"Jaws," released June 20, 1975, is often cited as the film that launched modern Hollywood: the pioneer "summer blockbuster." 'Jaws' was one of the last big films of the pre-CGI era: The special ...
When Steven Spielberg came to film "Jaws" on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1974, locals from all over the island pitched in. (Photo by Edith Blake/Courtesy Martha's Vineyard Museum) The lurking ...
Name that theme song: Dunnn-dun. Dunnn-dun. Dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun. Who are we kidding? That terrifying two-note John Williams creation of course conjures the opening shark strike in “Jaws,” ...
Half a century later, Steven Spielberg's formative summer blockbuster looks more than ever like a New Hollywood fusion of Hitchcock and Altman. But what of “Jaws”? When it opened on June 20, 1975, ...
The anniversary festivities included V.I.P. meet-and-greets, book signings, film screenings and lectures about sharks. But for many, the real draw was the island itself. The anniversary festivities ...