The Writer’s Groundhog Day
People seem to always be complaining that they are stuck in their lives. I hear a lot about it because of Groundhog Day – one of the ways that people relate to the movie is because they are feeling stuck in repetitive patterns, stuck, unable to change anything.
As I begin one of the monumental upheavals […]
Filed under: Uncategorized by danny
9 Comments »
Garcia Street looks different today.
To my mind it’s one of the prettiest streets in Santa Fe. The guys at the electric company do a mindless job every spring of cropping branches on the cottonwoods and Chinese elms lining the street. There are so many talented sculptors and arborists and city planners in this area, you’d […]
Filed under: Uncategorized by danny
3 Comments »
Where do you end a screenplay? How do you know it’s done?
Here’s a perspective, as I have endings on my mind this week.
It began with a call from my father, telling me that my brother – my younger brother – had just suffered a stroke.
I know, right? Scary stuff. Is this an ending?
It was […]
Filed under: Uncategorized by danny
6 Comments »
Imagine this situation:
You are sitting on your front porch listening to the gentle sounds of the night, or having a pleasant conversation with your friend, or figuring something out on the guitar. This is your situation. If you don’t play the guitar, well, that explains why you’re trying so hard to figure something out.
Enter the […]
Filed under: Uncategorized by danny
1 Comment »
I’m going to say something provocative and see if my friend Paul can be provoked.
Paul is Paul Hannam, author of the just released blockbuster book The Magic of Groundhog Day. In the book Paul talks about such things as whether it is possible for people to break out of their unwanted repetitive patterns, and whether […]
Filed under: Uncategorized by danny
28 Comments »
Can you feel it? The Season is upon us. We are one week away – G minus seven days. Already my friends are nudging me – “It’s almost … you-know-what!” – the radio stations are calling – “We’re here with screenwriter Danny Rubin. Danny, can you believe it’s been fifteen years since the movie came […]
Filed under: Uncategorized by danny
14 Comments »
Every now and then people send me specific questions about screenwriting, about Ghog Day, and about my very private personal life. Glad to share. In fact, I’ve just started a place on the blog for questions and answers (see above: “ask Danny”; “ask Phil.”) Have a party.
To kick off this new feature, here are […]
Filed under: Uncategorized by danny
1 Comment »
