to read his script. [...]
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As you watch the documentary Dreams on Spec you wonder if writers as a group aren’t just plain delusional. They live in a world where they are creating fictious stories in their head. Stories that are sometimes clear in their minds but that others don’t always see. And there is a fine line between being [...]
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Last night I watched the documentary Dreams on Spec which is a look at screenwriting from the perspective of those who’ve made it and those who are trying to make it. It’s reminiscent of Comedian which features Jerry Sienfeld’s behind the scene look of those trying to build a career as stand-up comedians. Both should be required [...]
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