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From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP (The Napoleon of Crime)
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Subject: Re: On the High Concept Watch - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 14-Aug-84 11:29:26 EDT
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A really interesting article... and a few reactions:

>Amblin' Entertainment will also make a foray into network
>television. "Amazing Stories" will premiere on NBC's Fall 1985
>schedule. Spielberg will executive produce this series, which is
>intended to give new writers and directors a showcase to strut
>their stuff. NBC has tried to sell the project as only a distaff
>relative to "The Twilight Zone" and "Night Gallery" but was hard
>pressed to describe what _k_i_n_d_s of differences would be involved.
>The show is supposed to present the kind of Amazing Stories "that
>only Steven Spielberg" can do.

This sounds very interesting, if Spielberg can get the kinds of writers and
photographers and directors who are willing to put some oomph into the
storys, and not get into a "gotta get this out by Tuesday" mentality, which
is where most TV seems to be.  Boy, a couple of Richard Matheson or Robert
Bloch screenplays would be terrific.

>MGM/UA rolls the latest James Bond film, "From a View to a Kill,"
>with location work in Switzerland, Norway and (!) San Francisco
>this month. The huge 007 stage at Pinewood Studios was to have
>housed sets for this film, but a fire occurred in June which
>destroyed the building. John Glen will direct from another script
>by Michael Wilson and Richard Maibaum. Christopher Walken will
>play the villain this time around. Tanya Roberts and Grace Jones
>also star.

I assume this is with Moore; however, it's by the same crew who did "For
Your Eyes Only", which was the best Moore Bond pic I've seen.  Christopher
Walken could be great if they let him be a tragic villain; he is excellent
with this sort of role.  Grace Jones should also be good.  Tanya Roberts?
Gag.

I'm sorry to hear about Pinewood Studio's soundstage; I'll bet this is the
big one which has housed some of the best movies over the last 10 years.
Maybe I'm just getting sentimental in my old age....

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