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Archive for August, 2008
Screenwriting from Alaska (Palin Inspired)
Posted in Screenwriting Road Trips, screenwriting, tagged 2008 Oscars, Alaska, Cedar Falls, Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush, Chris in Morning, David Mamet, Democratic National Convention, Dennis Hopper, Diane English, Doug Flutie, Dr. Joel Fleischman, Erin Brockovich, Eskimo, Gary Ross, Goethe, Greg brown, Grizzly Man, Hail Mary pass, Hilary Clinton, Into the Wild, Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Writers' Workshop, Iris Dement, Jack London, Janie Turner, Jimmy Stewart, John McCain, John McCain picks VP running mate, John Milius, Johnny Horton's number one hit North to Alaska, Jon Krakauer, Jon Stewart, KBHR, Key West, Maggie O'Connell, Martin Luther King Jr., MFA, Miami Hurricanes, Murphy Brown, Nanook of the North, Northern Exposure, NX, Obama, Obama-Palin ticket, palin northern exposure, Pulitzer Prize winner John McPhee's Coming into the Cou, Robert Flaherty, Sarah Palin, Seal Beach, Sean Penn, Seinfeld, Sept 11, Susannah Grant, The Twlight Zone, Todd Palin, Univ. Of Iowa, Warner Herzog, Wasila, Yup'ik Eskimo on August 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Screenwriting Jamaican-Olympic Style
Posted in screenwriting, tagged 100 meter, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Alpha Boys' School, Anthony Davis, Bob Marley, Cool Runnings, Dr. No, dredlocks, Fritz Coleman, Gold medals, How Tiny Jamaica Developed So Many Champion Sprinters, Jamaica, Kingston, Matthew Clark, Michael Phelps, Reggae music, Sean Connery, Shawn Johnson, Sisters of Mercy, Three Little Birds, Training Jamaican sprinters, Trojan Records, Usain Bolt, UTECH on August 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Little Jamaica — our country is blessed with some of the best, if not the best, talent you can find.”
Olivia Grange,
Jamaica’s minister of sport
Chances are when you think of movies and Jamaica Cool Runnings comes to mind. (If you’re old school you may remember that part of Sean Connery’s first Bond film, Dr. No, was [...]
The 48-Hour Film
Posted in screenwriting, tagged Amy Anderson, Beijing, Des Moines, Failure to Launch, Galleria de Paco, Gymnast, Heart Strings, Iowa, Jon Van Allen, leaving Las Vegas, Matthew McConaughey, Mike Figgis, Olympics, Paco Rosic, Panasonic HVX 200, Sergei Eisenstien, Shawn Johnson, Sistine Chapel, Spin-U-Tech, The 48 Hour film project, Waterloo, West Des Moines on August 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
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