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Steven Spielberg to Produce ‘Jaws’ 50th Anniversary Docufilm with National Geographic

Photo by mptvimages.com Fifty years after directing Jaws, Steven Spielberg is collaborating with National Geographic to produce a documentary as an anniversary tribute. Tentatively titled Jaws @ 50, the film will be directed by Laurent Bouzereau under NatGeo’s Amblin Documentaries banner. It will include archival footage and images from Spielberg’s archives, as well as materials…

‘Jaws’ Child Actor Jonathan Searle Becoming Police Chief on Martha’s Vineyard, Where Movie Was Filmed

Jonathan Searle, a former child actor who appeared in Jaws, has been selected to serve as the next police chief on Martha’s Vineyard, the island where the film was made. The newly selected police chief will serve Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, a small town on Martha’s Vineyard, Yahoo! News is reporting. Searle will succeed Oak Bluffs’…

Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story, Reverses The Stigma Towards The Marine Predators

There are several visionary women who have inspired the world about the wonders of our planet, from Rachel Carson with her writings on environmental pollution and the natural history of the sea, to Jane Jacobs who championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building; from Alice Waters who advocated for local sustainable agriculture, to Jane…