Director has criticised the practice of re-editing older films while expressing remorse over removing guns in a later edition of ET
Steven Spielberg has criticised the idea that older films should be re-edited to appease modern sensibilities.in New York City, the 76-year-old film-maker expressed regret over taking out guns from a later release of his 1982 sci-fi blockbuster ET: The Extra Terrestrial. In the 20th anniversary edition, agents saw their firearms replaced with walkie-talkies.
“That was a mistake,” he said on stage. “I never should have done that. ET is a product of its era. No film should be revised based on the lenses we now are, either voluntarily, or being forced to peer through.”that the guns would be returning for the 30th anniversary release, explaining that he was “disappointed” in himself.
This week he added: “I should have never messed with the archives of my own work, and I don’t recommend anyone do that. All our movies are a kind of a signpost of where we were when we made them, what the world was like and what the world was receiving when we got those stories out there. So I really regret having that out there.”which has included changing words like “fat” to “enormous” and “ugly and beastly” to just “beastly”.
Initially he joked that “Nobody should ever attempt to take the chocolate out of Willy Wonka! Ever!” before adding “For me, it is sacrosanct. It’s our history, it’s our cultural heritage. I do not believe in censorship in that way.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Arizona county hires election director who spread false claims about 2020Cochise county appoints Bob Bartelsmeyer, elections director who has shared social media posts with election fraud claims
Read more »
Steve McQueen on his hero Harry Belafonte: ‘He had everything – but his service was to his people’The British director recalls how the great US singer, actor and activist became a mentor to him – after giving a speech about Tarzan to celebrate 12 Years a Slave winning an award
Read more »
Yes campaign’s first TV ad champions constitutional recognition, steers clear of Voice debateThe Yes campaign’s first video advertisement appeals to Australians to vote for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians at the upcoming referendum but makes only a passing reference to the Voice to parliament.
Read more »
Sydney Powerhouse ‘a half-empty neglected mess’ amid redevelopment, museum staff claimExclusive: Staff say buildings are not maintained and exhibits have been put at risk during parties, with a former director saying ‘you just don’t believe what you’re looking at’
Read more »
Australia’s missile range capability is ‘not going to help’ with current threatsAustralian Strategic Policy Institute Director Bec Shrimpton says our current missile striking range capability in our Defence Force is “not going to do very much” to protect the Australian land from long range threats. “It is not going to help us with the challenge that we face now,” Ms Shrimpton told Sky News Australia. “You cannot deter without credible combat forces. “We need to be able to strike further afield with greater precision and with much greater capability and we need to be able to do that as a very joined up and integrated force.”
Read more »