The Color Purple (1985) Rated PG-13 (for intense thematic material, sexual material, brief nude images, and some disturbing content) Released: December 18, 1985 Runtime: 153 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Willard E. Pugh, Akosua Busia, Dana Ivey Available to rent through Amazon Video, iTunes, and on most VOD platforms. Day [...]
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Rated PG (for intense sequences of action violence throughout, thematic material including torture and child abuse, scary images, and brief sensuality) Released: May 23, 1984 Runtime: 118 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth Day 10 of “30 Days [...]
Harrison Ford returns as Indiana Jones in this popcorn adventure thrill-ride prequel.
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Rated PG (for language and mild thematic elements) Released: June 11, 1982 Runtime: 115 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. Day 9 of “30 Days [...]
My reflections on E.T., Steven Spielberg's timeless tale that reigned as the biggest blockbuster for over 15 years. 40 years on, it still resonates.
Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) Rated PG (for action violence including an impalement and some gory deaths, some scary images including the supernatural, brief sensuality, and brief language) Released: June 12, 1981 Runtime: 115 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies, Ronald Lacey, Denholm Elliott, Alfred Molina Day 8 of [...]
Harrison Ford stars in the blockbuster serial throwback from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, now celebrating its 40th Anniversary.
1941 (1979) Rated PG (for sexual innuendo, brief nudity, sexuality, and some language) Released: December 14, 1979 Runtime: 118 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Tim Matheson, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen, Slim Pickens, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Stack, Ned Beatty, Lorraine Gary, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Murray Hamilton, Eddie Deezen Day 7 of “30 [...]
1941 (1979) Rated PG (for sexual innuendo, brief nudity, sexuality, and some language) Released: December 14, 1979 Runtime: 118 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Tim Matheson, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen, Slim Pickens, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Stack, Ned Beatty, Lorraine Gary, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Murray Hamilton, Eddie Deezen Available to rent through [...]
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) Rated PG (for action sequences, some disturbing images, and language) Released: December 25, 1977 Runtime: 135 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Francois Truffaut, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, Lance Henriksen Day 6 of “30 Days of Spielberg” Steven Spielberg has called E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial and Schindler’s List his [...]
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