Hi Mich-Lib! This Wednesday the 19th we are hosting a virtual presentation all about the Hollywood Blockbuster, focusing specifically on Spielberg's and Lucas' films, at 6:30pm. Who doesn't love action and adventure movies? Join us as we discuss some of the great blockbusters with Brian Rose, professor emeritus at Fordham University. Hollywood is an industry that has always depended on blockbusters, beginning with The Birth of a Nation and continuing with epics like Gone with the Wind, The Ten Commandments, and The Sound of Music. But beginning in 1974, two young filmmakers, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, would together change the way the movie industry made movies. Spielberg's Jaws and Lucas' Star Wars (neither of which was predicted to be a hit) helped launch the careers of the most influential directors of our time. Whether they were making films together (like Indiana Jones) or separately (E.T., Jurassic Park, The Empire Strikes Back), they introduced the age of the "modern blockbuster," which featured elaborate special effects and thrilling spectacle. This presentation will look at their four decades of filmmaking and discuss how they changed the movies. Topic: Adventures in Movies Time: Jun 19, 2024 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85660575891?pwd=4knCaRBCjA7p3bJ0tSsrm7N8LZ25AP.1 Meeting ID: 856 6057 5891 Passcode: 415326 -- [1] Links: ------ [1] http://www.fraserpubliclibrary.org