Spielberg in the (Digital) Flesh
If you could take a private tour of the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot with any person in the entire world, who would you choose?
Steven Spielberg. That’s right!
Brought to us by Anthony Breznican of Entertainment Weekly, his guided tour of Universal Studios with Steven Spielberg is everything you’d expect and more. There is no better movie director to ask questions and learn about exciting behind-the-scenes stories than the man responsible for so many of the studios’ blockbuster classics.
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And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the masterclass tour of the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot.
Country Time in the Summertime
Kenny Chesney and summertime go together like, well, Kenny Chesney’s 2005 single, “Summertime.”
The aforementioned country singer recently released a new song titled, “Setting the World on Fire.” The title, even with the soothing and comfortably rising tempo, was not the best turn of phrase for what’s happening in the world today. Maybe that’s why Kenny Chesney added a bright pink flavor to the mix.
Technically, he added singer P!nk for a nice country duet.
Kenny Chesney sure knows what to say for that special time in the summer.
Pushing Towards that Whopper of a Dream
Viktor Navorski’s preference for Burger King aside, his passion for working hard for what he wants makes for a perfect Throwback Thursday.
The Terminal was a 2004 Steven Spielberg-Tom Hanks collaboration that cleverly told the story of a man from a war-torn nation stranded in New York’s JFK terminal desperate to visit the United States. Bustling during the day and eerily lonely at night, the JFK terminal proved an opportunity and a prison for Viktor. He cannot leave the terminal and enter the United States because of his status as the man without a country. In what’s revealed as his charming character trait, Viktor befriends the blue-collar workers of the airport and evolves from a peculiar foreign nuisance into an inspirational tour de force.
No matter what your goals and dreams are for today and tomorrow, we should all embrace the spirited resolve of Viktor Navorski.
Only Steven Spielberg could’ve framed and transformed a mundane activity into an endearing exercise of the human spirit.
Happy Throwback Thursday!
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