Super 8 mix, gifts, and Steven Spielberg's personal tape

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Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: 16 original songs from the popular TV series (DVD)

 

If you have never bought one of these screens Silva the best partition of the CD, first let me say this: if you're not a real score crazy movies (like me) do not. Just do not. They are not really very good. He, like most, is played by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the City of Prague, and is not a terribly talented orchestra. They are very flat, lost notes, make changes to the orchestration of foreign composers. The upshot of all this is that if you are familiar with film versions of pieces of music they play, it can be, frankly, a bit hard to hear.

That said, there is a decent - a reason to buy this CD - decent, of course. That is the track five minutes of music from Spielberg's "Duel". It is great music by any means, but if you're a fan of Spielberg, this version is the one that has always been (to my knowledge at least) the music of this film.

To be fair, not all the tracks here are poorly made. "Hymn to the Fallen" is pretty good, and so does the music for "AI" and "The Terminal" -. And "Minority Report", the theme is really very good, but most others just is not good, so if you want a quick way to build an overview of the quality of the music of Spielberg, this is not the way to go.

Which brings me to my final complaint is that "The Lost World" is entirely omitted! There were several good themes made for the film, it was not just rehash of "Jurassic Park".

Always DVD movies

 

An unexpected film from the director who made his name with box office hits like ET, The Jaws (if not the series Johne Indiana). Always come from this period, among all these stories for children and a new wave of fantasy to escape the dinosaurs. When I was a kid, I hated this film because I do not understand at all and has great action special effects movie buff. Time changes a lot. I learned to appreciate the big picture and is one of its greatest secrets at the same time. I love this movie but can not clearly explain why there are many films that seem to be much more interesting, a lot of movies that seem to be much more intellectual, but I can not help but love this simple little budget of love / friendship story. I just want to talk about some scenes always, there are my personal favorites: 1

The club scene of the fire, when the pilot Pete "Dorinda remembers anniversary of the problem," he said, "Why not try to sign the band, worked in the cinema" and show the whole world wants to dance with Dorinda, while Pete looks at the whole issue of the plant. It's so ... .. so perfect. 2.Hepburn - Dreyfull dialogue in the field to talk with your Spiritus ", something they get when they most need it" 0.3. Dorinda eat with Dorinda and Ted dancing to adjust Platters. Words can not describe it.4 The final scene on the plane, and the last words of Pete: "You have the wonderful life." JohnWilliams score is great, especially the ending theme of values ​​of a single sound of a piano echo .... Far from the deceptions of this film in my weight scales 8 because I have great movies, inspire me and keep me on 9 and 10 only for all the classic intolerance when Bergman or Griffith Virgin Spring .

An unexpected film from the director who made his name with box office hits like ET, The Jaws (if not the series Johne Indiana). Always come from this period, among all these stories for children and a new wave of fantasy to escape the dinosaurs. When I was a kid, I hated this film because I do not understand at all and has great action special effects movie buff. Time changes a lot. I learned to appreciate the big picture and is one of its greatest secrets at the same time. I love this movie but can not clearly explain why there are many films that seem to be much more interesting, a lot of movies that seem to be much more intellectual, but I can not help but love this simple little budget of love / friendship story. I just want to talk about some scenes always, there are my personal favorites: 1

The club scene of the fire, when the pilot Pete "Dorinda remembers anniversary of the problem," he said, "Why not try to sign the band, worked in the cinema" and show the whole world wants to dance with Dorinda, while Pete looks at the whole issue of the plant. It's so ... .. so perfect. 2.Hepburn - Dreyfull dialogue in the field to talk with your Spiritus ", something they get when they most need it" 0.3. Dorinda eat with Dorinda and Ted dancing to adjust Platters. Words can not describe it.4 The final scene on the plane, and the last words of Pete: "You have the wonderful life." JohnWilliams score is great, especially the ending theme of values ​​of a single sound of a piano echo .... Far from the deceptions of this film in my weight scales 8 because I have great movies, inspire me and keep me on 9 and 10 only for all the classic intolerance when Bergman or Griffith Virgin Spring .

