moriarty@fluke.UUCP (The Napoleon of Crime) (08/14/84)
A really interesting article... and a few reactions: >Amblin' Entertainment will also make a foray into network >television. "Amazing Stories" will premiere on NBC's Fall 1985 >schedule. Spielberg will executive produce this series, which is >intended to give new writers and directors a showcase to strut >their stuff. NBC has tried to sell the project as only a distaff >relative to "The Twilight Zone" and "Night Gallery" but was hard >pressed to describe what _k_i_n_d_s of differences would be involved. >The show is supposed to present the kind of Amazing Stories "that >only Steven Spielberg" can do. This sounds very interesting, if Spielberg can get the kinds of writers and photographers and directors who are willing to put some oomph into the storys, and not get into a "gotta get this out by Tuesday" mentality, which is where most TV seems to be. Boy, a couple of Richard Matheson or Robert Bloch screenplays would be terrific. >MGM/UA rolls the latest James Bond film, "From a View to a Kill," >with location work in Switzerland, Norway and (!) San Francisco >this month. The huge 007 stage at Pinewood Studios was to have >housed sets for this film, but a fire occurred in June which >destroyed the building. John Glen will direct from another script >by Michael Wilson and Richard Maibaum. Christopher Walken will >play the villain this time around. Tanya Roberts and Grace Jones >also star. I assume this is with Moore; however, it's by the same crew who did "For Your Eyes Only", which was the best Moore Bond pic I've seen. Christopher Walken could be great if they let him be a tragic villain; he is excellent with this sort of role. Grace Jones should also be good. Tanya Roberts? Gag. I'm sorry to hear about Pinewood Studio's soundstage; I'll bet this is the big one which has housed some of the best movies over the last 10 years. Maybe I'm just getting sentimental in my old age.... If dementia has a name, it must be... Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc. UUCP: {cornell,decvax,ihnp4,sdcsvax,tektronix,utcsrgv}!uw-beaver \ {allegra,gatech!sb1,hplabs!lbl-csam,decwrl!sun,ssc-vax} -- !fluke!moriarty ARPA: fluke!moriarty@uw-beaver.ARPA
steven@ism70.UUCP (08/17/84)
#N:ism70:13100033:000:2626 ism70!steven Aug 10 10:12:00 1984 On the high concept watch in Lotusland: Steven Spielberg, besides attending the Opening Ceremonies for the Olympics, has made a series of announcements recently signaling the direction his film company Amblin' Entertainment will take in the future. Although Spielberg hasn't officially announced his next project, he has told Army Archerd in Variety that his next two films would be the third and final "Indiana Jones" film and the long-rumored "Peter Pan." He said that Michael Jackson would definitely _n_o_t play the title role; it will be portrayed by an 11 or 12-year-old. Warner Bros. announced that Spielberg and Richard Donner will make an adventure film, "The Goonies," which will roll this fall and be a major release for the company next summer. Donner, who directed "Superman" for Warners, will direct and coproduce with Harvey Bernhard. Chris Columbus (writer of "Gremlins") will do the screenplay, which is based on Spielberg's original idea. Terry Semel, an executive with the studio, said only that "The Goonies" is "a young person's adventure film for persons of all ages." Amblin' Entertainment will also make a foray into network television. "Amazing Stories" will premiere on NBC's Fall 1985 schedule. Spielberg will executive produce this series, which is intended to give new writers and directors a showcase to strut their stuff. NBC has tried to sell the project as only a distaff relative to "The Twilight Zone" and "Night Gallery" but was hard pressed to describe what _k_i_n_d_s of differences would be involved. The show is supposed to present the kind of Amazing Stories "that only Steven Spielberg" can do. Meanwhile cross the pass, Paramount will pit a new film by Joe Dante against "The Goonies" in the summer of '85. Dante will direct "Explorers" from an original script by newcomer Eric Luke. Luke wrote the screenplay while working at "The Change of Hobbit" bookstore in Santa Monica. Paramount held an open casting call the 1st of August for boys 12 to 14 years old. The film concerns a group of young boys who share a "collective dream" that leads them on a "fantastic adventure" (Is that vague enough for you?). MGM/UA rolls the latest James Bond film, "From a View to a Kill," with location work in Switzerland, Norway and (!) San Francisco this month. The huge 007 stage at Pinewood Studios was to have housed sets for this film, but a fire occurred in June which destroyed the building. John Glen will direct from another script by Michael Wilson and Richard Maibaum. Christopher Walken will play the villain this time around. Tanya Roberts and Grace Jones also star.