Film school: the true story of a midwestern family man who went to the world's most famous film school, fell flat

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One L meets You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again. In this comic and moving and completely true tale, Film School reveals what life is like at the elite school that trained Hollywood's biggest names. When Midwestern journalist Steve Boman applied to the University of Southern California's vaunted School of Cinematic Arts, the world's oldest and most prestigious film school, he had more than a few strikes against him: His wife was recovering from thyroid cancer. His beloved sister had just died of leukemia. He lost his job. He had three young children. He was in his late 30s ... And he had no.;Foreword; Introduction; Take 1; 1 -- Standing Up, Standing out; 2 A Class Act; 3 The Backstory; 4 Superbabe, GeezerJock, and Steve all Fall Down; 5 Annette; Take 2; 6 Surprise!; 7 Nice to Meet You, Donald Sutherland; 8 BMOC, WTF; 9 Limes Regiones Rerum; 10 Trey, the Pitch Master; 11 Right Time, Right Place; 12 It Keeps Getting Better; Afterword; Acknowledgments.