Month: February 2013

Michael Starrbury, Minnesota screenwriter of “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete,” talks about making movie magic

By Jim Brunzell III February 13, 2013 A few days after the Sundance Film Festival premier of the film made from his screenplay, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, local screenwriter Michael Starrbury sat down at a coffee house table in downtown Minneapolis where I was meeting him to discuss his film. I’d never met …

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SPIRIT AWARDS SPOTLIGHT: MICHAEL STARRBURY REVEALS THE WRITER’S ADAGE THAT’S NOT TRUE

By FILM INDEPENDENT February 2, 2013 Screenwriter Michael Starrbury discovered his love of cinema after sneaking into a movie theater as a young boy to see the classic Prince film Purple Rain. When Apollonia purified herself in Lake Minnetonka, it was as if God, Allah, Buddha and that Hindu elephant was giving him a sign. Now, he’s one …

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