Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind is one the greatest films ever made. Now, to celebrate its 40th Anniversary, Columbia Pictures is re-releasing it in theaters on September 1st – digitally remastered in 4K.
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SDCC 2017: The Power of Virtual Reality Trailer: Ready Player One!
In 2045 the world is on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world.
When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger.
The SDCC 2017 trailer for Ready Player One is unique. Enjoy.
Ready Player One opens on March 30, 2018.
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Netflix Docuseries Trailer: Five Came Back: How Film Changed WWII!
Hitler’s use of films for propaganda played a large role in keeping America joining the Allied effort, but five great filmmakers – Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston, George Stevens and William Wyler – took it upon themselves to fight propaganda with stirring documentary films.
Five Came Back is a three-part Netflix docuseries by Laurent Bouzereau and written by Mark Harris (based on his book), in which five legendary great filmmakers – Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo Del Toro, Paul Greengrass, Lawrence Kasdan and Steven Spielberg – guide viewers through the interwoven experiences of five filmmakers who interrupted their successful careers to serve their country, risk their lives and bring the truth back to the American people.
Five Came Back premieres on March 31st.
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Mistaken First Impressions Trailer: The BFG!
Steven Spielberg’s The BFG has a new trailer and it’s something magical!
Check it out after the break. The BFG opens on July 1st (Canada Day).
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The BFG Goes To Cannes!
Steven Spielberg is Cannes with the cast of his new Disney film, The BFG – which has its World Premiere there tomorrow, May 14th. Following the jump, there is a link to a video featuring Ruby Barnhill (Sophie) and Spielberg playing a quick game of Stump Steven Spielberg. It’s quite delightful.
The BFG opens wide on July 1st.
Steven Spielberg to Present John Williams with AFI Lifetime Achievement Award!
Steven Spielberg will present John Williams with the American Film Institute’s 44th Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the first time the award has been given to a composer.
The televised special, AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Williams, will air on TNT on Wednesday, June 15, at 10 p.m. (ET/ PT), followed by an encore presentation on sister network Turner Classic Movies (TCM) on Monday, June 12, during a night of programming dedicated to Williams.
For details, follow the jump.
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Gigantic Trailer: Disney’s The BFG!
When I first heard that Steven Spielberg was directed a movie adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG, my reaction was, ‘Of course!’
My reaction after seeing the first trailer for The BFG was, ‘why’d it take so long for Spielberg to do something by Dahl?’
Disney’s The BFG opens on July 1st. The new trailer follows the jump.
Indian Jones To Reappear In 2019!
Indiana Jones is returning to a multiplex near you!
Steven Spielberg will direct the as-yet-untitled film which has been set for a July 19, 2019. Harrison ford will reprise his iconic role and franchise veterans Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will produce. For more follow the jump.
Explaining The Rules Trailer: Steven Spielberg’s The BFG!
Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg – three of the world’s great storytellers combine to tell the story of a little girl named Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) and what happened to her at the Witching Hour (3 am – not midnight, as you’d suppose), one particular night.
The first teaser trailer for Spielberg’s The BFG is just about as perfectly Dahl as you could imagine – and cleverly gives us just enough of a glimpse of Sophie’s unexpected visitor (Mark Rylance) to hint at the delights (and potential terrors) that Spielberg has in store for us when The BFG opens on July 1, 2016. Check it out after the jump.
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Bridge of Spies: Like John LeCarre, Only Real!
Bridge of Spies tells a story that unfolded over five years in a little under two-and-a-half hours. It’s the story of a man who was on the prosecutorial team at Nuremberg but had spent the time between then and 1957 as an insurance lawyer. Then he was asked to represent a Soviet spy and, in trying to do his job properly, became the second most hated man in America (after the spy) – until the Soviets shot down U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers.
It’s a case where real life became something out of a John LeCarre spy novel.
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CBS Orders American Gothic!
CBS has ordered American Gothic straight to series for Summer 2016. The series follows a prominent Boston family that finds their late patriarch linked to a series of murders.
American Gothic hails from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television and CBS Television Studios. For more, follow the jump.