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February 1993 |
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black-and-white photocopies of individual articles. |
In undertaking his film
adaptation of Dracula, director Francis Ford Coppola was determined
to remain faithful to the original Bram Stoker novel while still leaving
himself adequate freedom to examine it through his own sensibilities. Rejecting
high-tech effects, he opted to employ old-time cinema illusions supervised
by his son, Roman Coppola, with a host of providers includingMichael
Lantieri,Cannom
Creations, Matte
World,4-Ward
Productions, Fantasy
II, Colossal
Pictures, Visual
Concept Engineering and Available
Light.
Article by Janine Pourroy |
Once upon a time, a watershed
motion picture challenged the long-entrenched Hollywood notion that unidentified
flying objects and the forces behind them must be inherently evil. Choosing
instead to speculate upon exraterrestrial visitation as a benign phenomenon,
writer director
Steven
Spielberg fashioned a classic tale of everyday people swept up in extraordinary
events. On the occasion of its fifteenth anniversary, Spielberg reflects
upon Close Encounters of the Third Kind - its concept, its casting,
its effects.
Interview by Don Shay |
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Commercial Spot: True Colors Effects Scene: Full Moon Rising Commercial Spot: Sci-Fi Pest Control Profile: Doug Beswick Laser Revolution: Harryhausen Cornucopia |
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