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” [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 - [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Studios have been looking for the next Deadpool. Sony may have found it. Starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and directed by action comedy maestro Shane Black (The Nice Guys, Iron Man 3, screenwriter of Lethal Weapon), Doc Savage promises to have that perfect mix of wild, unpredictable comedy with high octane action, all jacked to [...]
Amblin’ (1968) Not Rated (but with some adult content) (brief partial nudity; brief marijuana use) Released: December 18, 1968 Runtime: 26 minutes Director (and Writer): Steven Spielberg Starring: Richard Levin, Pamela McMyler Available on YouTube (click here), and below. Day 1 of "30-Plus Days of Spielberg" This is the one that started it all. Okay, maybe [...]
Amblin’ (1968) Not Rated (brief partial nudity; brief marijuana use) Released: December 18, 1968 Runtime: 26 minutes Director (and Writer): Steven Spielberg Starring: Richard Levin, Pamela McMyler Available on YouTube (click here), and below. Day 1 of "30 Days of Spielberg" This is the one that started it all. Okay, sure, Steven Spielberg already had a [...]
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