Tag: Spielberg
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Harrison Ford Had an Unexpected Deleted Cameo in ‘E.T.’
Eclipsed perhaps only by his role as Han Solo in the Star Wars films, Harrison Ford will always be best known for taking up the whip as Indiana Jones, with the original trilogy and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull all being directed by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg was the king of Hollywood in the 80s…
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The John Hughes-Written ‘Jaws’ Parody That We Never Got
In 1975, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws changed film history forever. It was, at the time, the box office king, and the movie that created the trend of summer blockbusters. Like all good things, though, Hollywood couldn’t leave it alone. Desperate to try to recapture that magic, in 1978 came Jaws 2, where star Roy Scheider returned…
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Chris Rock to Direct Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic, Steven Spielberg to Executive Produce
Chris Rock and Steven Spielberg are collaborating on a movie about the life of Martin Luther King Jr.Rock is in final talks to direct and produce the project, with Spielberg on board as executive producer. The biographical drama will be adapted from Jonathan Eig’s biography “King: A Life,” which was optioned for the screen by…
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‘The Pacific’ Ending Explained: Which Heroes Make It Home From WW2?
The Pacific has been soaring the charts on Netflix’s top television shows over the last week. The epic five-year account of the United States Marine Corps assault on Japan is delivered by the same creative team that brought us Band of Brothers with executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks anchoring another captivating story of…
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These 10 Minutes of ‘The Pacific’ Are the Series’ Most Heart-Pounding
It’s evident that Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks both have a tremendous amount of respect for the American soldiers who served in World War II. After their work together on the Academy Award-winning war film Saving Private Ryan, Spielberg and Hanks worked together to produce the game-changing HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. The ten-episode “event…
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Steven Spielberg’s Funniest Moment in Indiana Jones Wasn’t Even Planned
Steven Spielberg has been working in Hollywood for 50+ years and is still going strong. Spielberg’s films have made a whopping $10.7 billion worldwide. From Jaws to Jurassic Park to Schindler’s List, and the more recent The Fablemans, Spielberg succeeds by making his audiences feel deeply. He can scare us with sharks and dinosaurs and…
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The Brief Conversation That Launched John Williams’ Long Star Wars Career
For almost 50 years, John Williams’ music has been virtually synonymous with the films of Steven Spielberg (and vice versa), and for nearly as long, Williams’ compositions have formed the emotional backbone of the Skywalker Saga from “Star Wars.” However, 20 years before the cinematic musical maestro become known for either of those things, Williams…
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The Steven Spielberg Movie That Inspired ‘Stranger Things’
Netflix has had plenty of hits during its tenure, but one stands out above the pack: Stranger Things. The sci-fi drama from Matt and Ross Duffer has barreled into pop culture like a freight train, inspiring everything from haunted houses to a crossover with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (That is not a joke. That…
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Why Karen Allen’s Scenes In Raiders Of The Lost Ark Took Up So Much Time
“Raiders of the Lost Ark” isn’t just the best Indiana Jones movie, it also looks the best of all the films. 1981’s inaugural Indy outing is visually stunning thanks to cinematographer Douglas Slocombe’s shot composition and lighting. It’s even more impressive how good “Raiders” looks when you consider that director Steven Spielberg was in a…
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Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom’s Criticized Banquet Scene Was Supposed To Be A Joke
Steven Spielberg’s 1984 blockbuster “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” is not a good movie. The pacing is strange, the central story is introduced rather late into the film, and the interior logic doesn’t really stand up to scrutiny. Many also take issue with Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw) as she constantly whines. Also what…