Category Archives: Steven Spielberg

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Major Spoilers Podcast #495: Zach on Film: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

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In this issue: Zach shares his thoughts and learns a little bit about practical effects as we examine Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (often referred to as Close Encounters or CE3K) is a 1977 science fiction-drama written and directed by Steven Spielberg and features actors Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, and Cary Guffey. It tells the story of Roy Neary, a lineman in Indiana, whose life changes after a close encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO).

 

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TRAILERS: First Jurassic Park 3D trailer

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In the great decade that was the 90′s Steven Spielberg released a movie that capture the imagination of audiences everywhere. Now he hopes to take audiences back to that horrifyingly, magical land of Jurassic Park, but this time in 3D. You can watch the first trailer, not in 3D, for the release right after the jump.

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REVIEW: The Adventures of Tintin

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When it comes to adaptations, there are two ways you can go about it – a really good adaptation, or a really bad one. In the case of The Adventures of Tintin, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson have done something quite different – done an adaptation that is better than the source material.

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MOVIE: Jurassic Park 4 in the works

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During the Tintin panel at the San Diego Comic Con, director Steven Spielberg announced Jurassic Park 4 is in the works.

I’ll let that sink in…

Got it? Because I’m sure your scrambling to the IMDB to look up the info on Jurassic Park 3, as it was such a stellar success.

The story and writer have already been set… and now we can all sleep soundly knowing Jeff Goldblum has a reason to start doing a happy dance.

As much as I liked the first movie in terms of the special effects, you can tell I’m thrilled over this news.

via Variety

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SDCC’11: Spielberg headed to convention

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Director Steven Spielberg is headed to the San Diego Comic Con! Spielberg will be presented with an Inkpot Award and will presumably show Tintin off to the crowd.  The Adventures of Tintin panel takes place in Hall H on the morning of Friday July 22, and currently the description of the panel simply says, “TBA”.

So if you wanna see the biggest name in H’wood, and you want to see what all the buzz is about Tintin, it looks like this will be the panel to see at SDCC.

via Deadline

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TALK BACK: Super 8

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J.J. Abrams has unleashed his latest secret project on the world – Super 8.

After witnessing a mysterious train crash, a group of friends in the summer of 1979 begin noticing strange happenings going around in their small town, and begin to investigate into the creepy phenomenon.

Spielberg movies and references to the movies of our youth surround this alien flick, and we want to know what you thought.

Use the comment section below to write your own review of the movie, share your thoughts on why the movie ruled your weekend, or why you will never get those precious hours back.

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POSTER: Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn

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The first poster for the Spielberg/Jackson Tintin movie has arrived.

Though I’m not sold on the mo-cap portion of the movie, nor I’m I excited about the movie being in 3D/3-D, I still want to see it.

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn is the first in the series of 3D motion capture films based on the iconic character created by Georges Remi, better known to the world by his pen name “Hergé.” The film stars Bell as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure. The movie adapts both Hergé’s “The Secret of the Unicorn” and “Red Rackham’s Treasure,” using the title of the former.

The movie arrives December 23, 2011.

via Super Hero Hype

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TRAILER: New Super 8 trailer arrives

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A brand new trailer for the J. J. Abrams/Steven Spielberg Super 8 movie.

In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

I thought it felt like E.T. before, but now, this feels like the best parts of all of Spielberg’s films back when he was doing really great stuff. Watch close and you’ll see E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Amazing Stories, and Indiana Jones…