Half a reel of never-before-seen sequences from 1922 comedy film The Blacksmith found by Fernando Peña
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It is a far from traditional proposal. Buster Keaton takes a breath in the midst of being chased by his lumbering boss, Joe Roberts, pops down on one knee, takes hold of Virginia Fox's hand and gazes up at her, and says: "Je ne serai pas toujours forgeron et ce-jour-la me permettrez-vous …" (I won't always be a blacksmith, and today, I would like to ask …) What? He is cruelly cut off as a moment later, her stern-looking father appears and there is no time for an answer, in any language. It's not much of a love scene, perhaps, but this snippet from a recently unearthed French print of Keaton's The Blacksmith offers far more romance than the original.
Film historian Fernando Peña had already impressed his peers and...
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It is a far from traditional proposal. Buster Keaton takes a breath in the midst of being chased by his lumbering boss, Joe Roberts, pops down on one knee, takes hold of Virginia Fox's hand and gazes up at her, and says: "Je ne serai pas toujours forgeron et ce-jour-la me permettrez-vous …" (I won't always be a blacksmith, and today, I would like to ask …) What? He is cruelly cut off as a moment later, her stern-looking father appears and there is no time for an answer, in any language. It's not much of a love scene, perhaps, but this snippet from a recently unearthed French print of Keaton's The Blacksmith offers far more romance than the original.
Film historian Fernando Peña had already impressed his peers and...
- 7/17/2013
- by Pamela Hutchinson
- The Guardian - Film News
Hollywood producer and president of 20th Century Fox who made his name with Jaws
Despite the fact that the giant shadow of his father, the legendary movie mogul Darryl F Zanuck, loomed large over him for most of his life, Richard Zanuck, who has died of a heart attack aged 77, triumphantly overcame inferences of nepotism and wisecracks such as "the son also rises", to become one of the most successful Hollywood producers in the last 50 years. His reputation was due initially to Jaws (1975), among the highest grossing movies up to that time, and he was a key figure in launching the career of its director, Steven Spielberg. Zanuck was Oscar-nominated for Jaws and won the Academy Award for best picture with Driving Miss Daisy (1989).
Born in Los Angeles, Zanuck seemed destined to enter show business. He was the third child and only son of the co-founder and head of 20th Century Fox,...
Despite the fact that the giant shadow of his father, the legendary movie mogul Darryl F Zanuck, loomed large over him for most of his life, Richard Zanuck, who has died of a heart attack aged 77, triumphantly overcame inferences of nepotism and wisecracks such as "the son also rises", to become one of the most successful Hollywood producers in the last 50 years. His reputation was due initially to Jaws (1975), among the highest grossing movies up to that time, and he was a key figure in launching the career of its director, Steven Spielberg. Zanuck was Oscar-nominated for Jaws and won the Academy Award for best picture with Driving Miss Daisy (1989).
Born in Los Angeles, Zanuck seemed destined to enter show business. He was the third child and only son of the co-founder and head of 20th Century Fox,...
- 7/16/2012
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Los Angeles – Producer Richard D. Zanuck was a Prince of Hollywood. The son of Darryl Zanuck – the founder of 20th Century Fox Studios and one of the early movie moguls – Richard nevertheless made his own mark in the business, producing iconic and Oscar winning films such as “The Sting” (1973), “Jaws” (1975) and “Driving Miss Daisy” (1992). Zanuck died Friday of a heart attack, according to his publicist Jeff Sanderson. He was 77.
Producer Richard Zanuck on Set with Mia Wasikowska in Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland”
Photo Credit: © Walt Disney Pictures
Richard Zanuck talked to HollywoodChicago.com in 2010, upon the release on Blu-ray of the Tim Burton directed “Alice in Wonderland,” which he produced. I asked him about his relationship with Burton, since he also produced the director’s remakes of “Planet of the Apes” (2001), “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005) and the recent “Dark Shadows” (2012). He simply said, “What Tim brings is great imagination.
Producer Richard Zanuck on Set with Mia Wasikowska in Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland”
Photo Credit: © Walt Disney Pictures
Richard Zanuck talked to HollywoodChicago.com in 2010, upon the release on Blu-ray of the Tim Burton directed “Alice in Wonderland,” which he produced. I asked him about his relationship with Burton, since he also produced the director’s remakes of “Planet of the Apes” (2001), “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005) and the recent “Dark Shadows” (2012). He simply said, “What Tim brings is great imagination.
- 7/15/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Richard D. Zanuck - the legendary producer of movies like Jaws, Driving Miss Daisy and Alice In Wonderland - has passed away, following a heart attack. He was 77.The son of former Fox studio head Darryl Zanuck and, aptly, actress Virginia Fox, Zanuck - warmly known as Dick in the business - followed in his father's footsteps, taking control of Fox at the age of 28.He was deeply connected with the productions of films like The Sound of Music, The Sting and Tora! Tora! Tora! But several big-money flops, amazingly, led to his being fired by his own father, which prompted Zanuck to embark on a fruitful relationship with a young tyro named Steven Spielberg for a film called The Sugarland Express.Jaws soon followed, as did the equally-troubled shoot that was Jaws 2. Zanuck was Oscar-nominated for the former, and repeated the trick in 1982 with Sidney Lumet's The Verdict.
- 7/14/2012
- EmpireOnline
Oscar-winning Hollywood executive's other hits included The Sound of Music, The French Connection and Tim Burton's films
Richard D Zanuck, the Oscar-winning American film producer behind Jaws and Driving Miss Daisy, has died aged 77 at his home in Beverly Hills.
Zanuck also produced a string of Tim Burton fantasies. He was the son of the famed 20th Century Fox boss Darryl F Zanuck, who named him at age 28 as Fox's head of production, making him Hollywood's then youngest ever studio boss.
Richard D Zanuck spent the bulk of his 50-year career as an independent producer and earned numerous awards, including the Academy Award he shared with his wife and collaborator, Lili Fini Zanuck, for their work on Driving Miss Daisy. He also won the Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his work with longtime associate David Brown.
Steven Spielberg, with whom Zanuck collaborated on Jaws,...
Richard D Zanuck, the Oscar-winning American film producer behind Jaws and Driving Miss Daisy, has died aged 77 at his home in Beverly Hills.
Zanuck also produced a string of Tim Burton fantasies. He was the son of the famed 20th Century Fox boss Darryl F Zanuck, who named him at age 28 as Fox's head of production, making him Hollywood's then youngest ever studio boss.
Richard D Zanuck spent the bulk of his 50-year career as an independent producer and earned numerous awards, including the Academy Award he shared with his wife and collaborator, Lili Fini Zanuck, for their work on Driving Miss Daisy. He also won the Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his work with longtime associate David Brown.
Steven Spielberg, with whom Zanuck collaborated on Jaws,...
- 7/14/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
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