VOTD: Steven Spielberg Looks Back on ‘Schindler’s List’ After 25 Years

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Schindler’s List, and the film is back in select theaters for a limited time starting today. It’s a milestone motion picture, earning Steven Spielberg his first Oscar for Best Director, not to mention taking home Best Picture. But more importantly, it’s probably the most harrowing and acclaimed depiction […]

Steven Spielberg is Responsible For ‘Bumblebee’s Female Lead Character

The Transformers film franchise doesn’t have a great track record with its female characters. But Bumblebee, the upcoming live-action Transformers spin-off movie, might be the first step toward changing that – and fans have Steven Spielberg to thank for it. Learn about the significant Steven Spielberg Bumblebee contribution below. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, producer Lorenzo di […]

‘Bumblebee’ Featurette: Director Travis Knight Touts the Influence of Spielberg and LAIKA

Last week brought the first teaser trailer for the Transformers spin-off Bumblebee. The film focuses on the vocally-challenged, signature yellow Autobot who has been a cornerstone of the entire franchise right alongside Optimus Prime. Now, Bumblebee finds himself on his own in what is something of an origin story for the character as he goes […]

Ready Player One SEQUEL: Steven Spielberg to direct Ready Player Two?

The iconic director’s adaptation of Ernest Cline’s best-selling sci-fi novel has topped the box office over the weekend. Having made $ 41 million in the US and an impressive $ 62 million in China, Ready Player One is likely to make a healthy profit. And with monies made, Warner Bros are set to make a […]

Ready Player One cinema REVIEW: Do Spielberg fans need to see this on BIG SCREEN or not?

Ready Player One is out now in cinemas but is it vintage Spielberg? The greatest movies from the legendary director have been a dizzying mix of spectacular visuals and a powerful emotional punch. Whether audiences were shrieking in terror as a fin breached the surface of the sea or sobbing as a funny little alien […]

Ready Player One review: It LOOKS like classic Spielberg but doesn't FEEL like Spielberg

It is on course to be the director’s biggest box office hit since Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. The statistic is apt, since that movie also marked a return to popcorn blockbuser territory that somehow lacked the indefinable sublime dusting on Spielberg magic which lifts his greatest movies to iconic status. Crystal Skull was […]

The ‘Ready Player One’ Crew Put Spielberg References in the Film Despite Spielberg’s Wishes

Ernest Cline‘s Ready Player One is full of references to Steven Spielberg films, which made the news that Spielberg was directing the film adaptation himself raise an eyebrow or two. The blockbuster director planned to cut references to his films from the adaptation, but the Ready Player One movie crew had other ideas. When Steven Spielberg signed-on […]

Spielberg doesn’t think Netflix should win Oscars

In an interview, Steven Spielberg stated that content on Netflix should be considered television…and ineligible for Oscars. “Once you commit to a television format, you’re a TV movie,” he said on while chatting to ITV news during a tour promoting his upcoming film Ready Player One. Spielberg responded to a direct question about Netflix’s threat […]

Great Snakes! ‘Tintin 2’ is Still Happening, According to Steven Spielberg

If you’re a fan of Steven Spielberg‘s animated adventure The Adventures of Tintin, and have longed for a sequel, here’s some good news. Spielberg says the long-awaited sequel is still happening, and that Peter Jackson will direct. Great snakes! More on Tintin 2 below. Audiences weren’t exactly blown away by Spielberg’s 2011 Adventures of Tintin, which is a damn shame […]

Steven Spielberg Vows to Never Digitally Alter His Movies Again

As the nostalgia-laden Ready Player One nears its theatrical debut, director Steven Spielberg is fielding questions about looking back on his own movies. And you can rest easy, film purists: after that debacle surrounding the re-release of E.T., The Beard has promised never to alter any of his movies again. Read the full Steven Spielberg digital alteration […]