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Spitballing Indy
…we seldom get to witness the actual creative sessions that go into producing films. So I was gobsmacked to discover, recently, that over several days in 1978, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and the screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan worked through an idea Lucas had for a film called “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and they recorded the sessions. And there’s a transcript. And it’s online.
…Over the intervening decades of enormous wealth and success, both Lucas and Spielberg have carefully tended their public images, so there is a voyeuristic thrill to seeing them converse in so unguarded a manner…
Patrick Radden Keefe reads the transcript of the Indiana Jones creators spitballing about the movie: http://nyr.kr/YdyrUb
(Source: newyorker.com)
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Michelle Dean reconsiders Mary Todd Lincoln, and explains why Sally Field was perfect for the role in Spielberg’s film: http://nyr.kr/10oHfWa
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Michael Sragow looks at the new restored print of Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” and at the 1975 film’s unassuming greatness: http://nyr.kr/OWDpNx
In the behind-the-scenes documentaries that accompany the awe-inspiring restoration of “Jaws,” Steven Spielberg says that the story of the making of the film reminds him of his youthful courage and stupidity. But seeing the movie anew will make most people think of his amazing talent. “Jaws” is the work of a wunderkind who couldn’t guess how wonderful his breakthrough blockbuster was going to be…
Photograph: Universal.
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In this week’s issue, David Denby reviews “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “The Adventures of Tintin.”: http://nyr.kr/uPBtNE
(Source: newyorker.com)
