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‘Jurassic World’ Review: The Park Is Open and Full of Dumb People
‘Jurassic World’ Review: The Park Is Open and Full of Dumb People
‘Jurassic World’ Review: The Park Is Open and Full of Dumb People
When all you care about is money, bad things happen. That’s the message of Jurassic World, where greedy theme-park executives hoping to spike attendance engineer the “Indominus Rex,” a genetically-modified dinosaur that immediately turns on its creators and runs amok. Designed as a cautionary tale about the dangers of building a meaner, badder monster purely for the sake of profits, Jurassic World works equally well as a cautionary tale about doing the same thing in movies. All of the rationalizations provided by Jurassic World’s employees — “Consumers want them bigger, louder, more teeth.” “Somebody’s gotta make sure this company has a future!” — could have been taken directly out of the mouths of the studio executives who approved this gene splice of a reboot and a sequel. Their creation — the Indominus or the movie, there’s basically no difference — is as advertised; huge, mean, and visually striking. But this experiment is not without consequences.
‘Jaws’ Is Coming Back to Theaters For Its 40th Anniversary
‘Jaws’ Is Coming Back to Theaters For Its 40th Anniversary
‘Jaws’ Is Coming Back to Theaters For Its 40th Anniversary
On June 20, 1975 a movie about an angry fish opened in about 500 theaters around the country. It was called Jaws, it was directed a guy named Steven Spielberg, it was scary as hell, and it changed the world forever. Its unique release strategy (wide instead of limited), intense television marketing campaign, and record-breaking box office essentially created the summer movie season (and made Spielberg a household name). 40 years later, regardless of its impact, Jaws remains a masterpiece, and a much better and more interesting movie than the vast majority of so-called summer blockbusters that it birthed.
Steven Spielberg Set to Direct ‘Ready Player One’
Steven Spielberg Set to Direct ‘Ready Player One’
Steven Spielberg Set to Direct ‘Ready Player One’
Well, this was unexpected. After a few years of development, Warner Bros. is officially moving forward with a big screen adaptation of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One and they’re doing so with the director most likely to break the brains of the novel’s biggest fans: Steven Spielberg. Yes, Spielberg is going to direct a science fiction story powered by raw ‘80s nostalgia for the same studio where he produced Gremlins and The Goonies.
‘Gremlins’ Remake Likely Dead, World Rejoices
‘Gremlins’ Remake Likely Dead, World Rejoices
‘Gremlins’ Remake Likely Dead, World Rejoices
A lot of your favorite 80s classics have been rebooted or remade into not-so-classics. It's the unfortunate state of the movie business. But, today, we get one back. The proposed ‘Gremlins’ remake, that was on the “fast track” as recently as this past April, may be as dead as a Gremlin in a hot tub.
Steven Spielberg CBS Drama ‘Extant’ Reveals First Teaser: Halle Berry is Pregnant…Or Something
Steven Spielberg CBS Drama ‘Extant’ Reveals First Teaser: Halle Berry is Pregnant…Or Something
Steven Spielberg CBS Drama ‘Extant’ Reveals First Teaser: Halle Berry is Pregnant…Or Something
Halle Berry's buzzworthy CBS/Steven Spielberg thriller 'Extant' has barely shot a single frame, so little that a recent TCA presentation cobbled together footage from other movies as a teaser, but now we have something real to chew on. The first official teaser for CBS summer sci-fi drama 'Extant' has hit, and it's...well, it's still pretty confusing.
Steven Spielberg Debuts New ‘Obama’ Footage at White House Correspondents’ Dinner…Wait, What?
Steven Spielberg Debuts New ‘Obama’ Footage at White House Correspondents’ Dinner…Wait, What?
Steven Spielberg Debuts New ‘Obama’ Footage at White House Correspondents’ Dinner…Wait, What?
While 'Lincoln' might not have taken home the Oscar for Best Picture, it was considered one of the best films of the year by many a critic, mainly for Daniel Day-Lewis' exceptional performance as Honest Abe. In light of the film's success, what is its director Steven Spielberg planning as a follow-up? During Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Barack Obama revealed the first b

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