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From West Virginia to Hollywood1 comment

Scott W. Smith wrote 2 months ago: Since Diablo Cody is my poster child (female) for a screenwriter coming from outside L.A. (and the o … more →

Tags: Diablo Cody, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Kevin Costner, West Virginia, Lawrence Kasden, body heat, Grand Canyon, University of Michigan, The First Time I Got Paid for It

Travels with Steinbeck1 comment

Scott W. Smith wrote 5 months ago: “During the 1920s, at the height of his fame and literary power, Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) wa … more →

Tags: john steinbeck, On the Waterfront, Sinclair Lewis, main street, Elmer Gantry, travels with charley, Saul Centre, birth place of Sinclair Lewis, Morris Dickstein

Screenwriting from Grand Rapids1 comment

Scott W. Smith wrote 7 months ago: “You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me?”            … more →

Tags: Bill Romanowski, Calvin College, Paul Schrader, Seabiscuit, Tender Mercies, The bridges of Madison county, Taxi Driver, Michigan, Jeannie Claudia Oppewall

Movie Making in Marfa (Texas)2 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 8 months ago:  “I think when people come here they really feel the power of the land, which transcends beautifully … more →

Tags: Texas, There Will Be Blood, marfa, Robin Lambaria, Marfa Film Festival, no country for old me, Michael Graczk

Screenwriting from Hell 2 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 12 months ago: “There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but boys, it is all hell. … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Air Force, Apocalypse Now, Army, Hitler, Iowa, Irag, Jarhead, Jimmy Buffett

Screenwriting from Texas3 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 12 months ago: Tender Mercies was filmed in Texas in the Waxahachie area with mainly Texas crews.                   … more →

Tags: willie nelson, Horton Foote, Texas, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Rodriguez, The Last Picture Show, To Kill a Mockingbird, Places in the Heart, Don Henley

Screenwriting Las Vegas Style2 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: “Three years ago I was living in Vegas as the night manager of the Mirage Hotel tram line. … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, anthony zuiker, Casino, Chart House Restaurant, Chris Moneymaker, Christopher Wehner, CSI, Diablo Cody, lake-tahoe-nevada

Screenwriting from Massachusetts

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: “I was just a guy with a pen and paper and an idea for a book.”                          … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Boston, Cedar Rapids, Erich segak, Eugene O'Neil, Frank Pierson, George Clloney, harvard, Irish Democrat Pub & Grille

Sex, Lies, & Mr. Bill (Screenwriting from Louisiana)1 comment

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: “Ohh Nooo!!!”                              Mr. Bill   ”You could make a really goo … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Alexandyr Kent Apostle, Anne Rice, Annye Refoe, Baton Rouge, Benicio Del Toto, bubble, Che Cuevara, Che Guevara

Screenwriting, Baseball and Underdogs2 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: “I’d wake up at night with the smell of the ball park in my nose, the cool of the grass on my … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, 2008, Baseball, Chris Moneymaker, Client Eastwood, Clinton, College World Series, Cynthia Whitcomb, Diablo Cody

Screenwriting from Nebraska3 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: “Of course Nebraska is a storehouse for literary material. Everywhere is a storehouse of liter … more →

Tags: Iowa, Lew Hunter, Cedar Falls, UCLA, john steinbeck, Francis Ford Coppola, Skip Press, Willa Cather, Nebraska

Screenwriting from Ireland1 comment

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: Happy St. Patrick’s Day. I recommend that along with your pint of Guinness or green beer as yo … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Steven Spielberg, John Cassavetes, Faces, Jim Carney, The Brothers McMullen, Edwards Burns, once, Ireland

The Oscars Minnesota-Style3 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: And the winner is… Minnesota.   If someone wanted to make a point about talent coming from out … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Movies, Entertainment, juno, Iowa, Diablo Cody, University of Iowa, Oscars, Coen Brothers

Screenwriting & the Little Fat Girl in Ohio12 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago:  ”One day some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart.”                   … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Britney Spears, David Nutter, Entertainment, Filmmaking, Francis Ford Coppola, Frank Darabont, george clooney, Iowa

The Juno-Iowa Connection3 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday the Oscar nominations were announced and Diablo Cody and her script Juno were nominated fo … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Most viewed posts, Movies, Entertainment, juno, Iowa, Diablo Cody, University of Iowa, Iowa Writers' Workshop


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