Tag: Jaws
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If there is a single film that codified the modern summer blockbuster, it is Steven Spielberg’s 1975 juggernaut. But to look at it merely as a successful movie is to miss the struggle of its production. This wasn’t a calculated studio victory; it was a logistical catastrophe that succeeded in spite of itself. It is…
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Every year, the Music Box Theatre in Chicago hosts the Music Box of Horrors movie marathon. For 24 hours, Chicago’s 95-year-old repertory movie house becomes the home of 12 to 15 horror movies, carefully curated to entertain, shock, and terrify a sell-out crowd of degenerate horror movie fans. Frequently, there will be Q&A sessions with…