Lessons From the Movies

Thu 6 Aug, 7:30 pm. P. O. Box 692, Center Street, Vineyard Haven, 02568. Ronald Tolin, Executive Director, 508-693-0745. Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center - [email][events]

Lawrence Kasdan is a screenwriter/director whose own career could be the subject of a Hollywood movie. As an ad writer without a screenwriting credit to his name, he was tapped by George Lucas to write The Empire Strikes Back, and went on to give eager audiences Raiders of the Lost Ark, among many other hits. He began to direct his own work, beginning with Body Heat, and going on (to name a few) to The Accidental Tourist, Grand Canyon, Silverado, and perhaps most famously, the iconic classic The Big Chill. Over the years, Kasdan has been nominated for 4 Oscars and won numerous other prestigious awards. Yet for all his success, he maintains his integrity as an artist, and regrets the hyper-commercial mentality of the modern movie industry. "I want everythi