Category Archives: Screenwriting

Jonathan Franzen: March 5, 2012

Report by Engram Wilkinson: Audience members filed into McAlister Auditorium Monday night–most clutching copies of The Corrections or Freedom–eager for Tulane University’s sixth reading in its Great Writer Series. Franzen joins the league of Toni Morrison, Salmon Rushdie, Joan Didion, Carlos Fuentes and … Continue reading

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Peter Bogdanovich class visit 01/27/10

Report by Marissa Blake: You don’t have to read about Peter Bogdanovich’s many accomplishments – both in front of and behind the camera – to understand that he is an entertainer. You only have to listen to him for a … Continue reading

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An evening with Eric Overmyer

Report by Elizabeth Furey: The students of Paula Morris’ Intro to Screenwriting class made sacrifices to make it to a dinner on Thursday, October 29th.  Rehearsals had to wait; club meetings were pushed aside.  Professor Morris lifted her boycott of … Continue reading

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Jonathan King visit

Report by Jonathan Magoon: On Wednesday night, several students from Paula Morris’s screenwriting class, myself included, had dinner at Antoine’s with writer / director Jonathan King. King, known best for his first feature  Black Sheep (2006), a sheep zombie (that’s … Continue reading

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