The Sugarland Express (1974)

Sugarland Express "received good reviews, but critical failure at the box office. Fortunately, Spielberg had proved his talent as a director with this film and the TV movie" Duel ". Both have earned the opportunity to direct" Jaws "and the rest as they say, is history. Based on a true story, Lou Jean Poplin (Goldie Hawn) convinces her husband Clovis (William Atherton "Ghostbusters" and "Die Hard") of a minimum-security prison, even thought it has only one couple of months to go. Your child is taken and placed in foster care. Lou Jean not for this, and suggests that kidnap his son. In the process, until the order to take a couple of police officer in Texas ( Michael Sacks "Slaughter House Five") as hostages and are pursued by the sheriffs of Texas, led by Captain Tanner (Ben Johnson) throughout the state.

Steven Spielberg's first film to provide proof of his talent and skill as a director. Although he later accused of creating the box office mania that "dumbed down" Summer at the cinema "movie event", Spielberg did not create the kind of popcorn movie. Like Hitchcock, Spielberg has a wide range of films, and this is his second, was his most ambitious early films in terms of scope, and technical issues. Based on history, Spielberg invented by Hal Barwood with writers and Matthew Robbins ("long journey Bingo All-Stars & Motor Kings", "Dragon Slayer"), the true history of provocative, often funny and powerful road movie.

The solid performance and a well written script gave Spielberg a springboard for diving into a pool of ambitious film techniques. Make no mistake, however, this film is not just about technology and it is his saving grace. Otherwise, it could degenerate into a single film of the operation. John Williams score increases blood throughout the script. Although Spielberg swimped senior incredible game and ideas for photos of his favorite movies here (as he did in "Duel"), he endorsed, taking care to integrate them into the story and add their own little quirks special for them as well.

"Sugarland Express" is long overdue release on DVD. Unfortunately, in contrast to the "Duel", this DVD transfer is not looking so strong. The colors seem a bit 'faded, and the print is marred by many errors analog. It could just be a good negative, but more than likely that these are objects that not only confirmed the transfer phase. The sound is decent, although, again, much more could be done to improve the score of Williams and sound effects that revolve around the action in many sequences.

Duel (Collector's Edition) (1971)

I remember a Networked World "movie of the week". A phenomenon that burned on Saturday night used to be relegated to the evening movie on network television in an attempt to capture some notes on a night when most people came out. Sometimes, the film did not have the drivers, sometimes they were based on current world events (it would sometimes be a race to see who could make a film about the recent scandal). Would often film stars, popular shows on the network. Most of the time this film was something spectacular, but sometimes you find a diamond in the rough. Duel is one of the diamonds, and things started uber-director Steven Spielberg on his promising career.

The starting point of Duel is simple. A man traveling on a business trip, is terrorized by a tanker truck of fuel seems to be hell to kill him. That's it. When you turn this way, it does not seem to be able to maintain any kind of audience through 90 minutes of screen time. But he not only manages to keep the audience interest, but it fascinates them to continue to look at while waiting for what comes next. It is almost literally corresponds to watch a train wreck, only with cars. This ability to capture the public is a great credit not only for budding talents of Spielberg as director, but for the entire film process from script to screen.

The original story of man being terrorized by the truck looks a lot like an episode of "The Twilight Zone." One moment everything is in order that man is on his way to a business meeting. The next moment there is an 18-Wheeler tries to kill him. Part of the reason for this feeling is due to Richard Matheson, who wrote the original story (which appeared in Playboy magazine) and adapted the story to the screen. Matheson has written to all three versions of "The Twilight Zone" over the years, and The Twilight Zone: The Movie. The psychological aspect of the film, which is what helps drive the story, feels a bit like Matheson "Nightmare at 20,000 feet," where fans can remember, played William Shatner (and later, John Lithgow in the film version) as a man dismayed when they fly.

Both stories take place in small areas (from the cockpit of a plane and inside a car) when someone is mentally trying to reconcile what should be in its normal position in the front of the strange situation are actually in

Duel in that person is David Mann excellent play by Dennis Weaver. Weaver has the difficult task of playing a character who starts a little arrogant and unravels throughout the 90-minute film, but really have anyone to play against. Of course, it just spoke for themselves, but most of its businesses are not done with her voice, but her eyes. Weaver eyes show his pride, confusion and terror that the progression of the film. It's really amazing to see an actor do so much with so little.

