Opps ... dropped a few words ... it should have read, Hitchcock's,
"The Birds" ... but you probably figured that out .... fixed, below.
At 04:05 PM 03/15/2010, you wrote:
>Hi Jim, et al.
>
>I asked Greg about this and he told me that he has casually
>discussed the issue of "ornithological accuracy" with the director,
>but, as others have noted, when it comes to Hollywood, who can
>predict what will happen? ... we can only hope!
>
>Reminds me of a story ... Years ago my wife, Barbara, and I owned
>one of those Wild Bird-type stores. We got some advance notice that
>Hollywood was going to film a sequel to Hitchcock's "The Birds" set
>in coastal North Carolina. Wow! How cool! Well, we became casual
>intermediaries and relayed some production status and information to
>the birding community as the project progressed. When the movie was
>done it went to cable (that should have been a hint!). We forwarded
>and hyped all of the information on the schedule and time of it's
>airing. Well ... it turned out to be the worst movie I have ever
>seen, birds or no birds! Was I ever embarrassed! So, when it comes
>to Hollywood, caveat emptor!
>
>Thanks.
>
>Phil
>
>
>At 12:35 PM 03/14/2010, Jim Wilson wrote:
>>Since Mr. Davis apparently knows Mr. Miller (an assumption ... it
>>appears that he got an email from Mr. Miller), could Mr. Davis ask
>>if he knows if any efforts are being made to "authenticate" the
>>movie. We would all just cry if they played the call of the
>>Red-tailed Hawk when an Eagle is seen flying majestically over
>>gorgeous mountain scenery.
>
>
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