The stage is set with gratitude as two cinematic giants. Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese sit down for a conversation that promises to be anything but a journey down memory lane. In this exceptional exchange, Spielberg praises Scorsese on his latest film, Killers Of The Flower Moon. Spielberg also commends … [Read More]
Back in the late 90s, everyone was finally realizing that they could have an incredible home entertainment set-up with surround sound. A similar moment happened with my own family. My Dad showed off this new advancement in audio technology with the D-Day Omaha beach landing sequence in Saving Private Ryan. … [Read More]
A deranged truck driver weaponizes his tanker truck to terrorize a traveling salesman across the California desert. “Duel” (1971): A first glimpse at Greatness Classic Film Feature by John Smistad And he was only gettin’ warmed up Steven Spielberg’s debut feature film as a director is a taught and tense thriller … [Read More]
Martin Scorsese interviewed Steven Spielberg last week after a screening of “The Fabelmans,” Spielberg’s autobiographical story of his journey to become a director. The historical and rare dialogue, which was as entertaining and fascinating as anticipated, took place last week at the DGA Theater in Manhattan. Video by: Rinaldo Caballero … [Read More]
Catch Me If You Can stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in a Steven Spielberg film. There was a time when DiCaprio often chose to only work with the most illustrious of film directors in Hollywood and nobody is bigger than Spielberg. This 20 year old film ages remarkably well … [Read More]
Jurassic World 3 is an impressive looking movie (on paper) merging the stars from the original films. Jurassic World 3 was originally targeting a sumer 2021 release. Jurassic World 3, along with many other films, is now getting a newer and later release date as announced by Universal Pictures: Universal … [Read More]
I don’t have to tell anyone this is a loony tunes awards season with every day bringing horrific new allegations of sexual harassment and abuse. All this has made for skittish publicists and studio heads putting more restrictions and embargoes on movie reviews and related stories than I’ve ever experienced … [Read More]
The world premiere of Susan Lacy’s documentary “Spielberg,” about the world’s most prolific and popular film director was celebrated Thursday evening at the New York Film Festival. A compilation of clips from most of Steven Spielberg’s films — of which there are many — this admiring portrait is 2 hour … [Read More]
Synopsis: A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because, unlike them, he refuses to eat children. The biggest bust of the summer movie season has arrived. Not … [Read More]
After the success of Lincoln, Steven Spielberg decided to move to another biopic about a President. With President Barack Obama being in the media spotlight so often, Spielberg decided that his next film should surround his presidency. With Daniel Day-Lewis being such a versatile actor, Spielberg saw no reason … [Read More]
Jurassic Park 4 is one of those movies that I feel that I’ve been writing about since the day I starting writing on this website. That and Ghostbusters, but today we learn that the former has done something that the latter hasn’t and likely never will: It received a … [Read More]
Director: Steven Spielberg Written by: Tony Kushner (screenplay), Doris Kearns Goodwin (book) Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and David Strathairn Genre: Biography | Drama | History MPAA: PG-13 Synopsis: As the Civil War continues to rage, America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights … [Read More]