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2021: My Last Try at Oscar-Bait?

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One of the earliest attempts by my high-school friends and I at “branching out” from Hollywood blockbusters (Star Wars [1977-]! Jurassic Park [1993-]! The Dark Knight [2008]!) and our childhood favorite genre movies (e.g. Aliens [1979-]! Predator [1987-]!) were the annual Oscar nominations, or Academy Awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and … Continue reading →

The Bad ‘Jurassic Park’ Movies: ‘The Lost World’ (1997), ‘Jurassic Park III’ (2001), & ‘Fallen Kingdom’ (2018)

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Directed by: Steven Spielberg [LW], Joe Johnston [JP3], J. A. Bayona [FK] || Produced by: Gerald R. Molen, Collin Wilson [LW], Kathleen Kennedy, Larry Franco [JP3], Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Belen Atienza [FK] Screenplay by: David Koepp [LW], Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor [JP3], Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow [FK] || Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, … Continue reading →

‘Jurassic Park’ (1993): The Definitive Benchmark for Dinosaurs on Film

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Directed by: Steven Spielberg || Produced by: Kathleen Kennedy, Gerald R. Molen Screenplay by: Michael Crichton, David Koepp || Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob Peck, Martin Ferrero, B. D. Wong, Samuel L. Jackson, Wayne Knight, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards Music by: John Williams || Cinematography: Dean Cundey || Edited by: … Continue reading →

‘Bridge of Spies’ (2015): A Mediocre Historical Drama for Your Parents

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Directed by: Steven Spielberg || Produced by: Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger Screenplay by: Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen || Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda, Austin Stowell, Scott Shepherd, Jesse Plemons, Domenick Lombardozzi, Sebastian Koch, Eve Hewson, Will Rogers Music by: Thomas Newman || Cinematography by: Janusz Kaminski … Continue reading →

‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ (1981): Spielberg & Lucas’ Adventure Serial-Homage

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Directed by: Steven Spielberg || Produced by: Frank Marshall Screenplay by: Lawrence Kasdan || Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliot, Wolf Kahler, Alfred Molina Music by: John Williams || Cinematography by: Douglas Slocombe || Edited by: Michael  Kahn || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: 115 … Continue reading →

‘Band of Brothers’ (2001): World War II Porn

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Created by: Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks || Written by: Erik Jendersen, Tom Hanks, John Orloff, E. Max Frye, Graham Yost, Bruce C. McKenna, Erik Bork Starring: Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Matthew Settle, Donnie Wahlberg, Scott Grimes, Peter Youngblood Hills, Shane Taylor, Rick Gomez, Michael Cudlitz, Nicholas Aaron No. Episodes: 10 (miniseries) || Running Time: 705 … Continue reading →

‘Lincoln’ (2012): Illinois’ Favorite Son Gets His Definitive Big-Screen Rendition

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Directed by: Steven Spielberg || Produced by: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy Written by: Tony Kushner || Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Tommy Lee Jones, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Music by: John Williams || Cinematography by: Janusz Kaminski || Editing by: Michal Kahn || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: … Continue reading →

‘Saving Private Ryan’ (1998): The Best War Movie You Can Watch with Your Dad

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Directed by: Steven Spielberg || Produced by: Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, Steven Spielberg Written by: Robert Rodat || Starring: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi Music by: John Williams || Cinematography by: Janusz Kaminski || Editing by: Michael Kahn || Country: United States … Continue reading →