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We’ve lost another Hollywood legend. The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that cinematographer Bill Butler, best known for his work on the 1975 Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, has passed away at the age of 101. Butler died on Wednesday evening, according to the American Society of Cinematographers. He would have turned 102 on Friday – today.

Born on April 7, 1921 in Cripple Creek, Colorado, Butler earned his first entertainment industry credit by working as a camera operator on the 1959 film 1001 Arabian Nights. His first cinematographer credit came when his friend, director William Friedkin, hired him to shoot the 1962 TV movie The People vs. Paul Crump. He never attended film school, he just taught himself cinematography by watching movies and referring to the ASC manual. That approach definitely worked out for him. Over the next fifty-four years, he served as the cinematographer on eighty-four more projects, including Jack Nicholson’s Drive, He Said; The Bold Men,...

Bill Butler, the self-taught, Oscar-nominated cinematographer whose work on the landmark 1975 horror film Jaws unleashed a wave of anxiety for beachgoers that lasts to this day, has died. He would have turned 102 on Friday.

Butler died Wednesday evening in Los Angeles, according to the American Society of Cinematographers. He is survived by five daughters and his wife, Iris.

During his five-decade career, Butler also shot Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rain People (1969) and The Conversation (1974); Peter Hyams’ Capricorn One (1977); Randal Kleiser’s hit musical Grease (1978); and Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982) and Rocky IV (1985), all written and directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone.

On another noteworthy 1975 release, Butler replaced the fired Haskell Wexler midway through production on Milos Forman‘s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Both shared an Oscar cinematography nomination for their work.

Butler also had replaced Wexler on The Conversation after creative differences forced Wexler off that production early on.

So many of our favorite horror films are turning 30 this year! We are going to need a lot of pearls! Taking place in late July, Hollywood Horrorfest will include a Night of the Demons 30th anniversary fundraising screening and celebration to benefit the Vincent Price Art Museum in Los Angeles. Director Kevin Tenney and members of the cast and crew will take the stage for a Q&A after the screening, which will also be followed by an ’80s-themed after-party:

Press Release: -- Cult film and ‘80s fan favorite Night Of The Demons is celebrating its 30th birthday at Hollywood Horrorfest Saturday, July 28 with the colorful fundraising event benefiting the Vincent Price Art Museum in East Los Angeles.

Director Kevin Tenney and his film’s cast and crew, including Philip Tanzini, Cathy Podewell, Kevin Kutchaver, Kathy Zielinski, Steve Johnson, Lance Fenton, Billy Gallo, and Hal Havins (more names Tba) will...

The first time I ever met Paul Davis was at a HorrorHound convention back in 2007. He was there presenting some footage from his amazing documentary, Beware The Moon, a celebration of all things An American Werewolf in London. His passion and enthusiasm for John Landis’ film, as well as for the horror genre as a whole, immediately struck me, and I’ve been following his career in the realms of filmmaking and writing ever since.

His latest literary endeavor, Lost in the Shadows: The Story of The Lost Boys, is currently available for pre-order Here, and arrives just in time for the 30th anniversary of Joel Schumacher’s landmark horror comedy. Daily Dead recently caught up with Davis to hear more about how Lost in the Shadows came together, his progression from werewolves to vampires, his experiences catching up with the cast and crew of The Lost Boys, and more.

Ryan Lambie Jul 25, 2016

It's famously one of the worst sequels ever, but why did Jaws The Revenge go so wrong? Ryan looks at its disastrous nine-month production...

It's an oft-repeated adage that nobody sets out to make a bad movie, but Jaws The Revenge is so legendarily, comically bad that it almost looks like an inside job. The fishy sequel, released in 1987 to scathing reviews, famously stars a rubbery shark that growls when its head rears out of the water, Michael Caine spouting bizarre dialogue and some of the most glaring continuity errors this side of an Ed Wood movie.

What separates Jaws The Revenge from the usual bad-movie crowd is its otherwise decent pedigree. It was the product of a major Hollywood studio. The budget was generous. The director, Joseph Sargent, was far from a hack - a veteran of TV and film, he'd previously made the classic thriller...

If you're going to be near the Chinese Theaters in Hollywood this week, be sure to pop in on Wednesday to enjoy Mad Monster's screening of Blacula featuring a Q&A with cast members Denise Nicholas and Bob Minor. Sounds like a blast!

