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 […]

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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 ...




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


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




“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 […]

Schindler’s List 25th Anniversary Release Trailer: Now, More Than Ever


Ready Player One is a classic book by Ernest Kline whose journey to the screen had to wait for two things—cinematic technology and the right filmmaker. It found both this year and mesmerized audiences globally. Now that it has come home on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital download, it is one […]

Ready Player One Blu-Ray Review: Steven Spielberg’s Gamesmanship Is Still ...