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Fast pitch. (L.A. Stories).


Aspiring as·pire  
intr.v. as·pired, as·pir·ing, as·pires
1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom.

2.
 screenwriters This is a list of screenwriters: A–F
  • J. J. Abrams: , Armageddon, Regarding Henry, Alias, Lost, Felicity
  • Woody Allen
  • Jane Arden (film-director): Separation, The Other Side Of The Underneath
 look for inspiration in any number of places, including the pages of the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times

Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name).
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Within a few days of reading a Jan. 10 article about Japan's "wakaresaseya" - folks who make a living breaking up relationships -- writer Ricky Blitt Ricky Blitt is a Canadian-born (Montreal) American screenwriter, executive producer, show creator, and voice actor. Early in his career, Blitt was a writer on The Parent Hood, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, and Brotherly Love.  developed a concept for a movie project. DreamWorks Pictures promptly acquired the pitch.

In "Breakups Are Their Business," Mark Magnier of the Times' Tokyo bureau reports on the growing popularity of break-up specialists in a country that eschews confrontation. "The day it ran, it got quite a bit of reaction, including several calls and e-mails from people in Hollywood," Magnier e-mailed from Japan. "At first, I thought someone was playing a joke on me."
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Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Date:Feb 4, 2002
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