Sonntag, 10. Juni 2012

Lucas, Spielberg -- Cameron: Anzeigen-Gratulation

Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and James Cameron are members of some very exclusive clubs. All three have created films that are not only certified classics of the genre, but which managed to shatter the boundaries of that genre and find insane levels of mainstream success. All three have helped shape the landscape of both filmmaking and pop culture over the past three decades. All three have had a film that spent time as the number-one box-office record holder. And as that torch has been passed over the years, they’ve each been involved in the Hollywood tradition of taking out an ad to congratulate the new champion. Spielberg did it when Star Wars surpassed Jaws for the record, and Lucas returned the favor when E.T. lapped Star Wars. In 1998 a new guy joined the club when James Cameron’s Titanic took the box office by storm. How did George pass his congrats on to Cameron? Just take a look:






Samstag, 9. Juni 2012

Stanley Kubrick "Chicago City of Contrasts" for Look Magazine; 1949

Vielleicht scheinen es einige nicht wirklich zu wissen, aber bevor der legendäre Regisseur Stanley Kubrick mit "Shining", "Clockwork Orange" oder "2001 A Space Odyssey" Filmgeschichte schrieb, verdiente der talentierte junge Mann seine Brötchen mit Auftragsfotografie für das "Look Magazine". 


1949 schickten ihn seine Auftraggeber nach Chicago um ein Foto-Essay zu produzieren. Momentan im Archiv der "Library of Congress", sind die produzierten Aufnahmen von der Strasse, eines Westling-Kampfes oder aus der Untergrundbahn unter dem Titel "Chicago City of Contrasts" immer noch stylisch an zu sehen: