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HEAVEN ON A SHOESTRING This week's Village Voice has an interview with Sam Shepard focusing mainly on the playwright's reminiscences of the Days of Heaven shoot, and his sense of Terrence Malick, the film's director.

Among Shepard's recollections:

And then the notorious shot of Richard Gere falling face first into the river—that was shot in a big aquarium in Sissy Spacek's living room. They had to convince Richard to do this—he said, "Are you crazy?" Terry begged him.

Not exactly earth-shattering stuff. But still, worth reading for some rare commentary on the making of a masterpiece.