You can purchase tickets for Blacula at the Chinese Theaters here, and once you do, RSVP at the official Blacula event Facebook page for a free gift. Read on for all the details.

From the Press Release

Celebrate Black History Month with Mad Monster and Blacula, Dracula's 70’s Soul Brotha’, at the Chinese Theatres in Hollywood, Wednesday, February 13th at 9:00pm! The event will include a special Q&A with cast members Denise Nicholas who played "Michelle" and Blacula's stuntman, Bob Minor, moderated by author and film historian, Pat Jankiewicz, the last person to interview Blacula himself, William Marshall!

As always, there will be prize giveaways,...

With the 35th anniversary of “Jaws” arriving, it’s a bit surprising Universal Studios hasn’t done much to commemorate this landmark film. No Blu-ray release, no reboot, not even a theatrical re-release. Thankfully, author Patrick Jankiewicz took the initiative to delve into the history of the killer shark franchise with his book “Just When You Thought it was Safe: A Jaws Companion”. Over a third of the 233 page tome deals with the original classic, detailing practically every aspect of the troubled shoot by a then relatively new director who would go on to become the revered Steven Spielberg. From the inauspicious beginning of optioning Peter Benchley’s novel, to writing the screenplay, casting the film and dealing with the unreliable mechanical shark, Jankiewicz spares no details and makes it all a fascinating read. Equally intriguing is how Spielberg worked around the malfunctioning fish, as well as the truth of...

2010 has been haunted by the sea-soaked specter of Jaws 3D in ways we never could’ve imagined. In February, weird rumors surfaced regarding a possible remake starring Tracy Morgan. Then Heidi Montag infected the tail end of March with mad gibberish about how much she wants to make a 3D shark film, in which she would battle the beast with her super-tits.

Meanwhile, Shark Night 3D (story here) news just broke, and we’re all anticipating Alexandre Aja’s Piranha 3D. Jaws 3D has never strayed too far from my mind – in fact, I’m somewhat obsessed with the thing. And thanks to these recent rumblings from Hollywood, now seems like a good time to roll up the sleeves and revisit the most disgusting entry in the series, birthed in 1983.

If the script had been better, we would know the film today as National Lampoon’s Jaws 3, People 0. That ’79 spoof...

For Part I of this interview, click here!

Up and coming Scream Queen Michele Morrow, clad as a cat ("I'm a bad kitty!" - see below), has just recounted her short but impressive horror film career in Basement Jack, Bled and Silo.

Ironically, the busy and charming performer went through a horrific real-life experience on Basement Jack.

Pat Jankiewicz/Fangoria:You broke your neck making Basement Jack?

Michele Morrow: I was in a stunt accident right after filming it. We were doing a behind-the scenes day and I made a choice to come in and be part of it. They had a trampoline type device on set that uses hydraulics for car explosions in movies.

Pat Jankiewicz: An Air Ram?

Michele Morrow: Right! I stepped on it to fling myself up. It threw me up about 20 feet in the air, but then I lost my balance in the...

Although she appeared in mainstream stuff like Alias and The Young And The Restless, Washington-born actress Michele Morrow is clearly meant to be a Scream Queen!

With her good natured girl-next-door vibe, you find yourself rooting for her in the just-released Basement Jack (Written by Fango contributor Brian Patrick O'Toole) and hoping she doesn't become the maniac's last victim.

Michele Morrow has also been seen tangling with vampires in Bled and screaming, running and fighting in other horror films like Slaughterhouse Of The Rising Sun, Purgatory House and the upcoming Ashley's Ashes.

One can't help but notice while at Fangoria's Trinity Of Terrors in Las Vegas, the actress attracts appreciative stares from passerby. This may be because with her big blue eyes, elfin nose and long blonde hair, she looks like a Disney Cartoon princess come to life, but it's probably because she's dressed as a cat--in leopard print, with big cat ears and tail!

Early details have emerged for the DVD and Blu-Ray editions of the horror/comedy Zombieland. Arriving in-stores on February 2, 2010 the full details have not been released, but a trade ad (see it below) discovered by DVDActive points to "Deleted Scenes, Featurettes, and More." The Blu-ray edition will also include a digital copy of the film and a "Beyond the Graveyard Picture-in-picture track" along with MovieIQ. Stay tuned for full details as they roll in.

Zombieland has grossed over $75M thus far, prompting Sony to market it as the "highest grossing zombie movie ever". Check out 2 Fangoria reviews by Michael Gingold and Pat Jankiewicz by clicking here and here.

In other DVD news, Paramount Pictures will releas yet another edition of Paul W.S. Anderson's 1997 sci-fi thriller Event Horizon. Also hitting retail on February 2, this 2-Disc edition include a commentary by director Paul W.S. Anderson & producer Jeremy Bolt, a 5-part Making of Event Horizon documentary,...

One of the coolest things about Fangoria's 30th anniversary Trinity Of Terrors in Las Vegas was an impressive poster depicting every guest of the blood-soaked weekend.  Besides classic covers and various personalities including Slipknot, there were various monsters and creatures.  It also served as the cover of the event's program.

That central image was created by talented British artist, Sam Shearon. The illustrator sat down to discuss his work for Fangoria and his other horrifying imagery.  The cheerful bearded Brit talks about his influences and inspirations.

Pat Jankiewicz: How did you come up with the impressive painting for Trinity of Terrors?

Sam Shearon: Initially Scott Licina asked whether I'd be interested in creating a peice of dark-art for the front cover for the official programme to the event. It would be printed up as a limited edition comic sized souvenir to the Halloween weekend at the Palms to celebrate...

So you've seen her picture in the magazine or just been to Fango's Trinity of Terrors in Vegas, and you wanna know who the beautiful girl in the tiara with the chainsaw is?

It's actress Shannon Lark, Fangoria Magazine's first official Spooksmodel. If you're curious as to how the plucky young performer landed this gig, or what duties that job entails, you're in luck, because here's where you get to Know Your Spooksmodel.

Pat Jankiewicz: Shannon, Is it true that when you became our Spooksmodel, you vowed to protect Fangoria from Enemies both foreign and domestic?

Shannon Lark: I did.

Pat Jankiewicz: How were you selected for this important job?

Shannon Lark: I participated in a contest where I danced onstage with a real chainsaw to Fergie's "London Bridges". They felt like I was the most crafty for the job, particularly with my expertise with handling Craftsman chain saws.

Since it first started airing trailers in front of District 9, there's been some debate over whether or not Universal Studios' Fourth Kind is a true story or not.

Evidence for it being true is the purported 'real' footage of the 'real' Dr. Abigail Tyler. The strongest claim for it's authenticity is all the footage of Dr. Tyler in the film is stamped "Chapman University", a real Southern California school.  Surely, a real university would not participate in such shenanigans...? 

First clue as to the existence of "Dr. Abigail Tyler" is that her online research started a month ago, coincidentally when Fourth Kind turned on it's PR blitz.

So how did they get Chapman University in on the hoax?  Fourth Kind's writer/director Olatunde Osunsanmi is an alumni of the school. Chapman's Chappenings site comes clean on Osunsanmi and alien owls here. 

Even though this has been debunked, Chapman...

Washington State used to be a hotbed of superhero activity. Walla Walla, Washington was the birthplace of Batman’s Adam West. In the 1980s, DC Comics’ Green Arrow hunted serial killers in and about Seattle’s Pioneer Square. In the ’90s, Marvel’s Iron Man moved his base of operations to West Seattle and even saved the Space Needle from Fin Fang Foom! On TV, Jessica Alba’s Dark Angel protected a post-nuclear Seattle from mutants and mercenaries. However, since Dark Angel’s cancellation, the Pacific Northwest has been largely superhero-free. That’s about to change. Film composer Mateo Messina, responsible for the catchy Juno soundtrack and the quirky The Ex List TV show, is returning to his hometown Seattle on Friday, November 6 to present his “Symphony for a Superhero.” It will take place at Benaroya Hall, with proceeds to benefit the Seattle Children’s Hospital. Messina will also be...

On the set of Alhambra, California's Powerman 5000 video 'Supervillain' , there's a green screen, special FX and a large crew. As Spider One gyrates before the screen, director Rob Hall leaps out of his directors chair and urges the singer to "Give it all ya got, man!"

