The new Clint Eastwood movie,"Gran Torino," which opens today in Minnesota, was shot in Detroit. But the heart of the film was born in Minneapolis . The story of an out-of-touch war veteran and his Hmong teen-age neighbors has generated plenty of Oscar buzz. It has also marked a breakthrough for screenwriter and Twin Cities native Nick Schenk. Schenk won a best screenplay award from the National Board of Review, the same honor bestowed last year on former Minnesotan Diablo Cody for the film "Juno." Schenk spoke to Minnesota Public Radio's Laura Yuen about his unusual path to Hollywood.