Director Steven Spielberg’s Jaws was a smash hit and the movie that made him Hollywood royalty. Making the movie, though, was a royal pain. Filming on Martha’s Vineyard put cast and crew at the mercy of the weather. Filming on the ocean, as Spielberg insisted on doing, revealed all the reasons no one ever films... Continue Reading →
But Who’s Keeping Score? Film Composer John Williams Wins 2016 AFI Life Achievement Award
Never has a film composer won American Film Institute’s esteemed Life Achievement Award. Until now. When you live in Florida, you spend a lot of time on boats. At beaches. It’s challenging to float along in the peaceful lull of Gulf tides and not, at some point, hear it. Dum. Da dum. Da dum dum.... Continue Reading →