Steven Spielberg

One of the greatest cinematic adventures of all time has arrived on 4K with a stunning upgrade, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Paramount Home Entertainment has hit another 4K grand slam with the SteelBook release of the Steven Spielberg-directed and co-conceived—with George Lucas—an instant classic. As production nears its conclusion […]

Raiders of the Lost Ark 4K SteelBook Review: Harrison Ford ...

June 14, 2022 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged 4K / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Harrison Ford / Raiders of the Lost Ark / Steven Spielberg by joeldamos

Steven Spielberg has unveiled his first full-length trailer for his version of the classic musical West Side Story. The iconic 1957 Broadway musical came from Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, and Leonard Bernstein. Yeah, that’s some serious theatrical and musical mettle. What makes this particular trailer work so well is the […]

Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story Trailer: First Full Tease is ...

September 15, 2021 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers / Steven Spielberg / West Wide Story by joeldamos

If any other director had said they were seeking to do a remake of one of the most beloved movie musicals of the last 100 years, they would have been told they were crazy to even undertake such an effort. West Side Story won 10 Oscars in the 1961, including […]

West Side Story Teaser Teases Steven Spielberg’s Highly-Anticipated Remake

April 25, 2021 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers / Steven Spielberg / West Side Story by joeldamos

There was a time in the 80s when filmmaking wizard Steven Spielberg’s magic seemed to know no bounds. From Back to the Future to Young Sherlock Holmes, he was everywhere in the producing department. For all his success, the most resonant of the Steven Spielberg produced flicks of this era […]

The Goonies 4K Review: Classic Comes Home in 4K Hi-Def

September 20, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Chris Columbus / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Josh Brolin / Richard Donner / Steven Spielberg / The Goonies by joeldamos

With our second installment of The Movie Mensch’s monthly column that looks at cinematic perfection personified, The Perfect Scene points its spotlight at Steven Spielberg and his Jurassic Park. What strikes first about the two scenes we’re saluting, is that last month’s selection—Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights—utilized Rick Springfield’s smash […]

The Perfect Scene #2: A T-Rex Attacks Jurassic Park

August 19, 2020 in Movie News / Opinion Piece tagged Jurassic Park / Movie News / Steven Spielberg / The Perfect Scene by joeldamos

One of the more surprising slices of cinematic excellence from Steven Spielberg has arrived on 4K Blu-Ray and it is nothing short of a visual and sonic boom. Tom Cruise (his third 4K this week, joining Days of Thunder and Top Gun) stars in War of the Worlds as a […]

War of the Worlds 4K Review: Steven Spielberg & Tom ...

May 20, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Steven Spielberg / Tom Cruise / War of the Worlds by joeldamos

“Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire,” Ben Kingsley’s Itzhak Stern says in the timeless masterpiece from Steven Spielberg—that is sadly, given today’s headlines, quite timely. To mark the 25th anniversary of the release of Schindler’s List, what I believe to be Steven Spielberg’s greatest achievement, a new trailer […]