Tag Archives: Jaws

2010 Books Read

Round-up of the books I read this year, in the order in which I read them. I am nearly finished with one last book (a collection of stories by Miranda July, given to me by my sister Siobhan for my … Continue reading

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The Making of Jaws 2:

A couple behind-the-scenes photos. I have been laid low by the flu. This week has been very rough for me, although strangely productive as well, with me literally blackberry-ing people I need to contact for this or that project from … Continue reading

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The making of “Jaws 2”: “everybody said that was a good idea”

Carl Gottlieb, screenwriter for Jaws 2 (as well as Jaws), was brought in a little bit into the game to flesh out the characters. He was flown down to Florida, where the entire 120-person company was basically sitting in a … Continue reading

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Movie Monologues Part 2

5 movie monologues to remember. I so agree with his choice of Robert Shaw’s monologue in Jaws: The trio’s search for the killer shark alternates between suspense and laughs, but for one scene it stops. Quint (Robert Shaw) and Hooper … Continue reading

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“the fish sensed a change in the sea’s rhythm”

I really like this article about Peter Benchley, author of Jaws who just died. A funny analysis of the book itself – and the screenplay by Benchley which came to Steven Spielberg in its first draft – with NO JOKES … Continue reading

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Scariest Moment In Film

Watching some show right now on Bravo: The 100 scariest movies. I came in in the middle of it. The films listed so far: Psycho Texas Chainsaw Massacre Exorcist The Shining They have all these people commenting on why certain … Continue reading

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