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NEWS ABOUT: Jaws

Jaws stories: 8 news summaries

 Strange Movie Facts, Take 1  

Discover lists 20 little-known cinematic tidbits

Jun 3, 09 5:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Did you know film’s been around since 1887? Or that an IMAX projector is so bright, if aimed upward it could be seen from space? Discover lists 20 little-known movie facts:
  • Thomas Edison’s firm made the first motion-picture camera in 1891—but didn’t invent a projector.
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Steven Spielberg • film • Jaws • Thomas Edison • IMAX

 Sharks Enjoy a Cuddle 


Jun 3, 09 3:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - British aquarium managers are going to begin training sharks with rewards and even hugs after US scientists have discovered that certain breeds of the toothsome fish enjoy human cuddles, reports the Telegraph. "Zebra sharks will even roll over to have their tummies scratched or allow themselves to be lifted... More »

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shark • ocean • fish • captivity • sea • Jaws • training • scientific research • aquarium • Sea Life • animal training

 Spielberg 
 Strikes Huge 
 Universal Deal 

Universal Studios to distribute up to 6 films a year

Oct 14, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steven Spielberg is returning to the Hollywood studio where he made his classic blockbusters Jaws and ET.  Spielberg's DreamWorks, backed with $1.4 billion in new financing, has struck a seven-year distribution deal with Universal for as many as six new releases a year, according to the Hollywood Reporter.... More »

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David Geffen • Steven Spielberg • Universal Studios • Jaws • DreamWorks • Stacey Snider • Paramount • E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial

 'Jaws' Visits Town 
 That Made Him Famous 

Beaches close as great white shark spotted (maybe)

Jul 11, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fears of a real-live great white shark gripped the island site of the film Jaws yesterday, closing two beaches amid unconfirmed reports of a sighting, the AP reports. A plane searched the waters around Martha’s Vineyard off Massachusetts but found no sign of such a beast. Great whites are... More »

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Steven Spielberg • Massachusetts • New England • Jaws • great white shark

Jaws Actor Scheider Dead at 75

Oscar nominee appeared in more than 60 films

Feb 11, 08 7:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Roy Scheider, famous for his roles in Jaws, All That Jazz, and The French Connection, died yesterday while being treated for multiple myeloma. He was believed to be 75, though he sometimes gave a different age in interviews, reports the Los Angeles Times. He once predicted that... More »

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Hollywood • obituary • Jaws • Roy Scheider • The French Connection • multiple myeloma

25 Films Worth Screaming About

The best horror films are clever, sometimes funny, and occasionally very, very scary

Oct 31, 07 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - You're never too old to go trick or treating. Well, yes you are. So instead of fighting the little ones for the next sugar high, you can check out Time's top 25 scary movies:
  1. Shaun of the Dead, 2004
  2. Red Dragon, 2002
  3. Audition, 1999
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list • aliens • horror • Jaws • Halloween • horror flims • Shaun of the Dead • Red Dragon • Audition • Dead Alive • Men Behind the Sun • The Fly • Carrie

New Yorkers Push 6-Foot Beached Shark Back to Sea

Then they're barred from swimming as 'Jaws' cruises the Rockaways

Sep 2, 07 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Never ones to shrink from a challenge, a group of sentimental New Yorkers yesterday pushed a struggling six-foot beached shark back to sea in a "Jaws-dropping" drama off the Rockaways, reports the New York Daily News. "It was freaking out. Its tail was flopping everywhere," said a... More »

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New York • beach • shark • Jaws • Rockaway

Spielberg May Split From Paramount

Angry director could pack up DreamWorks
and leave studio

Jul 20, 07 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steven Spielberg is so disillusioned with Paramount Pictures that he may bail on the studio, which less than 2 years ago bought the director's DreamWorks for $1.53 billion. The legend behind Jaws, E.T.,  and Transformers is furious that Paramount takes credit for his movies and... More »

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David Geffen • Viacom • Steven Spielberg • film • Jeffrey Katzenberg • Brad Grey • Paramount Pictures • Tom Hanks • Jaws • E.T. • DreamWorks • celluloid • movies • Oscars

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