Author: Jim Beller
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Appearance on “The Rhode Show” in Providence
This morning I made an appearance on WPRI-TV’s The Rhode Show here in Providence to help them celebrate Beach Week, check it out.
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Check out me and my collection on Reelz “FanAddicts”
The new show on the REELZ Channel, FanAddicts spent three days with me and my collection. They interviewed some of my friends, we traveled to Martha’s Vineyard, and an appraiser reviewed some of my JAWS items. Check it out at REELZ!
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JAWS: The Lost Trading Card Set
PangeaSeed, artist Craig Drake, JAWScollector.com and Hero Complex Gallery are pleased to announce a shark-saving effort of monstrous proportions: Smile, You Son of a Bitch! An Art Tribute to JAWS! For three days only, from November 1 – 3, 2013, at Hero Complex Gallery in Los Angeles, we will host a one-of-a-kind art exhibition featuring…
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Providence Monthly video interview
Just in time for the 4th of July, I did a video interview with Providence Monthly magazine about my collection:
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Video of Great White eating seal off Cape Cod
The Providence Journal reports on a Portsmouth, Rhode Island family that encountered a Great White feeding on a seal off of Cape Cod’s Monomoy Island last week.
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2-hour version of “How JAWS Changed the World” on Discovery Canada tonight at 8pm ET
I just heard from someone on the crew that the 2-hour Canadian version of “How JAWS Changed the World” that airs tonight at 8pm on Discovery Canada has MORE of the Martha’s Vineyard shoot in it! Here’s another promo for the show that you can watch for free on Amazon. There’s a different clip of…
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Radio interview today at 2:05pm ET on “The Michael Smerconish Show”
I’m going to do a radio interview today about JAWS, my JAWS Memorabilia Collection, and the book JAWS: Memories From Martha’s Vineyard around 2:05pm on “The Michael Smerconish Show“. Find a station in your area.
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Shark Week: “How JAWS Changed The World” tonight at 9pm E/P on Discovery
The Shark Week show “How JAWS Changed The World” is airing tonight at 9pm E/P on the Discovery Channel. A part of my interview is in the promotional clip above! Note: The name plate has me as an author, but we all know that Matt Taylor did the writing for our book.
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JAWS article at Blu-Ray.com
Robert Siegel from Blu-Ray.com contacted me a few weeks ago about an article he was working on about the new JAWS blu-ray edition. His article hit the web today, read it here. Universal has remastered, frame by frame, the entire film under the supervision of Steven Spielberg. The release promises to become one of the…
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Interviewed for a story in today’s Boston Globe
I was interviewed for a story which appeared in today’s Boston Globe about JAWS and next week’s JAWSfest on the Vineyard. The article is behind a paywall at Boston.com, subscribers can read it, or you can pay 99¢ for a 4-week pass. Actually, found a link that is not behind the paywall, updated above!
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I’ll be signing copies of “JAWS: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard” during JAWSfest The Tribute
JAWS: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard author Matt Taylor and I will be signing copies of the book during JAWSfest The Tribute. Join us at the Daniel Fisher House in Edgartown on August 9th, 10th, and 11th from 11am to 12:30pm. World renowned JAWS artist Paul McPhee will also be there signing copies of his JAWSfest…
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I will be narrating a boat tour during JAWSfest, August 12th
Okay, it’s official! Grab your tickets FAST for this truly new and unique JAWS Filming Location Tour aboard Seastreak’s 141 foot catamaran. You will be in the exact location where most of the third act aboard the ORCA was filmed on Cow Bay and where Chrissie got attacked, SEE the beach that was seen in…
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Featured on Channel 10 in Providence, Rhode Island
On Friday, Channel 10’s R.J. Heim interviewed me about my collection, JAWS: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard, JAWSfest, and more. The video above appeared on the Providence NBC affiliate WJAR’s 6pm Newscast.
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Video promotion of SHARK, the exhibition – Fort Lauderdale
This video is a promotion for SHARK, the exhibition where some of the items from my collection are on display at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. Lady Blue Productions and reporter Paula Caro Bravo with the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale and Nova Southeastern University present “Shark”, the Art Exhibition that gathers more than…
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I’ll be guiding a film locations bus tour during JAWSfest: The Tribute
Okay, I’ve had many Facebook Private messages and emails in the last few days asking me if I was doing a JAWS Locations Tour around Martha’s Vineyard during “JAWSfest: The Tribute” on Saturday, August 11th. And my answer has been… Yes! I’ll be doing a ONE TIME ONLY Two Hour JAWS Location Bus Tour. You…
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Limited Edition Narragansett 1975 beer cans out now, just like Quint used to drink
Available now for a limited time NARRAGANSETT BEER has released 1975 Retro design cans! It is the same can that Quint crushes in JAWS. To celebrate, they are running a “Crush It Like Quint” contest. Recreate the memorable scene to the best of your ability with this can. Snap a photo or even make a…
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Portion of the collection currently on view in Fort Lauderdale
Some items from my collection are currently on display at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Items are on display as part of a special exhibition called SHARK curated by famed marine conservationist, author, and painter Richard Ellis. If you find yourself in the Fort Lauderdale area be sure to check…
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The JAWS Log re-release due August 7th
Carl Gottlieb’s classic book is being re-released again on August 7th! Gottlieb had this to say about the re-release: Shameless self-promotion and thanks to Universal Studios – here’s the cover of the newly printed edition of THE JAWS LOG; note enthusiastic blurbs and original art from 1st issue of the movie & the novel. Thrilled…