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Episode III: Another World
Listen to Blockbuster on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other platforms. Put on your headphones, close your eyes, and enjoy. This is a...
Apr 29, 20191 min read
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How Jeff Bridges, Jon Voight Almost Ended Up Starring in JAWS
One of the most important characters in the 1975 masterpiece is Hooper, the oceanographer, but Spielberg's original picks for the role...
Apr 29, 20192 min read
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5 Ways Flash Gordon Helped Inspire George Lucas and STAR WARS
From childhood, Lucas was inspired by the 1936 serial. Those influences carried on into Star Wars. From an early age, George Lucas found...
Apr 26, 20193 min read
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Spielberg Insisted On Shooting JAWS On the Ocean. It Almost Ended His Career.
Spielberg insisted on shooting the film on the ocean, instead of using tanks of water on the studio lot. It almost destroyed his career....
Apr 25, 20192 min read
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How Spielberg and Williams came up with the JAWS theme
It's considered one of the greatest film scores, but Spielberg at first thought John Williams was telling him a joke. It was 1974, and...
Apr 24, 20192 min read
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Episode II: The Shark
Listen to Blockbuster on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other platforms. Put on your headphones, close your eyes, and enjoy. This is a...
Apr 23, 20191 min read
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Giveaway: Jaws Original Music Vinyl
Mondo Records is giving away a John Williams original score to celebrate the release of BLOCKBUSTER. Blockbuster is partnering with Mondo...
Apr 22, 20191 min read
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How Steven Spielberg Got His Big Break on JAWS
He was a working director, but a long shot for a big-budget film based on a novel. He was ready when the opportunity came his way, as...
Apr 22, 20193 min read
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The Origin of 10 Iconic Star Wars Names Created By George Lucas
George Lucas' creative process in developing STAR WARS is featured in BLOCKBUSTER. George Lucas had studied literature and sociology at...
Apr 19, 20194 min read
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John Williams on the tragedy that influenced his career’s work
The beloved film composer lived a quiet life, and his little-known story is explored in the immersive-audio series BLOCKBUSTER. The...
Apr 18, 20193 min read
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How a TV movie made Steven Spielberg and George Lucas friends
The iconic filmmakers both attended a screening of the film DUEL at director Francis Ford Coppola's house. The rest is history. At the...
Apr 16, 20192 min read
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Episode I: The World Builders
Listen to Blockbuster on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other platforms. Put on your headphones, close your eyes, and enjoy. This is a...
Apr 15, 20191 min read
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Announcing Blockbuster
A true story told in six scripted, narrative episodes, with the most advanced sound design ever crafted in a podcast. This is a true,...
Apr 10, 20192 min read
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