Since I’ve been writing about New York for the past ten days it seems fitting that these posts land on September 11. May we never forget the lives that were lost that day. May we never forget the scars left in the wake of the attacks. And may we never forget that we are always [...]
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2009
 
Writing Quote of the Day #4 (Lynn Nottage)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaWhat do the plays Ruined and Driving Miss Daisy have in common? They both won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama and both happened to have been written by graduates of Brown University (Lynn Nottage ‘86 and Alfred Uhry ‘59). I’ve been thinking a lot about Ruined after seeing it last Saturday and for some reason [...]
Sep
10
2009
Lynn Nottage & Her Play “Ruined”Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaA few years ago I read that in this world that there are over 200 civil wars going on at any one time. We don’t hear about most of them because it would be sensory overload. But when things reach a certain level then the press or the government makes Americans aware of what’s going [...] “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Today is a holiday so to give me a break from blogging I’ll put up some photos I took last week in New York. While the full list of films and TV shows shot in New York City would be quite long, my guess is the exterior of this restaurant is the most recognizable. Though I [...] The amount I walked around New York in the past week would be best measured not by miles but hours. I took this shot Saturday from a street vender by the Apple store where midtown meets the upper east side. Looks like Juno is alive and in good company.
Sep
05
2009
The Priest in On the WaterfrontPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaYesterday I mentioned that the movie On the Waterfront was based on a series of articles by Malcolm Johnson that were published in 1948.
Sep
05
2009
The Source of On the WaterfrontPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaThis week I spent four days in New York City shooting a video in a location that overlooked the Hudson River into Hoboken, New Jersey. I knew that was where Frank Sinatra was from but I didn’t realize until today that that is On the Waterfront territory.
Sep
04
2009
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #103 (Woody Allen)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaOften times there is a lot of talk about “life affirming” films. Films that raise up the spirit of the audience. A film like It’s a Wonderful Life is life affirming. But since I’m still in a New York state of mind I thought I relay that that is not the goal of at least [...] “The Soul of a City – HER GLORY STRIPPED! HER PASSIONS BARED! “ I woke up this morning in New York City thinking of the famous line, “There are eight million stories in the Naked City. This has been one of them.”I knew it was from the movie Naked [...] |
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