Tag: film
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Inventing Indiana Jones
I found a wonderful little treasure — at least for all film buffs: A transcribed conversation from 1978, in which George Lucas is pitching Steven Spielberg and Lawrence Kasdan his ideas for a new movie character and a new movie. The character would later become ‘Indiana Jones’, and the movie ‘Raiders of the Lost Arc’.
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My latest Animation Film: Italian-German Culture Clash
I couldn’t even say what triggered this — but one day I thought I had to deal with the horrible German notion of putting pineapple on pizza, from an Italian point of view. The result is the latest animation film on my YouTube channel MOPALAB.
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When a Japanese Monster Movie Gives Hollywood A Sucker Punch
While a lot of Hollywood’s so-called “blockbuster” fare is beginning to feel incredibly stale, others pick up the pace and do their own thing. Like this Japanese film that shocked the Oscars.
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The Last Leg of A Filmmaking Journey
I am typing this on the train, en route to Amsterdam, to see my filmmaker friend Martijn Veldhoen. He will help me with the final sound mix of my film ‘Purpose’. Martijn has made many documentary (mostly short) films, many of which have won prizes at film festivals. He is a unique filmmaker; he does…