As we have seen in other movies, however, you can have the best cast and the script and still have a film collapse without a proper direction. In another hand, it could have been a boring film about a man running around with a truck in pursuit. Instead, Spielberg gives the film a touch of genius, to capture the heart of Matheson scenario, and to anticipate the results of his early career would meet with hits like Jaws and Poltergeist. Spielberg's Duel shows as a teller of a story base to work with, rather than extravagant special effects, it now produces. This film is a perfect example of why I rarely update work because Spielberg special effects. Since its inception Spielberg have known the heart of his films should be a good story and the story is a man to be suffering from a truck or a crook on the run, Spielberg knows how to find the story and makes his better job to tell.

The film, like the duel and its low cost and simple story that will probably not today. It 'a shame, because there is a certain elegance in its simplicity. The story is told as well as can be. There is no danger that someone is trying to remake it or reworking it into something else, because what it is, is (a bad 70's clothes and all). Perhaps we should be looking for other movies that achieve such perfection, and remain so simple.

Disc: DVD

Duel was shot in twelve days in 1971 and released as a movie. With such a short production schedule, and since it was not the budding genius was in their midst, it is not true or documentary features behind the scenes for now. Normally I frown on DVD than strictly retrospective use of the material, but in this case, with only a trailer of the film's time period, there was not much choice.

The good news is that the retrospective material is very good. A documentary about the performance of functions Duel Spielberg, recalling those days with a little love. Spielberg is a memory of an elephant to remember or research to production, because it really has the details at your fingertips. With almost 40 minutes documentary (about half as long as the movie itself) talks about his TV debut director, the opportunity to make the film, the fight for the right to film in the place that filming in one study and carpets throughout, planning how to shoot with an overview of the route used (instead of script for the film), and the success of the film. Duel found popularity on TV was finally moved to the big screen.

Since telecom film was only 70 minutes, they had to go out and shoot some new images to expand to 90 minutes minimum to theaters, making Duel, one of the first "extended versions" Spielberg wanted to work.

One of the things about Spielberg's interview that I found most interesting was his realization that he could not make this film today, the same way he did then. He was as hungry as a filmmaker, then, eager to get their hands on anything he could find a way to shoot the film in such a short time. He knows he could do something so simple now, and while he admits he could not Schindler's List at the time. As he grew as a person has two doors open and closed to him. I think it's a very astute observation by one of the best in Hollywood.

How to lose friends ... Steven Spielberg, "Transformers Megan Fox may be fired after the required review of Hitler"

Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg asked Megan Fox will be taken from the last film processors after insulting the director, who has emerged.
Michael Bay has revealed the truth about the firing of the actress in an interview with GQ magazine this month.
Spielberg was incensed by the beauty of the screen compared to the Bay of Hitler during the press conference.
The actress, 25, was released quickly from the film and replaced by Rosie Huntington-Whitley British model.

 
The real reason: Steven Spielberg, "he asked Megan Fox can be thrown out of the Transformers franchise," after making a comment that Hitler was by Michael Bay
Fox had tried to claim he left the third series of films to pursue other acting opportunities.
But before July 4th premiere of Transformers 3 Bay instructor revealed for the first time, he was told to get rid of the actress.
Losing friends: Fox likened director Michael Bay to Hitler just before production of Transformers 3
He told magazine: 'You know the Hitler thing. Steven (Spielberg) said, fire her right now.'
Spielberg is executive producer of the film which stars Shia LaBeouf.
Fox had appeared in the first two Transformers films and the roles helped her be named one of the sexiest women in the world.
She had been cast in the third film but shortly before production began she gave an interview to the British magazine Wonderland.
In it she said Bay wanted to be like Hitler on his sets.
Other crew members from the film hit back on a blog comparing Fox's acting to that of a porn star.
In an open letter posted on Michael Bay's website the crew member wrote: 'Michael found this shy, inexperienced girl, plucked her out of total obscurity thus giving her the biggest shot of any young actresses' life. 
'He told everyone around to just trust him on his choice. He granted her the starring role in Transformers, a franchise that forever changed her life; she became one of the most googled and oogled women on earth.
'She was famous! She was the next Angelina Jolie, hooray! Wait a minute, two of us worked with Angelina – second thought – she's no Angelina. You see, Angelina is a professional.
'We know this quite intimately because we've had the tedious experience of working with the dumb-as-a-rock Megan Fox on both Transformers movies.'

Co-stars: Fox played the love interest of LaBeouf in both Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Film screenwriter Ehren Kruger, told GQ that Fox does not seem interested in her arrival to the evidence Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
He said: "He felt like an actor who does not want to be part of it."
LaBeouf told GQ: "He started talking s *** our captain that can not be done.".
Bay said he was not affected by the comments of Hitler.

