Ben Burtt

  • EntertainmentThe Wrap

    Spike Lee, Pedro Almodóvar to Curate Inaugural Academy Museum Exhibitions

    The Academy Museum on Saturday detailed what will be some of its inaugural exhibitions when it opens in December, with directors Spike Lee and Pedro Almodóvar, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir and sound designer Ben Burtt to curate galleries in the museum.The four collaborators will contribute to the Stories of Cinema galleries located on the second and third floors of the Saban Building. The galleries will explore all aspects of the art and science of moviemaking and over time will rotate out and ch

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    Star Wars: JJ Abrams On Sound Designer Ben Burtt's Force Awakens Role

    Ben Burtt isn’t a name casual ‘Star Wars’ fans will recognise, but he’s arguably as important to the iconic nature of the franchise as Harrison Ford, Frank Oz or those opening crawls. Burtt is back for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ later this year and as part of Entertainment Weekly’s coverage of the anticipated blockbuster director JJ Abrams has been talking about having him back. “I can’t talk about what he’s doing specifically on this movie, but I’ll say that I’m thrilled to get to work wi