In 1993, audiences were charmed by Robin Williams in “Mrs. Doubtfire,” emotionally stirred by horror and heroism in “Schindler’s List” and reassured that true love exists after checking out “Sleepless in Seattle.”
But there’s no denying that the movie of the year, at least in terms of sheer box office impact, was “Jurassic Park,” Steven Spielberg’s epic story of dinosaurs gone rogue.
Thanks to stunning CGI advancements and quality storytelling to match, “Jurassic Park” became a sensation that changed cinema by revealing the potential of digital imagery. If Spielberg could bring a Tyrannosaurus rex back from extinction… what else was possible?
It also became the highest grossing movie ever made, at least until “Titanic” sailed past it four years later. In many ways, “Jurassic Park” helped to usher in a new era at the movies by accelerating Hollywood’s dive into fantasy, comic book adventures and an adherence towards spectacle above all else.
But there’s no denying that the movie of the year, at least in terms of sheer box office impact, was “Jurassic Park,” Steven Spielberg’s epic story of dinosaurs gone rogue.
Thanks to stunning CGI advancements and quality storytelling to match, “Jurassic Park” became a sensation that changed cinema by revealing the potential of digital imagery. If Spielberg could bring a Tyrannosaurus rex back from extinction… what else was possible?
It also became the highest grossing movie ever made, at least until “Titanic” sailed past it four years later. In many ways, “Jurassic Park” helped to usher in a new era at the movies by accelerating Hollywood’s dive into fantasy, comic book adventures and an adherence towards spectacle above all else.
- 6/9/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Happy Anniversary — well, sort of “happy” — to Sarah Paulson, since it’s exactly 25 years since Variety ran a review of her feature film debut, “Levitation.” In the indie, she plays a pregnant teenager. Critic Leonard Klady on April 14, 1997, said it was a grim saga with “a strong cast” who were “not ably supported by the script.”
It’s not the most promising debut and the film was quickly forgotten, but Paulson continued to work.
Like many New York actors, she worked on stage and made her TV debut in a 1994 “Law & Order” episode, about a year after her high school graduation.
She continued to do theater, including Broadway’s 2005 “The Glass Menagerie” with Jessica Lange, and films, such as the Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave,” where she proved herself a team player by working hard to promote the movie, even though she had a relatively small role.
Her...
It’s not the most promising debut and the film was quickly forgotten, but Paulson continued to work.
Like many New York actors, she worked on stage and made her TV debut in a 1994 “Law & Order” episode, about a year after her high school graduation.
She continued to do theater, including Broadway’s 2005 “The Glass Menagerie” with Jessica Lange, and films, such as the Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave,” where she proved herself a team player by working hard to promote the movie, even though she had a relatively small role.
Her...
- 4/1/2022
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran film critic Leonard Klady has died after a brief illness. Klady was a staff writer/critic/columnist for such publications as Variety, the Los Angeles Times, American Film and Entertainment Weekly. He was the box office reporter for moviecitynews.com for the last 18 years, a senior contributing editor of Screen International and a critic and columnist for Below the Line.
Born in Canada, Klady was a founding member and first president of the film co-operative the Winnipeg Film Group. He wrote prolifically about the Canadian film industry and was host of a national arts television series prior to relocating to the United States in 1985. He also produced and wrote several award winning shorts and radio and television programs. He was working with the BBC at his passing.
Peter Bart, who was Klady’s editor-in-chief at Variety, praised Klady’s passion, knowledge and commitment.
“No Variety staffer ever cared more...
Born in Canada, Klady was a founding member and first president of the film co-operative the Winnipeg Film Group. He wrote prolifically about the Canadian film industry and was host of a national arts television series prior to relocating to the United States in 1985. He also produced and wrote several award winning shorts and radio and television programs. He was working with the BBC at his passing.
Peter Bart, who was Klady’s editor-in-chief at Variety, praised Klady’s passion, knowledge and commitment.
“No Variety staffer ever cared more...
- 1/19/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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