The Bearded Trio

Guest Post By Kenny Kraly Jr Friend of the site and superfan, Kenny Kraly Jr has listed five essential books that any fan of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and John Williams should most definitely have in their book collection. 1. The Making of The Star Wars Trilogy book series by J. W. Rinzler (2007-2013.)  These amazing making-of-books on the original Star Wars Trilogy, (Episodes 4-6) are full of amazing behind the scenes photos, facts and information that even the most knowledgeable of Star Wars fans will have never come across before.  Highly recommended and all three are an essential purchase.  Approx $58 2. 100 Greatest Film Scores (2018) by Matt Lawson and Laurence MacDonald. Sure, this is a book not purely dedicated to John Williams but many of his greatest film scores are talked about in detail in the book and is an interesting book not only for film fans but of movie music in general.  Approx $30 3. Steven Spielberg: A Retrospective (201...

With only eight weeks until Christmas, we thought we would start giving you some gift ideas to make that Christmas shop a little easier. First up we have the perfect gift for any serious movie goer.  1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is a must for anyone who loves their movies.  Starting from 1903 with The Great Train Robbery, the book takes you through 100 years of cinema history picking out the creme de la creme.  Boasting a checklist at the beginning of the book so you can mark off all the movies you've seen.  I challenge anyone who can claim to have seen everyone. Spielberg and Lucas are well represented in the book.  George Lucas can claim two entries (as director) with Star Wars and the other for American Graffiti although some of his other movies that he didn't direct are also mentioned in the book. Spielberg has nine entries as director with Jaws, Close Encounters, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, The Color Purple, Sc...