New Star: For the third installation of the franchise, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, a love interest Rosie LaBeouf replaced by Victoria Secret model Huntington-Whiteley

2008 VES Awards Steven Spielberg Lifetime Achievement

Steven Spielberg Producers Guild Award to David O. Selznick

When the Producers Guild of America doles out its laurels at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 21, a special honor will be bestowed to Steven Spielberg: the David O. Selznick Award.

The prize recognizes "a producer's outstanding body of work in motion pictures," notes the press release. "The honor has a rich and distinguished history with past recipients including such legendary producers as Stanley Kramer, Saul Zaentz, Clint Eastwood, Billy Wilder, Brian Grazer, Jerry Bruckheimer, Roger Corman, Laura Ziskin, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, John Lasseter and last year's 2011 recipient Scott Rudin."

Before his death in 1965, Selznick reigned as one of Hollywood's greatest producers, working at MGM, RKO and independently. He produced two Oscar best picture champs: "Gone with the Wind" (1939) and "Rebecca" (1940). Spielberg's long list of producing credits includes "E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial" (1982), best picture winner "Schindler's List" (1993), "Saving Private Ryan" (1998) and "Memoirs of a Geisha" (2005).

Producers Guild Awards co-chairs Paula Wagner and Michael Manheim issued this comment: "As one of the most prolific filmmakers of all time, Steven's continued genius, imagination and fearlessness in the world of feature film entertainment is unmatched in this industry. Steven has produced some of the most iconic films in the history of cinema and we have no doubt he will continue to bring thrilling adventures, emotionally moving story lines, thought-provoking characters and cult classics to audiences across the globe. We're extremely proud to recognize Steven's contributions to the producing craft as well as the entire film industry with the David O. Selznick honor."

Raiders of the Lost Ark [VHS]

Detailed information on new DVD editions of the classic three classic Indiana Jones movies in an all new special features have been published. They are available separately for the first time on DVD, or set. They were previously only available in a DVD series.

New coincides with a new movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which comes out May 22 Day. These are the new special features designed for the new Indy fans of old movies, old and introduce new fans of the film.

Indiana Jones movies are George Lucas' refresh / update the serialized adventures of 1930 and '40. The first three were in the '80s and 30 years together. They Harrison Ford as a professor of archeology as well as going on the moon as an adventurous seeker of priceless antiquities. This leads him to exotic locations around the world, and makes him a very tight spot, the kind that only a hero of the film can be, inside or out. It is always opposed the dangerous plans of the wicked, powerful objects only he has the ability to recover. Is to develop scenarios in which the creepy creatures, ancient traps, fights with weapons, unarmed aircraft and tanks, and sometimes supernatural. Along the way Jones manages some romance too.

Raiders was the first in the series. In 1936, having barely survived a failed attempt to find (OK) and bring them home (whoops!) a former idol of Peru, Indiana Jones is recruited in a race against the Nazis to retrieve the Ark of the Covenant (yes, the one mentioned in the Bible, but with a lot of added mythology) who is reputed to have the power to make an invincible army. Ark is located in the well of souls somewhere in Egypt, the key to the exact location is a medallion located, naturally, in a seedy lodge / bar in Nepal, in possession of former lover of Indy. All kinds of sparks, literally and metaphorically, as a couple, joined by another confederate in Egypt, use their knowledge of ancient myths and pure bravado for the work under the noses of the Nazis find the Ark and the safe removal security. Almost.

There are several setbacks on the road, near escapes, a fabric huge quasi-final, and Icky - especially spiders and snakes, thousands of them, unfortunately, Indy has a bit of phobia.

Some of the most memorable moments are mixed with humor, if not outright hilarity. Indy reactions are snakes as entertaining as they are frightening. We see how the fight a swordsman expert, if you're in a hurry. How the Nazis got a copy of the (half) the medallion is painfully funny. The fate of the arch is an ironic commentary on the bureaucracy of Washington.

Raiders became an instant classic. I'm sure there are people who do not like it, but I've never met anyone. It is fine for most children (violence and mild sexuality PG), and it is probably smart enough to all but the most pretentious adults.

The original title is just Raiders of the Lost Ark, which is retained in the film itself. As the title, it is easier to market as part of the franchise.

