E-mail a friendNovember 25, 2004
Blockbuster-specialist Jerry Bruckheimer critiques the film critics. Photographer Bill Jones says his near-death experience made him a better person.
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerry Bruckheimer
In 2003, Entertainment Weekly named Jerry Bruckheimer the most powerful man in showbiz. He made his way from making commercials in his native Detroit to Madison Avenue ad exec to Hollywood ¸ber-producer. Bruckheimer's films, including Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun and Pirates of the Caribbean, have made billions and turned their stars into box office giants. Equally successful on the small screen, he exec-produces the CSI series and The Amazing Race. National Treasure is his latest big-screen project.
Bill Jones
Bill Jones
Some refer to Bill Jones as the 'granddaddy of press photographers.' Though freelance, he's most linked to memorable images in Jet and Ebony magazines and is one of the most published black photographers. Unlike the 'paparazzi,' Jones cultivates relationships with prominent people. In '97, he was beaten into a coma outside his L.A. home. Amazingly, he recovered and taught himself to operate his beloved camera with his left hand. Hollywood In Black 40 Years of Photography includes some of Jones' classic shots.