*Read John Williams’ biography here This is the 2005 version based on HG Wells’ 1898 novel. Directed by Steven Spielberg the movie stars Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto and Tim Robbins, with narration by Morgan Freeman.The movie is about an American dock worker who has to look after his kids (he and…
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A to Z Challenge: V (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here Valley of the DollsThis 1967 drama was directed by Mark Robson and is based on the bestselling 1966 novel by Jacqueline Susann. The movie stars Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Sharon Tate and Susan Hayward and is about three girls who come to Hollywood to make it big but find only…
A to Z Challenge: U (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the UnicornAnother Spielberg collaboration for John Williams, this movie was released in 2011. It was released as a 3D motion capture computer animated action adventure (although I have not seen the 3D version). It is based on the comic book series of the…
A to Z Challenge: T (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here The TerminalThis was another movie directed by Steven Spielberg. Released in 2004 it stars Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Inspired by a true event, the movie is about an Eastern European man who becomes suck in a JFK airport terminal in New York because he is denied entry into the…
A to Z Challenge: S (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here Star Wars Episode IV: A New HopeThis iconic 1977 movie, today regarded as one of the most important films in the history of motion pictures, was written and directed by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and James Earl Jones the movie evolves around a galactic war…