Archive for the “Screenwriting From Iowa” Category
Dec
07
2009
 
Mr. Fox, Tiger & Glenn Close (part 2)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“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.”
Dec
06
2009
Mr. Fox, Tiger & Glenn Close (part 1)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“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 [...]
Dec
05
2009
The Road Trip Behind “Everybody’s Fine”Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I think essentially, we’re pretty lazy when it comes to communication with each other and we need to be motivated.” 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 [...]
Dec
04
2009
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #117 (Jason Reitman)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaYesterday 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 [...] 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. [...] 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 [...] 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 [...]
Nov
30
2009
ScriptGirl from Iowa & NebraskaPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaAnd I thought it was pretty cool that Nebraska produced financial guru Warren Buffett, screenwriter Alexander Payne (Sideways, Election), and actor Marlon Brando, but now I learn that ScriptGirl was born and partially raised in Nebraska (and has strong enough ties there to spend Thanksgiving in the Cornhusker state this year). And on top of that [...]
Nov
29
2009
Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame’s Iowa TouchPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“A historic, music-affirming extravaganza. Hail, hail rock ‘n’ roll.” Tonight HBO will broadcast the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert that was taped back in October. The concert features a solid line-up of Bruce Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, U2, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Brown, James Taylor, Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, B.B. King, [...]
Nov
29
2009
E.T. was from Youngstown (Kinda)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaIt’s funny when you pick an area to focus on what you can uncover. |
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