Steven Spielberg conceded a few years ago a very interesting but not widely know interview in which he explained a lot of things about his career, in special about the mythical making of Jaws. In his chat, He gives specifics…
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About film. Things you should know (or think about).
David Lynch: Thoughts from a Unique Filmmaker
The book Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood’s Golden Age: At the American Film Institute, by George Stevens Jr., was so successful that a sequel about (mostly) younger filmmakers was made, Conversations at the American Film Institute with the Great Moviemakers:…
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Great Moviemakers of Hollywood’s Golden Age: Pearls from Walsh, Vidor, Capra, and Hitchcock
Second post about the wonderful book Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood’s Golden Age: At the American Film Institute, by George Stevens Jr., which summarises a series of encounters at the AFI with legendary filmmakers. Martin Scorsese described the…
Great Moviemakers of Hollywood’s Golden Age: Harold Lloyd.
Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood’s Golden Age: At the American Film Institute is a unique book by George Stevens Jr., son of celebrated film director George Stevens. The volume summarises a series of encounters at the AFI with…
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The Big Goodbye: CHINATOWN and the Last Years of Hollywood
From the end of the 60s until the mid-70s: a fascinating period in American movies. The wonderful book The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood is in a way the story of this period. Mainly centered on…
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Reflections on the Art and Craft of Film Editing from Master Walter Murch
Michael Ondaatje, the author of the novel on which The English Patient (1996) was based, knowing what an interesting character Walter Murch was, decided to have with him a series of conversations about the art and craft of film editing,…
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Film Editing According to the Editor of STAR WARS
IN 1975 I EDITED A FILM directed by Brian De Palma called Obsession. It was an independent production, and upon its completion, no studio in Hollywood would agree to release it because of an edgy plot development. After some thought,…
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More About Film Acting from Master Michael Caine (& Part 3)
My plan was to create 2 posts about actor Michael Caine’s wisdom from the book Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life (2018). But there’s so much in it, that I decided to do a third one.…
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More About Film Acting from Master Michael Caine (Part 2)
From the book Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life (2018), legendary actor Michael Caine shares a few tricks of his trade. For Part 1, click here. Acting is reacting When I’m learning my lines, I put…
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More About Film Acting from Master Michael Caine (Part 1)
Caine retiring? Recently a bit of news appeared that made me sad: Michael Caine, one of the best actors ever, was retiring. Of course, he has the right the withdraw from his profession and take it easy. Still, when I…
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