Spielberg’s 3 Failed James Bond Movie Pitches Led To Indiana Jones
In the 1970s, Steven Spielberg approached EON Productions three times to direct a James Bond...
Category: Filmmaking
10 Ways X-Men: First Class Is Based On 1960s James Bond Films
Matthew Vaughn has made numerous British spy films over the last ten years, most of...
How Editor Peter Hunt Saved ‘From Russia With Love’
James Bond's licence to kill came close to expiring on his second big screen adventure....
Tippi Hedren’s Ordeal Filming ‘The Birds’ Climactic Attic Scene Delivered a Classic Hitchcock Suspense Scene
https://youtu.be/pwOhqGhP-mk In The Birds, director Alfred Hitchcock deliberately mimicked the claustrophobic shower murder scene in...
‘Galaxy of Terror’: How The Low-Budget Alien Rip-Off Influenced James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ And The Alien Franchise
Learn how this low-budget film influenced the plot, the production design, and even the lighting...
Before Coppola, George Lucas Planned To Direct ‘Apocalypse Now’ Like a Black And White Documentary
Apocalypse Now earned its status as the greatest war movie of all time, a brutal...
Goldfinger’s Laser: How Movie Serials Influenced Bond’s Near Castration–And Why It Replaced Dissection By Buzzsaw in Ian Fleming’s Novel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoQwKe0lggw The third James Bond film, Goldfinger, turned agent 007 into a global phenomenon. His...
Namor Film Rights: Universal Studios Blocks Disney From Making Namor Movie After Black Panther Wakanda Forever
In another dispute over movie rights, Marvel Studios is blocked from making a standalone movie...
Power of Myth: Watch Joseph Campbell’s Six-Part Interview With Bill Moyers (1988)
The Hero's Journey is the backbone of most myth-based stories in Hollywood. Mythic storylines, according...
Star Wars and ‘In Medias Res’: How Movie Serials Inspired A New Hope’s Iconic Opening Scene
Star Wars: A New Hope opens with John Williams' rousing score that heralds a fast-paced...