Tag Archives: Steven Spielberg

On June 20, 1975:

Posted on June 3, 2005 by sheila
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Star Wars: “What’s this Farts of Others?”

Posted on May 19, 2005 by sheila

From Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock ‘N’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood by Peter Biskind Lucas felt he was ready to screen Star Wars. The special effects weren’t finished, and George had cut in black and white dogfights from … Continue reading →

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Close Encounters Story: Those Five Notes

Posted on March 22, 2005 by sheila

At the Spielberg seminar, we spent (of course) quite a bit of time on Close Encounters. Spielberg told the story of the meteor shower (in Part 1), and also said that it had always been his dream, or fantasy, or … Continue reading →

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Close Encounters Story: Spielberg and his Dad

Posted on March 22, 2005 by sheila

Steven Spielberg came to my school and gave a seminar. Many of you have probably seen the thing on television, and have probably seen a red-headed pale-faced chick among the faces in the crowd. That was me. Spielberg was incredible … Continue reading →

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Tom Hanks, Archetype

Posted on September 1, 2004 by sheila

I so look forward to the day when Tom Hanks no longer picks roles where he is a symbol, a myth, a metaphor, a representation of something else, a stand-in for an idea or a concept, a comment-on-the-American-personality, a comment-on-humanity, … Continue reading →

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