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Apartment Zero (1988) dir. Martin Donovan Colin Firth, Hart Bochner

#apartment zero #martin donovan #david koepp #colin firth #hart bochner #movies #films #cinema #stills #movie stills #cinematography #u

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90smovies · 3 months

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#Jurassic Park #Steven Spielberg #Michael Crichton #David Koepp #90s

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guillotineman · 1 year

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#Jurassic Park #1993 #90s #artwork #illustration #Steven Spielberg #Spielberg #Michael Crichton #David Koepp #dinosaurs #sci-fi #adventure #blockbuster #movie #Sam Neill #Ariana Richards #Joseph Mazzello #cinema

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#carlitos way #Brian De Palma #David Koepp #Al Pacino

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Jurassic Park (1993, Steven Spielberg)

11/03/2024

Jurassic Park is a 1993 film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the novel of the same name written by Michael Crichton.

Spielberg purchased the rights to the book before it was published in 1990, and Crichton was hired to create a film adaptation. David Koepp wrote the final screenplay, in which many of the violent features of the book and much of the narrative part were lost, also making numerous changes to the characters. Spielberg hired Stan Winston Studios to create the animatronic subjects that would bring the dinosaurs to the screen to interact with Industrial Light & Magic's nascent computer-generated imagery technique. If Tron was the first Disney film to use the then newborn computer graphics, Jurassic Park is considered the first big budget film to make use of CGI.

Paleontologist Jack Horner helped the authors and the team responsible for the special effects to make what they were working with as truthful as possible (although the whole appearance of the dinosaurs turns out to be partly wrong due to subsequent changes in evolutionary theories, in particular way in Velociraptor and Dilophosaurus). Filming lasted from August 24 to November 30, 1992 on the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu, California, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.

Jurassic Park premiered on June 9, 1993 in Washington, and was released on June 11 in the United States. The film was a huge success with audiences: against a budget of $63 million, it grossed over $914 million worldwide in its first theatrical release, surpassing E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial and becoming the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of Titanic in 1997.

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Johnny Depp at the photocall of Mortdecai in Berlin, Germany (January 18, 2015)

Re: Johnny Depp as Mortdecai in Mortdecai (2015) dir. David Koepp

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Premium Rush (2012)

#Premium Rush #filmedit #Joseph Gordon Levitt #JGL #Dania Ramirez #David Koepp #my gifs #movie gifs

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PRESENCE (2024) Reviews of Steven Soderbergh's experimental ghost pic

Presence is a 2024 American supernatural horror film about a family’s suburban house which is inhabited by a mysterious paranormal entity. Directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay written by David Koepp. The Extension 765 production stars Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan, West Mulholland, Callina Liang and Eddy Maday. Reviews: “Steven Soderbergh gives us a ghost story unlike we’ve ever…

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#2024 #Callina Liang #Chris Sullivan #David Koepp #ghost horror #Julia Fox #Lucy Liu #movie film #Presence #review reviews #Steven Soderbergh #Sundance Film Festival #West Mulholland

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The Mummy (2017)

My rating: 4/10

Real throwback to the mid-2000s, with the convoluted plot and the visually dull everything and all. Ah well, at least they now have an origin story for Smarmy Possessed Man, I'm sure that'll be real important once the dark universe comes to fruition, which it surely will.

#The Mummy #Alex Kurtzman #David Koepp #Christopher McQuarrie #Dylan Kussman #Tom Cruise #Sofia Boutella #Annabelle Wallis #Youtube

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A Fandom 30 Years in the Making

Two weeks ago on June 11, my favorite movie of all time turned 30! Let’s talk about Jurassic Park!

I’ve heard it said that this was the Star Wars of my generation–the movie that showed Millennials what movies could be–and that’s 100% true for me. This was formative in both my love of movies & my taste in them: I’ll always believe a crowd-pleasing blockbuster adventure with heart & brains can be just as impactful & important as traditional Oscar fare. JP is the kind of movie that makes me want to make movies, which is the highest compliment I can give. Even before I realized writing & filmmaking are what I want to do for real, it helped stoke my imagination when I’d invent new adventures for my toys.

