Cool Stuff: Spielberg: The First Ten Years Book Digs Into The Director’s Earliest Blockbusters

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.No one can deny that Steven Spielberg is one of the most renowned and influential director’s in cinema history.

From game-changing blockbusters like “Jaws” and “Jurassic Park” to devastating prestige Oscar-winning films like “Schindler’s List” and “Munich,” Spielberg is a master storyteller who has been turning celluloid into gold for over 50 years (and his 21st century films aren’t bad at all).

But like every legendary filmmaker, Spielberg had to start somewhere, and a new book from author Laurent Bouzereau will dive into the first 10 years of Spielberg’s quickly impressive career. “Spielberg: The First Ten Years” is coming to shelves in October, and it promises to explore “how a young filmmaker reinvented American cinema within just ten years.” The retrospective includes looks at his early made-for-tv film “Duel,” his first theatrically released feature, “The Sugarland Express,” and the troubled production of “Jaws,…

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