Tag: Steven Spielberg
Listmania – Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg is one of my all-time favorite film directors, and he’s had a major impact on me as a lover of cinema. He’s made…
Steven Spielberg's 'Private' Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan has been a game-changer since the day it came out. It changed the way battles were filmed; the D-Day sequence was studied…
No Gold For Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple
At the very beginning of 1985’s The Color Purple, there is an affecting scene where a woman gives birth. While shooting that very scene (the…
Filmotomy Podcast Episode 10: Close Encounters of the Critics Awards
So here comes Episode 10 of our podcast, which we may have finally settled on a name for, given the site’s successful re-branding. But enough…
Indiana Jones and His Greatest Hits
I came across the exploits of Indiana Jones in 2008 in the form of the fourth installment of the series, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of…
Indiana Jones and the Return to Form
I’ll be honest: after Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, I was wary about watching the third outing, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I wasn’t…
Indiana Jones and the Nasty, Mean-Spirited Sequel
I’m just going to come right out and say it: I really did not enjoy sitting through Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I can’t, for the…
Raiders of the Lost Ark: Spielberg's Fury Road
By the time I was born in 1990, Steven Spielberg, through triumphs like Jaws, Close Encounters, and E.T., had already cemented himself as one of…
Spielberg's Ark: The Masterful Schindler's List
In Language and Silence (1967), Cambridge University’s George Steiner famously suggested that, because the Holocaust “lies outside speech as it lies outside reason,” the proper…
Let's Talk About Catch Me If You Can
Whenever people talk about the historical prestige films that Steven Spielberg has made over the years, they talk about films like Schindler’s List, The Color Purple, and Lincoln….
Empire Of The Sun: Goodbye To Childhood
Empire of the Sun marks Spielberg’s departure from the theme of childhood and innocence and is his first step into more adult territory with films…
Masterpiece Memo: Spielberg's 'Close Encounter' With Greatness
Da. Da. Da. Da. Daaa. Those five notes are perhaps some of the most iconic in cinematic history. After all of the human drama and…
A.I. – Spielberg’s Greatest Fairytale
It has taken over a decade for critics to finally realise just how great A.I. Artificial Intelligence actually is. A.I. was Stanley Kubrick’s pet project,…
The Four Corners of Spielberg
In one corner we have Amistad, Bridge of Spies, and Munich; in the opposing corner, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, War of the Worlds, and Close Encounters…