Giving it all he's got is the ethos that Rob Hall lives by. Since his days as monster maker for Roger Corman all the way through Buffy and Angel, Hall's creatures were scarier, freakier and more creative than his big-budget competition. When he cuts loose on a movie, as he did with the rabid residents of Quarantine and his infected populace in the superb and disturbing remake of The Crazies, the results speak for themselves.

Not content at just being the next Rob Bottin, Hall also has a band with actor Hal Sparks and turned to directing. Besides his semi-autobiographical Lightning Bug, he...

On the set of Alhambra, California's Powerman 5000 video 'Supervillain' , there's a green screen, special FX and a large crew. As Spider One gyrates before the screen, director Rob Hall leaps out of his directors chair and urges the singer to "Give it all ya got, man!"

Giving it all he's got is the ethos that Rob Hall lives by. Since his days as monster maker for Roger Corman all the way through Buffy and Angel, Hall's creatures were scarier, freakier and more creative than his big-budget competition. When he cuts loose on a movie, as he did with the rabid residents of Quarantine and his infected populace in the superb and disturbing remake of The Crazies, the results speak for themselves.

Not content at just being the next Rob Bottin, Hall also has a band with actor Hal Sparks and turned to directing. Besides his semi-autobiographical Lightning Bug, he...

Mostly, it seems to me, that tales of Covers Starlog Didn’T Do (or at least the ones I’ve told here so far) focus on the long-ago past and far-away. Cocoon. Edward Scissorhands. The Princess Bride. I’m not sure what the main reason for this is—selective memory? Amnesia?—although I sorta think after years of experience as Editor, I got smarter (i.e. more savvy about what could go wrong). I didn’t promise a cover to a studio without underlining that interviews would have to quickly happen and appropriate cover-worthy pix be provided on a timely basis. If I had an inkling that publisher(s) might object to the subject matter, I’d caveat that fact (and check prior-to-promise with the publisher). And, usually, I had a back-up plan.

Here’s a more recent Cover Story (from 2005-6) that didn’t go according to plan. It concerns V For Vendetta,...

With their latest album, Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere (listen here) released today, our coverage of the recent Powerman 5000 music video shoot concludes with an interview with Spider One...

On the set of Powerman 5000's video 'Supervillain', Spider One looks like a life-size action figure from a Japanese superhero cartoon. With his spiky hair, gauntlets and shirt, he stands out in a crowd.

"Spider is one of a kind," smiles wardrobe girl Autumn Steed. "Spider does his own thing, he's already styled!" Spider One laughs and gestures toward his chest emblem. "This shirt was a hand-sewn gift from a fan."

Pat Jankiewicz/Fango: You and Nicolas Cage both named yourselves after the Marvel Comic Luke Cage: Powerman...

Spider One: I know--i actually met Nicolas Cage. I said, 'Hey, Nicolas Cage--like Luke Cage! My band's Powerman 5000!' He was just like, 'Yeah'--like 'Okay, kid, run along.

Part II of our exclusive coverage (read part I here) from the set of Powerman 5000's "Super Villain" from their new album Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere (see our advance review here).

On a rubble strewn indoor set in Alhambra, California, Powerman 5000 frontman Spider One sings and gyrates for his new video "Supervillain". Directed by Almost Human FX wizard Rob Hall, Spider explains "it's everything in his life flashing through a supervillain's head right before he dies!"

Taking a quick break, the singer explains, "It's all about robots, villains and destruction!"

Pat Jankiewicz/Fangoria: I see a big Marvel Comics/Jack Kirby influence on this video...

Spider One: There is--i was a Marvel kid growing up. When I was really young collecting comics, I didn't 'get' Jack Kirby. I collected in the age of George Perez and John Byrne. Those are my favorite artists; John Byrne...

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The sale of Marvel Entertainment to Disney is helping to prod along certain superhero projects so that the studios involved don’t Lose their film rights due to inactivity (thus, for example, rebooted versions of Fantastic Four and Daredevil in the works at 20th Century Fox). Now, Variety reports that Ghost Rider 2 is finally on the horizon.

What took so long? The first film was an unexpected hit, and star Nicolas Cage told Starlog’s Will Murray & Pat Jankiewicz at the time (issue #354) that while not contractually obligated, he “would consider coming back as Ghost Rider.” (Once a possible Iron Man and an actual contracted Superman, Cage also noted he didn’t want to be play another superhero, like, for example, Ant-Man.) Now, Sony has given the go-ahead for another Ghost Rider exploit and presumably Cage will return. Screenwriter...

