Clockwise from left: Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Francis Ford Coppola.Photo: Silver Screen Collection, Murray Close (Getty Images)
Martin Scorsese’s recent musings about mortality—inspired by thoughts from director Akira Kurosawa a generation ago—inspire even more thoughts, and not just because Kurosawa’s Dreams, starring Scorsese as Vincent Van Gogh,...
Martin Scorsese’s recent musings about mortality—inspired by thoughts from director Akira Kurosawa a generation ago—inspire even more thoughts, and not just because Kurosawa’s Dreams, starring Scorsese as Vincent Van Gogh,...
- 6/19/2023
- by Luke Y. Thompson
- avclub.com
Sometimes even the most popular movies can have a secret or two. Case in point, James Cameron’s 1986 sci-fi classic Aliens originally featured a scene that adds a whole new dimension to Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley. Even with where the franchise went after, Aliens remains one of the most revered sequels ever made. And Cameron’s deleted scene only enhances its impact.
How James Cameron raised the bar with 1986’s ‘Aliens’
Ridley Scott’s 1979 hit Alien essentially plays like a haunted house movie in space. The xenomorph lurks in the shadows and strikes without warning, like a slasher. But Cameron had a very different approach. Rather than duplicate that scenario, his sequel has a more militaristic story in mind, turning the franchise into a sci-fi war film instead.
Famously, Cameron’s pitch for the film — which he made soon after The Terminator hit it big — also involved a lot more xenomorphs this time around.
How James Cameron raised the bar with 1986’s ‘Aliens’
Ridley Scott’s 1979 hit Alien essentially plays like a haunted house movie in space. The xenomorph lurks in the shadows and strikes without warning, like a slasher. But Cameron had a very different approach. Rather than duplicate that scenario, his sequel has a more militaristic story in mind, turning the franchise into a sci-fi war film instead.
Famously, Cameron’s pitch for the film — which he made soon after The Terminator hit it big — also involved a lot more xenomorphs this time around.
- 2/6/2023
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This post originally appeared on Entertainment Weekly.
Whether he’s reading to kids at the White House, hitting up local bookstores on Black Friday, or giving recommendations to his daughters, President Barack Obama may as well be known as the Commander in Books.
Potus is an avid reader and recently spoke to the New York Times about the significant, informative and inspirational role literature has played in his presidency, crediting books for allowing him to “slow down and get perspective.” With his presidency coming to an end this Friday, EW looked back at Obama’s lit picks over the years...
Whether he’s reading to kids at the White House, hitting up local bookstores on Black Friday, or giving recommendations to his daughters, President Barack Obama may as well be known as the Commander in Books.
Potus is an avid reader and recently spoke to the New York Times about the significant, informative and inspirational role literature has played in his presidency, crediting books for allowing him to “slow down and get perspective.” With his presidency coming to an end this Friday, EW looked back at Obama’s lit picks over the years...
- 1/19/2017
- by Mark Marino
- PEOPLE.com
Bielecki worked on Star Wars, Superman and Alien.
Photographer and publicity consultant Stanley Bielecki has died aged 91.
Born in Lviv, Poland in 1925, Bielecki came to London after WWII to work as a photojournalist before establishing his lab Sb international in the 1960’s in order to focus on film still photography.
Working with renowned stillsmen such as Bob Penn, Johnny Jay and Tony Snowdon, Bielecki commissioned, developed and distributed photographic material for the marketing for major films of the 1970’s and 1980’s, among them The Omen, The French Connection, Monty Python’s Meaning of Life and the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
He also worked on the first Star Wars, Superman and Alien movies as an advertising and publicity consultant. Across his career he was commissioned as a consultant by 20th Century Fox, MGM, Columbia, The Ladd Company, Universal, Walt Disney Studios and many independents.
Directors he worked with include Mel Brooks, Peter Bogdanovich, [link...
Photographer and publicity consultant Stanley Bielecki has died aged 91.
Born in Lviv, Poland in 1925, Bielecki came to London after WWII to work as a photojournalist before establishing his lab Sb international in the 1960’s in order to focus on film still photography.
Working with renowned stillsmen such as Bob Penn, Johnny Jay and Tony Snowdon, Bielecki commissioned, developed and distributed photographic material for the marketing for major films of the 1970’s and 1980’s, among them The Omen, The French Connection, Monty Python’s Meaning of Life and the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
He also worked on the first Star Wars, Superman and Alien movies as an advertising and publicity consultant. Across his career he was commissioned as a consultant by 20th Century Fox, MGM, Columbia, The Ladd Company, Universal, Walt Disney Studios and many independents.
Directors he worked with include Mel Brooks, Peter Bogdanovich, [link...
- 1/6/2017
- ScreenDaily
Bielecki worked on Star Wars, Superman and Alien.
Photographer and publicity consultant Stanley Bielecki has died aged 91.
Born in Lviv, Poland in 1925, Bielecki came to London after WWII to work as a photojournalist before establishing his lab Sb international in the 1960’s in order to focus on film still photography.
Working with renowned stillsmen such as Bob Penn, Johnny Jay and Tony Snowdon, Bielecki commissioned, developed and distributed photographic material for the marketing for major films of the 1970’s and 1980’s, among them The Omen, The French Connection, Monty Python’s Meaning of Life and the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
He also worked on the first Star Wars, Superman and Alien movies as an advertising and publicity consultant. Across his career he was commissioned as a consultant by 20th Century Fox, MGM, Columbia, The Ladd Company, Universal, Walt Disney Studios and many independents.
Directors he worked with include Mel Brooks, Peter Bogdanovich, [link...
Photographer and publicity consultant Stanley Bielecki has died aged 91.
Born in Lviv, Poland in 1925, Bielecki came to London after WWII to work as a photojournalist before establishing his lab Sb international in the 1960’s in order to focus on film still photography.
Working with renowned stillsmen such as Bob Penn, Johnny Jay and Tony Snowdon, Bielecki commissioned, developed and distributed photographic material for the marketing for major films of the 1970’s and 1980’s, among them The Omen, The French Connection, Monty Python’s Meaning of Life and the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
He also worked on the first Star Wars, Superman and Alien movies as an advertising and publicity consultant. Across his career he was commissioned as a consultant by 20th Century Fox, MGM, Columbia, The Ladd Company, Universal, Walt Disney Studios and many independents.
Directors he worked with include Mel Brooks, Peter Bogdanovich, [link...
- 1/6/2017
- ScreenDaily
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