If you just want Raiders and do not want to wait until May to get a copy of the old Raiders DVD (people sell them out of the series). The difference is the additional features. Bonuses are set in their old album, so what you get when you buy just an old Raiders DVD is pretty bare. The new version, however, is the following, all new:

- "Raiders of the Lost Ark: An Introduction" by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas

- "Indiana Jones: appreciation," where the cast and crew of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull pay tribute to The Original Trilogy

- "The face of the merger," a recreation of the effects of that famous scene that culminates certainly left an impression on me (which was new at the time), with Spielberg and Lucas on the evolution of visual effects and CGI

- The storyboards for "The Well of Souls" sequence

- DVD galleries of images, props, production photographs and portraits, FX / Industrial Light and Magic stuff, and promotion / marketing materials

- "Lego Indiana Jones", a demo and a trailer for a game based on the trilogy

If you like extras, as is probable that this new DVD, but perhaps not enough to move from the old one, or wait until May. I like audio commentaries, myself, and since they are easy to produce and tend to highlight the points not included in other functions, I subtract a star of a special edition without any, but I hope the rest . If you do not care about reviews, it might be a five star DVD for you.

There have been rumors of deleted scenes, but are not included.

Some people prefer to wait for high-definition release, which can be useful if you have the equipment or are planning. Many speculate that the Blu-ray release will be out for Christmas, but it is conjecture.

There is also some speculation that the edition of all four films will be published by Christmas. They can be connected to one of four to one, but I doubt that there will be a better edition of this film soon, if ever, is the standard DVD. Keep in mind that the previous series was published four years ago, and if not a new movie, which would probably be released during the decade, but only a standard DVD. The next update might be a high definition, and it can happen some time.

If you want the whole trilogy (highly recommended), the new entity is there, the old series is here. If you want to take any of the other members of the new series, the new edition of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is here, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade here.

I was in college when Raiders came out. There was great anticipation for the people associated with him after the great success of Star Wars. A group of us went to the hall of the center to see full size old first, waited outside for hours. We were not disappointed. It was a wild ride, exciting from beginning to end, a lot of excitement, great characters, smart moments for Comic Relief, and romance. More memorable than some entire semesters!

steven spielberg biography

The fickle world of cinema, there are very few names, you can splash the size of a billboard to ensure the economic success of the film. Harrison Ford, perhaps, or Julia Roberts. George Lucas, if the movie Star Wars. Tom Cruise seemed certain to Eyes Wide Shut. These names will probably millions, but there's only one sure guarantee - Steven Spielberg. As a director, his most successful period. His films were so popular, so consistently funny that people will rush to see anything marked as a production of Steven Spielberg's film that the only source of funding. No one else is not so muscular. No one else ever has.

As a filmmaker, he started early. He was born Steven Allan Spielberg at the 18th December 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father, Arnold, was an electrical engineer involved in the development of computers, while the mother of Leah, a concert pianist, took care of four children - Steven, the eldest, the others being Annie, Sue and Nancy. The family soon moved to Scottsdale, Arizona - Steven would attend Arcadia High School in Phoenix - and that's where his love for movies (and his financial acumen) began to flourish. Perhaps unusually fast if reports that Spielberg suffered from Asperger syndrome, is to be believed. This is a mild form of autism that leads to obsessive interests - often with very positive results.

Leah being as indulgent as Arnold was emotionally distant (several parents in the films of Spielberg, missing or remote), Steven's interest in cinema is encouraged. At 12, he had his first amateur film, a western entitled 8 minutes past gun Steven funded by a tree planting company. He was charged for admission to the movies at home, Annie is selling popcorn, and quickly became most ambitious scale and scope. In 14 years, had made a war movie of 40 minutes, Escape To Nowhere, 8 mm, and a short battle gear, which is mixed with footage from World War 2 images he shot the Phoenix airport. Even the young, who had learned to still appear as if they moved at supersonic speed. Within two years he was working in the firelight, a 140-minute science-fiction epic based on a story of his sister Nancy had written about a UFO attack. It would, as everyone knows, returning to issues of war and alien life forms.

There would be an emotional side to his story, too, and keeps an autobiography. Many films of Spielberg to have children in need, and the father above distance. It reflects own relationship with Steven Arnold - not a good idea. On one occasion, Arnold made a tiny transistor home, showed it to Steven and said the future.