Dinosaurs, a Jedi, and a Really Big Shark
December 10, 2004
Tom Shone is an unabashed fan of the American blockbuster, and he declares so in his new book, "Blockbuster: How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Summer." With massive budgets, flashy effects and uber-stars, says Shone, the blockbuster has evolved from a phenomenon to a genre. Shone and Brooke trace the genre's growth from Jaws to Jurassic Park, and talk about whether it lost its soul in the process.
