Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Monday, 20 September 2010
10 reasons Jaws might be the best film ever made
Steven Spielberg’s Jaws is one of the most financially successful films ever made. It is also loved by critics as exampled by its 100% Fresh rating on Rottentomatoes.com. Not only that, it is one of the most widely decorated films ever made, collecting three Oscars as well as ranking highly on hundreds of top films lists including being named as one of the top 100 films ever made by Total Film, the 5th best film ever made by Empire, and the 48th best film ever made by the American Film Institute.
Here’s ten reasons why it deserves all the praise it gets.
Here’s ten reasons why it deserves all the praise it gets.
Saturday, 18 September 2010
Controversy surrounds the horror film Poltergeist
Who directed Poltergeist is a question that has been raised many times between fans of the film ever since an article appeared in the L.A. Times in 1982. The article, about a set visit during principle photography, queried whether credited director Tobe Hooper was actually at the helm. On the day of the newspaper’s visit Steven Spielberg was directing some on-location shots and Hooper was nowhere to be seen. [Click here for the full story]
Friday, 17 September 2010
It wasn’t all a bed of roses between David Lean and his most famous fan Steven Spielberg
It wasn’t all a bed of roses between David Lean and his most famous fan. Chris Evans of The Independent wrote an article in 2008 entitled: “How Sir David Lean had an epic falling out with Steven Spielberg over the filming of a Conrad novel”. [More]
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Lawrence of Arabia: The film that inspired Spielberg
Steven Spielberg’s favourite film is David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia. When the film was first released in 1962 Spielberg went to see it at a small theatre in Phoenix, Arizona where he immediately fell in love with the epic tale of T.E. Lawrence. However, as the director explains, he wasn’t aware of the enormity of the film’s influence on him until much later. [More]
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Wednesday, 15 September 2010
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