SpielBLOG: Catch Me If You Can – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
Catch Me If You Can is possibly Steven Spielberg’s last absolutely great movie. There are movies to come which have a lot of things...
Read MoreSpielBLOG: Minority Report – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
There’s something fresh and invigorating about Minority Report. Based on a short story by Philip K. Dick, the film was...
Read MoreSpielBLOG: A.I. – Artificial Intelligence – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
Steven Spielberg has not been shy about his dads. One of his most winning qualities is his enthusiasm for the people he admires in his...
Read MoreSpielBLOG: Saving Private Ryan – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
The first word of Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan is ‘Dad!’, as an old man visiting a war cemetery in Normandy is...
Read MoreSpielBLOG: Amistad – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
1997 saw Steven Spielberg rerunning 1993. Following his longest hiatus after Jurassic Park and Oscar-winning Schindler’s List, it...
Read MoreSpielBLOG – The Lost World: Jurassic Park – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
“Oh, yeah. Oooh, ahhh, that’s how it always starts. Then later there’s running and um, screaming,” so says Ian...
Read MoreSpielBLOG: Schindler’s List – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
I was reluctant to re-watch Schindler’s List for a number of reasons. To begin with, its length makes it difficult to slot it in....
Read MoreSpielBLOG: Jurassic Park – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
Another film, another dream project. Dinosaurs had always been something that fascinated Steven Spielberg and he counted Ray Harryhausen...
Read MoreSpielBLOG: Hook – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
I’ve enjoyed writing these SpielBlog posts. Some of these movies are my favourite movies of all time. And even a flop like 1941 has...
Read MoreSpielBLOG: Always – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
Always is a first in more ways than one. All of the films I’ve watched so far for SpielBlog I’ve already seen. Most of them at...
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