Tag: The Sugarland Express
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The Brief Conversation That Launched John Williams’ Long Star Wars Career
For almost 50 years, John Williams’ music has been virtually synonymous with the films of Steven Spielberg (and vice versa), and for nearly as long, Williams’ compositions have formed the emotional backbone of the Skywalker Saga from “Star Wars.” However, 20 years before the cinematic musical maestro become known for either of those things, Williams…
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Raiders Of The Lost Ark Had Steven Spielberg Doing Things He Swore He Wouldn’t Do Again
In 1981, Steven Spielberg admitted that filmmaking was a learning experience … in what you hate. Spielberg’s first feature was “Duel,” a horror movie based on a short story by Richard Matheson, and it was made on a budget of only $450,000, cheap even for 1971. He followed that with “The Sugarland Express” in 1973,…
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Cool Stuff: Spielberg: The First Ten Years Book Digs Into The Director’s Earliest Blockbusters
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.No one can deny that Steven Spielberg is one of the most renowned and influential director’s in cinema history. From game-changing blockbusters like “Jaws” and “Jurassic Park” to devastating prestige Oscar-winning films like “Schindler’s List” and “Munich,” Spielberg is a master storyteller who has been turning…
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Steven Spielberg’s Unmade Movies: 10 Films The Oscar-Winner Came Close to Directing
Steven Spielberg’s unprecedented five-decade stint at the apex of Hollywood owes as much to his versatility as his filmmaking talents. Since bursting onto the scene with “The Sugarland Express” in 1974, the director has proven himself capable of working in nearly every genre imaginable, oftentimes in the same year.After helping to create the modern summer…
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Oscar-Nominated Film Editor Edward Abroms Dies at 82
Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award winning film editor Edward Abroms died on Feb. 13 of heart failure in Thousand Oaks, Ca. He was 82.He received an Academy Award nomination in 1983 with Frank Moriss for “Blue Thunder.” Abroms won Emmys for “My Sweet Charlie” in 1970 and for “Columbo” in 1972.His TV credits include “Ironside,” “Murder…