This oral history of Steven Spielberg's movies by @bilgeebiri.bsky.social is the kind of treat we almost never get in deadline journalism--wide, deep, and illuminating. Let yourself enjoy one section at a time--or just devour the whole thing. www.vulture.com/article/oral...
It’s the 45th anniversary weekend of “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” 🎂
Alfred Molina, on how they shot his tarantula sequence: “Steven’s, like, ‘Alfred! Alfred! Look scared! Look scared!’
“I’m, like, ‘I’m scared!’” 🙏🏼
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Over 30 actors, filmmakers, and close friends recount how Steven Spielberg infiltrated Hollywood and helped the Movie Brats take over.
The only thing AI seems to be doing in the film world is giving people with no talent or taste the ability to take their shitty ideas to a false sense of completion when they should surround themselves with a crew willing to tell them that their ideas suck balls.
Shut the fuck up, Donny!
6/13/62: Stanley Kubrick's Lolita
w/Mr. James Mason, Shelley Winters, Peter Sellers, Sue Lyon
More:
@rockmarooned.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/film/2022/ju...
@jamieloftus.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3...
@cinephiliabeyond.org: cinephiliabeyond.org/lolita/
Talking to a friend, I referred to DISCLOSURE DAY as Steven Spielberg's BLACKHAT. (If you know me, you know I consider that to be a good thing.) Here's my review: www.vulture.com/article/disc...
Steven Spielberg returns to UFOs but this time from an even more spiritual angle.
Trump threatens to nuke Iran in a statement ostensibly announcing a peace deal: “Hopefully, this process will all work out quickly, easily, and smoothly. If it doesn’t, we have the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again! Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!”
39 years later, Predator remains the rare action film that only grows in stature. To celebrate its anniversary, revisit the story behind John McTiernan’s masterful studio debut.
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Happy 46th anniversary to The Shining 🪓
If you're celebrating Kubrick’s horror masterpiece today, there’s no better companion than his original treatment—an essential read for fans of the film.
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cinephiliabeyond.org/stanley-kubr...
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“Dreams Of Violets cost $2000 and is an insult to filmmakers everywhere—not to mention the Iranians whose deaths it dramatizes.”
#FuckAI
