There are directors and there are composers, and then there are pairings so fused that it becomes hard to imagine one without the other. Hitchcock had Herrmann, at least for a while. Burton has Elfman, most of the time. But no director-composer relationship in film history has lasted longer, produced more, or shaped the sound … Continue reading Two Notes, Five Notes, and Fifty Years: How John Williams Became the Sound of Steven Spielberg
Jaws
The Worst 75 – Jaws: The Revenge
Jaws: The Revenge 1987 Directed by Joseph Sargent Welcome to Movie Monday, fellow film aficionados! Today, we're diving deep into the murky waters of cinematic disasters as we continue our journey through my personal list of the 100 worst movies I've ever seen. Remember, this list is based solely on my opinion, so your mileage … Continue reading The Worst 75 – Jaws: The Revenge
AFI #56 – Jaws
Jaws 1975 Directed by Steven Spielberg Netflix says... Director Steven Spielberg virtually invented the summer blockbuster with this white-knuckle adaptation of Peter Benchley's novel about an insatiable great white shark that terrorizes the townspeople of fictional Amity Island. John Williams's legendary score punctuates the tension as the police chief (Roy Scheider), an oceanographer (Richard Dreyfuss) … Continue reading AFI #56 – Jaws
The Confusing Middle 