Jurassic Park was one of my earliest experiences seeing a film in the theater; not the first, but definitely one of the most impactful. My family didn’t see a lot of movies in the theater–Friday nights at Blockbuster (paired with Dominos!) & TV airings were my avenue into most films back then–but seeing Jurassic Park when I was 7 is still one of the most vivid memories of my youth.

JP came out in the early days of my experience with fandoms; when things hit for me they hit BIG. I recall being excited about Happy Meal tie-in toys & promotions for movies before Jurassic Park (going back at least as far as Dick Tracy & Rescuers Down Under; Rescuers was actually the first movie I saw in theaters), but Jurassic Park was–along with the Batmania of Batman Returns the previous year–one of the first true blockbuster experiences I got wrapped up in and obsessed with. Batman (the films & the Animated Series), X-men the Animated Series, Spider-man the Animated Series, Power Rangers, Star Trek the Next Generation, & Goosebumps were some of the other massive fandoms of my youth: I had to have everything related to them and was blessed (& probably a little spoiled) by relatives who obliged. Jurassic Park stood out even among those though, because even in pre-streaming days I had fairly constant access to the shows & movies I loved: VHS copies of older movies like Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, Superman, Back to the Future, and weekly TV episodes kept me regularly engaged with my favorite characters. I had a general fascination with dinosaurs beforehand, but Jurassic Park was a singular experience that was just as earth-shattering as any of those franchises. I only saw it once in theaters in 1993, but I immediately loved it and reenacted the jokes & one-liners more times than I can count. Sure I watched the VHS a ton later on, but for it to have such an impact on me without preexisting build-up & hype or familiarity with the characters is pretty impressive.

After seeing it, I remember trying to collect the McDonalds cups (eBay has since helped me out!), reading the junior novelization & original book in the car while my parents drove me & my little sister around, and playing with action figures that took liberties with a few characters’ likenesses & had oddly intensely battle-damaged dinosaurs in the Command Center Playset. I remember the branded school supplies (maybe my first experience recognizing production/promo images that weren’t in the final movie), stopping my mom in the electronics section of Wal-Mart to watch the first T-Rex attack scene on the display TVs, seeing the dinos on covers of Disney Adventures magazine, and playing as Dr. Grant (& a Raptor!) in the Sega Genesis video game. Years later I worked at Universal Orlando and it was still a thrill to walk through the Jurassic section of Islands of Adventure with the iconic theme on repeat, ride a water attraction only briefly referenced in the background of the movie, wish I could ride the Pteranodon Flyers, meet a raptor, and explore the Visitor’s Center!

Disregarding the careless science and horrific deaths, Jurassic Park still makes me wish a place like that existed (obviously a safe version…clearly I’ve learned nothing haha). If it were real I’d absolutely go, even if I’d only be able to afford it on Coupon Day. Can we at least get a video game that lets you visit, explore, & survive the park on the ground instead of just building it? Let me play as Park Operations (like that excellent demo Universal shut down), a park guest caught in the terror, and a dinosaur too!

Despite how much I love it, I can admit Jurassic Park isn’t technically perfect (no movie is!). There’s a literal plothole–that T-Rex paddock ravine comes out of nowhere!–but plot holes don’t matter & I don’t care that the ravine isn’t established before Grant & the kids flee into it. The movie is better for it. Likewise, there are plot threads that don't get tied up neatly and only display character or pay off themes & theories rather than tying into the narrative: the triceratops illustrates Ellie, Alan, & others’ character while the nest Alan & the kids find proves Ian correct, and both moments show us how little control & understanding Hammond & his team ever had (which also proves Ellie right). And sure, Tim could've grabbed the shotgun for Alan instead of watching Lex figure out the computer, but that's a character panicking, not a plot hole. Some might call these moments messy, but none of it is distracting or damaging to the movie.

Even with these technical “flaws,” Jurassic Park is perfect. I love the mix of wonder, adventure, horror, found family, humor, & sci-fi social commentary at play. It’s a fantastic balance masterfully pulled off by Steven Spielberg, David Koepp, and all the actors (who will forever be Alan Grant, Ian Malcolm, Ellie Satler, etc to me). The mix of practical puppetry & CGI is still mind-blowing, the characters are well-crafted & the actors have excellent chemistry, the pacing is superb, and John Williams’ score is one of my top 5 movie themes of all time.

