“Gripping … [Into the Lion’s Mouth] one will keep you planted in your reading chair from start to finish.” Author Michael Connelly (The Lincoln Lawyer) Last Saturday I went to a talk and book signing by writer Larry Loftis on his newly released Into the Lion’s Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov. It’s the true story of […]
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Archive for the “Screenwriting From Iowa” Category“One of the best films about American life that I have ever seen.” Roger Ebert on Hoop Dreams Tonight in Chicago Kartemquin Films has a public gala at the Harris Theater as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. Congratulations to the Kartemquin team and “Hoop Dreams” director Steve James for producing quality films and being a […] “If you can dunk a basketball and hit a three point shot, and you can dominate your middle school basketball team and you live in Nebraska, they find you.” Author Malcolm Gladwell (on those with special talent) Interview on The Tim Ferriss Show This is a nice follow-up to my last post. I’m often drawn to sports analogies and […]
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2016
 
Screenwriting Quote #197 (Rick Ramage)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaToday I interviewed screenwriter Rick Ramage (Stigmata) and his 25 year journey has been an interesting one. If I told you he optioned his first screenplay for only $5,000 you may not be impressed—until you learned that it was while he was still a student at AFI. And that it quickly led him to working […]
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20
2016
Postcard #103 (Orlando Strong)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Write. Write poorly. Continue writing poorly. Write poorly until it’s not bad anymore, and then you’ll have something you can use. People who have trouble coming up with good ideas—if they’re telling you the truth—will tell you they don’t have very many bad ideas. But people who have plenty of good ideas—if they’re telling you […] Screenwriter/director Chris Sparling had a couple false starts in L.A. before he eventually was awarded the Best Original Screenplay by the 2010 National Board of Review for his Buried screenplay. The Rhode Island native said he trying to do too much in his first attempts to make it in L.A. (taking acting classes, waiting table, going […]
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2016
Shooting a Feature Film in a CoffinPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I was really beginning to question if I’d ever catch my proverbial big break. I drifted away from film work and started applying for police jobs.” Chris Sparling, Buried screenwriter “(Chris Sparling) went directly from struggling indie director to successful Hollywood scribe when the screenplay for his horror thriller Buried was picked up, cast with a major up-and-coming star, […]
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2016
Shooting a Feature Film Over DinnerPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I wrote [My Dinner with Andre] with a friend of mine, Andre Gregory—which was also set in the rubble of a decaying city. I played a writer who struggled to find a way to survive.” Writer/Actor Wally Shawn Okay, this one is a cheat. While My Dinner with Andre (1982) is a film that takes place over […] |
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