SPIELBERG ON SPIELBERG Premieres on TCM Monday, July 9
27 June 2007 - 6:11AM
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Coppola, Lucas and Scorsese Offer Exclusive Quotes as Tribute to
Their Esteemed Friend and Colleague ATLANTA, June 26 /PRNewswire/
-- In Turner Classic Movies' (TCM) new documentary SPIELBERG ON
SPIELBERG, premiering Monday, July 9, at 8 p.m. (ET)/9 p.m. (PT),
two-time Best Director Oscar(R) winner Steven Spielberg discusses
his meteoric rise to success in Hollywood, as well as the motion
pictures that took him there. The 90-minute special, which features
exclusive and detailed interviews with arguably the most popular
and influential director of his time, is produced by Richard
Schickel, who created similar programs on Woody Allen and Martin
Scorsese. The premiere of SPIELBERG ON SPIELBERG will be followed
on TCM by Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which earned him his
first Oscar(R) nomination, and Jaws. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070626/CLTU105 ) With the man
himself as viewers' personal guide, SPIELBERG ON SPIELBERG charts a
path through the amazing and diverse canon that represents
Spielberg's body of work. Spielberg has never recorded an audio
commentary track for the home video releases of any of his movies,
which makes this film an exclusive opportunity to hear this
remarkable director speak candidly about his films. Francis Ford
Coppola, George Lucas and Martin Scorsese, while not featured in
the film, offer insight into their esteemed colleague-and very good
friend: Martin Scorsese on Spielberg: "I once came across an
interview with Jack Nicholson in which he mentioned that he kept a
book in his house of drawings by his invited guests. And I remember
Jack's amazement at a drawing done by Steven. He said this simple
drawing -- of a truck crashing through the center of a valentine, I
believe -- made you think: "Wow, this guy's a born moviemaker!" So
true. When you're looking at Steven's extraordinary images up there
on the screen, that's the impression you have. You simply can't
imagine this man doing anything but making movies. He was born with
a viewfinder clutched in his fist and only he can mount pictures on
a screen with such precision and sweeping grandeur. Steven and I
came into movies together, and we've shared a lot over the years,
as friends, as movie lovers, and as filmmakers. But I never cease
to marvel at his evolution as a storyteller, and at the powerful
beauty of his films." Francis Ford Coppola: "There are so many
things I could say about Steven Spielberg, his prodigious talent,
inventiveness, the sheer joy he employs in the pursuit of cinema;
but perhaps equally impressive, is his support of new talent, and
the kindness and warmth he employs in the pursuit of friendship."
George Lucas: "Steven is the consummate filmmaker. He has an
extraordinary ability to make brilliant movies -- brilliantly
artistic, brilliantly entertaining, and brilliantly successful.
Steven's genius is that he knows, innately, how to communicate
through film. He is one of the few directors I know who can
actually edit in his head while he is filming. And as much as I
admire him as a filmmaker, I equally admire him as a humanitarian.
The Shoah Foundation, which Steven started to ensure that no one
would forget the Holocaust, has filmed testimonials from more than
52,000 victims. A staggering achievement." Turner Classic Movies,
currently seen in more than 75 million homes, is a 24-hour cable
network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner
company. TCM presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from
the largest film library in the world, the combined Time Warner and
Turner film libraries, from the '20s through the '90s,
commercial-free and without interruption. The network also offers
critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials, including
the recent Emmy-winning Stardust: The Bette Davis Story, as well as
the critically-acclaimed Brando, and Steve McQueen: The Essence of
Cool. For more information, visit http://www.tcm.com/. Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major
producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the
leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.
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