Lawrence Kasdan on His Career – From the Current – The Criterion Collection

“Lawrence Kasdan has had quite an impressive career in Hollywood, moving from cowriting blockbusters like The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark to writing and directing his own, more personal films. In this excerpt from a new interview recorded for Criterion, Kasdan talks about his positive experiences in the studio system, and how working on what he calls “high-quality mass entertainment” allowed him to move on to darker, more dramatic territory, as he did with The Big Chill.”

via Lawrence Kasdan on His Career – From the Current – The Criterion Collection.

The new version is here. See the brief interview on YouTube here.

Book Bag: Overlooked Classic Books From the Sunshine State – The Daily Beast

“A Florida author recommends several inspiring, sustaining, but too little known books about the Sunshine State that are often overlooked but to which he returns repeatedly.”

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via Book Bag: Overlooked Classic Books From the Sunshine State – The Daily Beast.