Movies
Ben Burtt speaks R2-D2 and Wall-E’s technobabble. In fact, he created it, along with the lightsaber hum and Chewbacca’s yowl.
June 30, 2008
Oscar-winning sound designer, editor and mixer Ben Burtt (“Star Wars,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”) and Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Craig Barron (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) literally went on an archaeological dig for their “Academy Conversations” presentation coming Sunday of the 1939 adventure comedy “Gunga Din” at the TCM Classic Film Festival.
March 27, 2015
Oscar-winning sound designer and editor Ben Burtt has been obsessed with aviation movies since he was a little boy in New York.
Aug. 14, 2014
The secrets of Sherwood Forest will be revealed Sunday at the TCM Classic Film Festival’s “Academy Conversations: The Adventures of Robin Hood.”
April 11, 2014
TCM Classic Film Festival celebrates ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’
‘Wall-E’: Meet the man behind the robot’s universal appeal
Dec. 3, 2008
The documentary “Making Waves” is an engaging look at the mechanics of movie sound from “Star Wars” to “Argo.”
Oct. 24, 2019
‘Star Wars’ sound man co-hosts a celebration of his craft.
May 17, 2007
“Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic” (IMAX Theater), may be a movie title you can’t say very fast, but the film splashes by at a ferocious clip.
April 3, 1992
“Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic” (IMAX Theater, Exposition Park), may be a movie title you can’t say very fast, but the film itself splashes by at a ferocious clip.
April 14, 1992