I went back and saw it twice in theaters for the 25th anniversary, making JP the movie I’ve seen most in theaters (I know 3 times isn’t anything compared to some people, but even pre-pandemic when I was going to the theater almost every week I didn’t have the time or money to see anything more than once). And I love that I’m still finding new things in it! As I learned more about filmmaking, I recognized that the character intros are a master class in brilliantly & succinctly telling you exactly what you need to know about every one of these people. Despite never kissing onscreen, Alan & Ellie’s body language & how comfortable they are touching each other (there are even some literal “hold on to your butts” moments in their early scenes) gives more evidence that they were at least friends with benefits if not full-on dating (I always got the impression they were together, & I totally disagree with the discourse from last year that she was his subordinate or significantly younger than him in the movie: even though Laura Dern is much younger than Sam Neill he looks young enough that the characters could be relatively the same age, she acts & is treated as the co-lead of their dig–& she’s got a doctorate too so she’s not a grad student or anything–and you can see how Alan actually does relate to a subordinate in Jurassic Park 3). I’ve seen Nedry’s clothes called out as recreations of the Goonies kids’ attire and that’s fun, but to me it’s cleverer that Tim wears the kid version of his hero Dr. Grant’s outfit. I love the little moment where Hammond (“accidentally?”) puts the map down on Ian’s injured leg when they’re guiding Ellie through the power station. Hammond also mutters a line when the storm is approaching about how he should’ve built in Orlando which was cool to hear since I grew up around there, but is really another example of how he has no idea how to control or escape nature since tropical storms hit Central Florida a lot too.

None of the sequels have lived up to Jurassic Park, but I still enjoy them all (Camp Cretaceous did the best job of recapturing the feel of the original IMO). A problem I had going into Dominion was that I didn’t want either humans or dinosaurs to go extinct, so trying to wrap up this saga in some final battle for dominance was never going to fly for me. Locusts weren’t the answer either, but just give me a streaming show about life in a world with widespread dinos and we’re set. That’s how I want to see this franchise grow: a wide variety of episodes exploring all genres from Espionage to RomCom to body horror to Amblin-styled "kid sneaks a dinosaur into their room" family fare, exploring how life finds many different ways. They could also catch up with classic characters and explore the implications of dinosaurs in any modern setting as well as dig into the misuse of cloning technology & effects of capitalism on scientific advancement without feeling pressured to put a narrative bow on it!

Regardless of where the franchise goes in the future, every time I watch the original I’m immediately swept up and I’m a kid again. “It’s…it’s a dinosaur!” will make me tear up with joy. Every one-liner will land. The T-Rex and Raptor attacks will have me on the edge of my seat. John Hammond failed to create an authentic spectacle he could control with the park, but everyone involved in this movie absolutely created real magic.

#jurassic world #jurassic park #jurassic june #dinosaurs #life finds a way #welcome to jurassic park #alan grant #ian malcolm #ellie sattler #john hammond #t rex #raptors #dilophosaurus #dennis nedry #steven spielberg #david koepp #universal studios

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#Jurassic Park #Steven Spielberg #Michael Crichton #David Koepp #90s

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guillotineman · 11 months

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Happy Jurassic June!

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sunwarmed-ash · 5 months

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Me: Just trying to get some fucking editing done The Other Parts of my brain: 🎶doo-doo-doo-DOO DOO DOO🎶 HEY! HEY YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVENT SEEN IN A WHILE??? secret window. you should def put that on. its about a writer who loses their mind! perfect for you today eh? huh, huh?? *elbows me* Me: uuuuuuuuuuuuggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Will it get you to shut up? The Other Parts: already quoting Secret Window "You Stole MAI StoRAHY!"

#secret window #ash rambles #max rambles #david koepp #fucking does it again #shouldnt suprise me i love his work so much #he wrote spider man #david i love your ending

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zachfett · 6 months

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Stir of Echoes (1999) Directed by David Koepp Cinematography by Fred Murphy

A very good supernatural thriller that I never really see anyone mention. I think it was overshadowed by The Sixth Sense coming out just under a month before it unfortunately, even though they have little in common.