Last month at Vampire-Con in L.A., Fango's Pat Jankiewicz reported on a special presentation (read it here) of a new music video for G Tom Mac's famous Lost Boys anthem, "Cry Little Sister."

Tonight, Fango heard from Gerard McMann (aka G Tom Mac) with said video in tow. Inspired by (and used for) HBO's hit series True Blood, "Cry Little Sister (Swamp Version)" is a fresh and bluesy take on the song, and you can check out the full clip below the jump.

Starting Monday, September 14, the track will be available as a digital single via iTunes and CD Baby. The video was helmed by Anthony Cappello with Paolo Cascio as the Director of Photography, and was edited by Phillip Lindsey & Daniela Pistone.

True Blood will air it's season finale tomorrow night on HBO. From some fresh comments from the cast, click here!

You’ll need your heavy coat, your favorite scarf and your woolly mittens if you go to see Whiteout in a theater near you. Baby, it’s cold in there.

Up on the screen, I mean. This thriller concerns the first murder(s) in Antarctica. Humans, that is. Not polar bears or penguins or even those cute baby seals with the big, pitiful eyes just begging for your Save Our Wild Lives charity contribution (tax deductible!). We’re talking men in winter wear.

Whiteout was made in 2007 and subjected to various studio delays that finally brought it to theaters today more than a year after earlier release plans. It’s Not Sf or fantasy, but it is based on a graphic novel by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber. And That’S why we’re reviewing it here and why we covered it in Starlog with Pat Jankiewicz’s issue #369 interview with Rucka,...

It’s a somber day in New York City. And in Washington, D.C., a field in Pennsylvania and all over America, as we remember what happened in 2001. How can you not?

That’s, of course, when bands of cowardly terrorists employed commercial airliners to bring destruction to American soil in what seemed like an Sf-style scenario ripped from the pages of pulp fiction. And, indeed, it sorta was—both a Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. paperback novel (Empyre by Starlog’s Will Murray) and an episode of Chris Carter’s The Lone Gunmen used that plot device fictitiously years before. And maybe others, too. I don’t know.

Do you remember where You were? I certainly do—Not here in New York City. It was perhaps the first Tuesday morning all that year that I Wasn’T working at my desk at Starlog’s...

In a year full of witless remakes and soulless sequels comes Stewart Hendler's surprising Sorority Row.

A gory tribute to '80s slasher movies, Sorority Row has a hooded killer, beautiful, smarter-than-average victims, dozens of red herrings and a scene stealing Carrie Fisher as the toughest den mother in horror movie history! It's also unexpectedly hip and humorous.

While it's ostensibly a remake of House On Sorority Row, Hendler jettisons most of that (no mutant maniac in a clown suit) and focuses on the Sorority Sisters being stalked. The girls have accidentally killed a fellow Theta Pi member, so they can't go to the cops and have to confront the killer themselves.

Hendler has made a fun, fast-moving movie that captures the feel of '80s slasher classics with a post-ironic tone. He playfully defeats expectations(the meanest girl is the one with the best chance to outwitting the killer!

Great White sharks have been sighted in the beach town of Santa Monica. They are circling The Aero Theater(1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, Ca 90403) on anticipation of Saturday, August 29's Jaws Marathon.

Festivities kick off at 7:30 with Steven Spielberg's Jaws, followed by Jaws 2 and Jaws 3.  While originally a 3-D movie, Jaws 3 will be shown in 1-d.  But with  Lea Thompson in a bikini, a human pyramid of hot chicks and Lou Gossett as an African American character who Doesn't get eaten, who needs 3-D?!?

Starlog contributor/Just When You Thought It Was Safe: A Jaws Companion author Pat Jankiewicz will introduce all three films.

Great White sharks have been sighted in the beach town of Santa Monica. They are circling The Aero Theater(1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, Ca 90403) on anticipation of Saturday, August 29's Jaws Marathon.

Festivities kick off at 7:30 with Steven Spielberg's Jaws, followed by Jaws 2 and Jaws 3.  While originally a 3-D movie, Jaws 3 will be shown in 1-d.  But with  Lea Thompson in a bikini, a human pyramid of hot chicks and Lou Gossett as an African American character who Doesn't get eaten, who needs 3-D?!?

