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Johnny Depp vs. Bob the Tomato

Posted in screenwriting, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »

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Sundance, Sugar, and the Strange Land of Iowa

Posted in screenwriting, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The 2008  Sundance Film Festival ended Sunday with Josh Tickell’s Fields of Fuel winning The Audience Award: Documentary.  I haven’t seen the film so I don’t know if Tickell shot or wrote any of the film in Iowa, but anybody who drives a Veggie Van around the country has to have an Iowa connection. The vehicle looks [...]

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The Juno-Iowa Connection

Posted in Most Viewed Posts, Screenwriting Road Trips, screenwriting, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Yesterday the Oscar nominations were announced and Diablo Cody and her script Juno were nominated for best original screenplay and the film was also nominated for best picture.  I recently pointed out her Iowa connection as having graduated from the University of Iowa. 
If you’re not familiar with the creative talent that has come out of [...]

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Life Beyond Hollywood

Posted in screenwriting, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Screenwriting from Iowa, huh? 
No, it’s not a joke or an oxymoron. (Doesn’t the above photo I took today look like an
ideal day to write?)
Screenwriting from Iowa isn’t really just about Iowa or limited to screenwriting. But that is
the starting point. And I hope this on-going blog encourages writers who feel like they live [...]

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