PAUL CAIN isn’t his real name. Is slender, blond, usually bearded. He wasted his first thirty years as a matter of course and principle; wandered over South America, Europe, northern Africa and the Near East; been a bosun’s-mate, Dada painter, gambler, and a “no“-man in Hollywood. This biographical note for the hard-boiled novel Fast One, […]
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‘Futurama’ producer Tiffany Brower does ‘air traffic control’ for the series from her home in Iowa
Tiffany Brower is a survivor. And that made her damn near destined for Futurama, a show that has come back from cancellation two times over. Brower both worked on the sci-fi animated show on it’s Comedy Central run and in it’s current incarnation with Hulu, where she serves as associate producer.
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Des Moines screenwriter Joshua Johnson on how a Hitchcock spoof he penned 10 years ago became Jason Biggs’ directorial debut
As a kid, it’s easy to see Iowa as lacking in spectacle. But I’d wager we Iowa kids have the best imaginations because of it. With fewer shiny distractions, creatives are able to devote themselves to a craft. Joshua Johnson, raised in West Des Moines, is one of those former kids. His childhood love for […]