Fango contributor/Just When You Thought It Was Safe: A Jaws Companion author Pat Jankiewicz will introduce all three films.

In terms of comic book heroines, poor Vampirella has always dwelled in relative cult obscurity, somewhere between the equally forgotten Dazzler and Squirrel Girl in public recognition and respect. If she's remembered at all, it'a for the painted covers of cult actress Barbara Leigh playing her. So it came as a shock that The Vampire Con featured two versions of the alien ingenue co-created by Forrest J. Ackerman, vying to be crowned Vampirella at the Vampirella Ball.

"I love vampires because I am a vampire," declared the first Vampirella, Chicago's Angela Eve (evesparlor.com), a sleek siren who sported fangs and a whip--which she used impressively. "I love having fangs and I learned how to use a whip when I started out as a fetish model--i knew I would need a whip." As Eve's whip repeatedly cracked the floor, hostess Leah Cevoli joked, "Anyone else's nipples getting hard right now?...

Today we've got not one, but two reviews of the new killer-kiddie film Orphan. The film, which opens wide Today has been controversial, and now we've got two differing opinions courtesy of Fangoria's West Coast contributor Pat Jankiewicz (currently in San Diego at Comic-Con) and Fangoria Magazine managing editor Michael Gingold (currently in Montreal at Fantasia).

Pat says:

A little Russian girl comes to live with a well-to-do family that is reeling from a personal tragedy in Dark Castle's Orphan. While that is the simple premise, it doesn't indicate what a first-rate horror movie Orphan is. Orphan is scary and fun, with a truly nasty sense of humor. Like last summer's The Strangers, it shows how many nervous laughs and creepy scares can be wrung out of a well-traveled premise if a new spin is added.

Orphan is a back to basics 'killer kid' horror movie with a first-rate 'family in jeopardy' set-up.

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Can you hear that ominous music as you enjoy the ocean? It seems to always accompany the approach of a—oops! Chomp!—Great White Shark, just out cruisin’ for a bite. And who’s that out there chummin’ the waters but our longtime correspondent Pat Jankiewicz? He has spent Years working on the definitive examination of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and its sequels and the result is Just When You Thought It Was Safe: A Jaws Companion (BearManor Media, tpb, $19.95). It offers all you might ever want to know about those shark thrillers (including the unmade sequel spoof National Lampoon’S Jaws 3, People 0). Jaws screenwriter Carl Gottlieb (himself the author of the behind-the-scenes memoir The Jaws Log) says, “Pat got it Exactly right!” You can’t get a better recommendation than that! We’re proud to see that Jankiewicz has finished his dream project. And in case you haven’t noticed,...

This Thursday night, Jaws will kick off the Los Angeles United Film Festival (running through May 7th) setting the stage for the long-awaited premiere of The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact And Legacy Of Jaws. In addition, Fangoria and Starlog writer Pat Jankiewicz will be in-attendance to sign copies of his new book, Just When You Thought It Was Safe: A Jaws Companion.

The celebration begins just prior to the 9:30pm screening, with Jaws screenwriter Carl Gottlieb adding his handprints to the cement in front of the historic Vista Theater in L.A.

The full lineup of Jaws-centric events includes:

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Vista Theater

4473 Sunset Drive Los Angeles, CA 90027

Jaws - 9:30 pm $5.00 admission, introduced by special guests. Just When You Thought It Was Safe: A Jaws Companion author Pat Jankiewicz will be signing his new book. Click here to order a copy!

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While we're all waiting for the stellar documentary The Shark is Still Working (review) to become available for public consumption, why not pick up a book and start reading up on everyone's favorite toothy fish? Get ready for Just When You Thought it Was Safe: A Jaws Companion!

Written by Pat Jankiewicz, the book looks at the birth of the terrifying classic movie. Just When You Thought it Was Safe: A Jaws Companion rounds up all of the victims of the original shark, finds hard-to-locate people, and takes an in-depth look at all the Jaws sequels, getting the inside story and trivia on each film from the cast, crew, and directors.

Learn why the filmmakers of the bloody version of Jaws 2 were replaced, why star Roy Scheider and director Jeanot Szwarc came to blows, what horror remake was derailed by Jaws 3D, and which sequel was supposed to open...