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 [...]
Jaws (1975) Rated PG (for disturbing images and descriptions, scary shark attacks and violence, some suggestive material and references, brief nudity, substance use, and language) Released: June 20, 1975 Runtime: 124 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton Day 5 of “30 Days of Spielberg” To paraphrase Richard Dreyfuss' Hooper: what we [...]
Jaws (1975) Rated PG (for disturbing images and descriptions, scary shark attacks and violence, some suggestive material and references, brief nudity, substance use, and language) Released: June 20, 1975 Runtime: 124 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton Available to rent through Amazon Video, iTunes, and most VOD platforms. Day 6 [...]
The Sugarland Express (1974) Rated PG (for some language, gun violence, high speed car chase peril, brief partial nudity) Released: April 5, 1974 Runtime: 110 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks Day 4 of “30 Days of Spielberg” In the strictest sense, The Sugarland Express is Steven Spielberg’s directorial [...]
The Sugarland Express (1974) Rated PG (for some language, gun violence, high speed car chase peril, brief partial nudity) Released: April 5, 1974 Runtime: 110 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks Available to rent through Amazon Video, iTunes, and other VOD platforms. Day 5 of “30-Plus Days of Spielberg” [...]
A "Oner" is a lengthy single-take shot. Famous examples include classic shots from movies like Goodfellas, Touch Of Evil and, more recently, Atonement. Impressively mounted, choreographed, and captured, Oners generally draw attention to themselves (for good reason). Then there's The Spielberg Oner. It's different in nature than the traditional Oner because of how deceptive it is. The whole intent for [...]
Something Evil (1972) Not Rated (disturbing supernatural/horror elements) Released: January 21, 1972 Runtime: 75 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Sandy Dennis, Darren McGavin, Ralph Bellamy Day 3 of “30 Days of Spielberg” I used to say that Steven Spielberg never made a bad movie - technically speaking, at least; he's too good a craftsman for that - [...]
Something Evil (1972) Not Rated (disturbing supernatural/horror elements) Released: January 21, 1972 Runtime: 75 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Sandy Dennis, Darren McGavin, Ralph Bellamy Available to watch on YouTube. Day 3 of “30-Plus Days of Spielberg” I used to say that Steven Spielberg had never made a bad movie (technically speaking, at least; he's too [...]
Duel (1971) Rated PG (for sequences of action, some terror, a suggestive reference, and some language) Released: November 13, 1971 Runtime: 90 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott (voice of), Eddie Firestone, Lou Frizzell Day 2 of “30 Days of Spielberg” Steven Spielberg was asked to make Jaws at age 28 because he made this [...]
Duel (1971) Rated PG (for sequences of action, some terror, a suggestive reference, and some language) Released: November 13, 1971 Runtime: 90 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott (voice of), Eddie Firestone, Lou Frizzell Available to rent through Amazon Video, iTunes, and other VOD platforms. Day 2 of “30-Plus Days of Spielberg” Steven Spielberg was [...]
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