Get Your Summer Fix with 10 Beach Flix
A day at the beach spans a number of genres
By Lauren Barbato
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/best_beach_films_20080729/
While the beach’s natural beauty may seem like a cinematographer’s dream, the truth is, it’s one of the most difficult locations to film. Mother Nature unfortunately takes over as assistant director when it comes to scheduling shoots, as uncontrollable conditions—the burning sun, unrelenting wind and loose, unstable sand—often cause delays in production. Yet screenwriters can’t get enough of the beach as a backdrop for their stories and as a result, numerous moviemakers have braved the rough conditions in order to capture the shoreline’s effortless beauty. From here to eternity, MM counts down the best beach films of all-time.