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Spain's Innocent Day Sparks Indy V Rumours. Christopher Nolan Attached.

Over in sunny Spain they are celebrating Innocent Day which is the equivalent to April Fool's Day.  Well one of Spain's popular entertainment sites decided to post a fake story that Christopher Nolan is set to take the reigns of the whip bearing hero.  Not only that they decided to push their luck by saying that all stunts will be choreographed by dancer Olga Kuraeva and the condition that Nolan is on board is he gets to choose the title of the movie.  His choices are "Inside Dr. Henry Walton 's Mind" and "The Archaeology Professor Rises." A few people were convinced on Facebook.   Indiana Jones Spain was happy to step in and put the record straight. curiously the reaction was mixed to the announcement that Nolan was on board. Rob @welshslider THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

VIDEO: Columbo Original TV Spot "Murder By The Book" Directed By Steven Spielberg

The pilot episode of Columbo was directed by Steven Spielberg.  Here's the original TV trailer for the episode originally aired in 1971. America loves the Mrs. Melville mystery novels penned by the bestselling team of Franklin and Ferris. What America doesn’t know is that James Ferris does all the writing while gregarious Ken Franklin does all the talking ( as in talk shows, personal appearances, books signings ). They have both become rich, but Jim wants to try serious writing on his own. The decision enrages the untalented Ken, who depends on Mrs. Melville to maintain his high style of living. Rather than risk exposure and poverty, Ken resolves to kill his partner and collect on the insurance policy they have on each other. -  http://www.columbo-site.freeuk.com/season1.htm THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Symbolism In Jurassic Park

Redditor Mal_tls has posted his interpretation of symbolism in Jurassic Park.  It's definitely an interesting read and obviously open to interpretation but he does make some excellent points.  What do you think? See more at  http://imgur.com/a/0Iq8P THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

VIDEO: John Williams On Composing Lincoln

It's always a guaranteed  watch when a video shows John Williams conducting.  In this short video which was on the Blu-ray for Lincoln, John Williams talks about how he approached doing the music for Lincoln and praises the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Lucasfilm 2013 Christmas Card Is Bounty Hunter Heavy.

Following our recent post showing you 32 Lucasfilm Christmas cards from 1977 to 2010, here is the latest offering from the company.  The 2013 Christmas card features Dengar, IG-88, Boushh, Boba Fett, Bossk, 4-LOM & Zuckuss. See more at  http://www.theforce.net/story/front/2013_Lucasfilm_Christmas_Card_155925.asp THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Rare 1982 Vintage Videos Of Palitoy (Kenner) Factory With Star Wars Toys On The Production Line.

I love this!  A rare news report showing the Palitoy factory from 1982.  Note how the reporter mentions REVENGE of The Sith and the old British way of pronouncing Darth Vader. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

George Lucas Inspirational Speech On His Education And Advice To Entrepreneurs

In this video, George Lucas gives a rather inspirational speech to entrepreneurs.  He explains how he didn't do well at school and was a constant underachiever but didn't give up on education and found out what he liked.  He also explains how his father didn't want any artist in the family. A must watch. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

32 Lucasfilm Christmas Cards From 1977 to 2010

Here are 32 Lucasfilm Christmas cards from 1977 to 2010.  We've thrown in a few Lucasarts, Lucas Learning and Lucas Digital too.  There are some gaps, notably from 1987 to 2004 so if anyone has a picture of any of these please let me know.  Contact details at the end of the post. 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1994 1995 (lucasarts) 1995 1996 (lucasarts) 1998 1999 (Lucasarts) 1999 (Lucas Digital Ltd) 1999 1999 (Lucas Learning) 2000 (Lucasarts) 2000 2000 Lucas Learning 2001 2002 (Lucasarts) 2002 Lucas Digital 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2009 2010 THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

VIDEO: Spielberg Talks About His Dyslexia

Ten minute video showing an interview with Steven Spielberg talking about his dyslexia and how he has managed to cope with the condition through out his life.  In this revealing interview the director explains how he got bullied at school and how he made movies to help him cope with the condition and the bullying. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

New Coffee With Kenobi Now Out With Ed Dolista, Craig Dickinson and your Espresso Shot With The Bearded Trio

A new episode of Coffee With Kenobi is now available to download and its packed with so much. Not only do you get your regular hosts, Dan Z and Cory C talking all things Star Wars but you also get your regular espresso shot with The Bearded Trio. This week I report on Disney completing their Indiana Jones deal, Jurassic World news, ILM, George Lucas and I play one of my favourite scenes from a Spielberg movie. Also on the show we have the excellent Ed Dolista talking in depth on Indiana Jones, Craig Dickinson talks Star Wars and the proper order to watch the movies and so much more. Check out the show notes below along with the link to listen to the podcast. Feel free to leave some feedback on The Bearded Trio's segment and what you would like to see included. In today’s show we are happy to share a cup of coffee with Craig Dickinson. Craig is an educator and huge Star Wars fan with some great insights into our topic for show # 9, the proper order of the Star Wars saga. W

VIDEO: A visual analysis of the film A.I. Artificial Intelligence by Steven Spielberg

What I think is one of Spielberg's underrated movies, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, this video gives a visual analysis of the great movie by  Ben Sampson . Part 1 Part 2 Part 2 Rob @welshslider THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Evolution of PC Audio - As Told by Secret of Monkey Island

This short video shows you the progression of sound through the PCs gaming history using the wonderful Monkey Island theme as an example.  From the PC speaker to adlib soundcard to CD quality sound.  I must admit I do like the adlib version.  So retro and brings back good memories. Rob @welshslider THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Phil "I've Just Become Extinct" Tippett Is Jurassic World Bound.

Director of Jurassic World has tweeted the following photograph of Phil Tippett with the words "welcome back, Phil." So it seems the visual effects supervisor who worked with his go-motion effects is back in the dino world.  He of course is famous for saying "I've just become extinct" after seeing the CGI effects from ILM.  Later Spielberg used the line in the first Jurassic Park movie.  The director also kept Tippett on to supervise the animation of over 50 dinosaurs.  The work earned him an Oscar for his work. Here's the tweet. Welcome back, Phil. pic.twitter.com/pnGcKAlfN5 — Colin Trevorrow (@colintrevorrow) December 18, 2013 THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Jurassic World Filming On The Island Of Kauai In March

Bob Jasper who and I quote from his Twitter account is "Reading, feeding and involved in the film and TV production arena in the beautiful state of Hawaii" has just tweeted that Jurassic World will be filming on the island of Kauai in March. It's finally happening and this has hit home that the next Jurassic Park movie is really happening. Here's the tweet: Revised update....JP4 begins filming on Kauai early March... :) — Bob Movie Guy Jasper (@Kauaimovieguy) December 18, 2013 https://twitter.com/Kauaimovieguy Source -  http://jurassicworld.org/ Bob THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

VIDEO: Back To The Future Ending With Just A Hint Of Star Wars

This is clever and to be honest I would pay good money to watch this.  What do you think? Rob @welshslider THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Happy 67th Birthday Steven Spielberg

Happy Birthday to Steven Spielberg, one of the bearded trio.  The Jaws, Indiana Jones, Close Encounters director (and more of course) is 67 today.  Below are a number of photos showing Spielberg throughout his career along with a rare video that was presented for his 40th Birthday, Citizen Steven. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+