Shark! Shark! “Jaws,” which hit theaters 50 years ago next Friday, is known for making many splashes. It was the first hit for a 27-year-old Steven Spielberg, the man who’d go on to become one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest directors. And the innovative 1975 horror film is considered one of the earliest blockbusters. An estimated … Read more
“E.T.” nearly wasn’t so family friendly. Dee Wallace appeared on Steve Kmetko’s “Still Here Hollywood” podcast last week and recalled how she clashed with director Steven Spielberg over a bedroom scene involving her character, Mary, in the 1982 film. “The only time Steven and I parted ways creatively was there’s a whole B story in ‘E.T.’ about … Read more
Steven Spielberg’s daughter, Destry, attended her first courtside Knicks game Monday night, and the NBA stars weren’t the only thing she was up close and personal with. On Tuesday, Destry Spielberg shared to her Instagram story a zoomed in photo of her at Madison Square Garden making a rather disgusted face. Upon clicking to the … Read more
It was like discovering an alien on the set of “Independence Day.” Archaeologists have revealed the provenance of the iconic “holy grail” cup discovered alongside 12 human skeletons at the exact location in Jordan where “Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade” was filmed. Not actually the vessel for an immortality elixir, the chalice is actually … Read more
Sleep here at your own risk. The infamous house from the 1982 horror classic “Poltergeist” is being transformed into an Airbnb, available to rent by supernatural-obsessed fans. The home, built in 1979, is located in Simi Valley, California. The “Poltergeist” house in Simi Valley, California. Google Maps It sold Friday for $1.28 million, the Zillow listing … Read more
There truly “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma.” Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones play stormchasers Tyler Owens and Kate Cooper in the new film “Twisters,” a sequel to the 1996 original. The two actors have undeniable chemistry in the movie, but surprisingly don’t seal the happy ending with a kiss. Glen Powell and British actress Daisy … Read more
That’s what friends are for. Steven Spielberg has revealed that his late pal Robin Williams called him every week to cheer him up while he was filming his 1993 Holocaust movie, “Schindler’s List.” Spielberg’s friendship with Williams stretched back to “Hook,” the 1991 flick that Spielberg directed and featured Williams as an adult Peter Pan. … Read more
Anthony Boyle and Nate Mann co-star as Lt. Harry Crosby and Major Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal, respectively, in “Masters of the Air,” the Apple TV+ series chronicling the heroics of the 100th Bomb Group during World War II — who “brought the war to Hitler’s doorstep” via the B-17 “Flying Fortress.” The sprawling, action-packed nine-part series, … Read more
Dino-might! There’s another “Jurassic Park” movie on the way courtesy of original “JP” screenwriter David Koepp, according to People and The Hollywood Reporter. Koepp, who also write the original’s sequel, “The Lost World: Jurassic Park,” will come up with a new storyline for the fabled franchise, which has grossed over $1 billion worldwide, according to … Read more
She saw the color green. Media tycoon Oprah Winfrey said Tuesday that her salary for the 1985 film “The Color Purple” was the “best $35,000 I ever made.” Speaking with Essence Magazine, Winfrey, 69, revealed she “wanted nothing more in my life than to be in ‘The Color Purple’” when it was announced that Alice Walker’s … Read more
The shows we watch not only affect how we feel — they can also have an effect on everything from the economy to geopolitics. It’s a topic explored by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Walter Hickey in his new book, “You Are What You Watch — How Movies and TV Affect Everything.” Case in point: The huge … Read more
They want to believe. In the new Steven Spielberg-produced Netflix documentary, “Encounters,” now streaming, there was an eye-popping number of witnesses to one of the UFO incidents. For five months after October 2007, more than 300 locals near Stephenville, Texas, reported seeing a large “delta shaped” UFO. Witnesses all reported it to be enormous – … Read more
The fifth and final installment of the Indiana Jones franchise, “Dial of Destiny,” finally swung its way into theaters late last month. While series stars such as Harrison Ford and John Rhys-Davies came back for large portion of the action-adventure flick, one returning alum only had a sliver of time on the silver screen. Karen … Read more
It was out of this world, y’all. In 1969, Jimmy Carter, along with ten others, witnessed what the to-be president called a “very remarkable sight” in the skies over Georgia. “As bright as the moon and about as big,” he later wrote of the unidentified flying object in a report to the Oklahoma City-based International … Read more
Steven Spielberg is famously skilled at directing kids in movies. But a new video that’s surfaced puts the Hollywood heavyweight’s own childlike energy on display. A decades-old clip posted this week on Twitter shows the “E.T.” filmmaker playing a massive prank on “Goonies” director Richard Donner, back in 1985. Spielberg, of course, devised the story … Read more
Like Indiana Jones finding the Holy Grail, Steven Spielberg has finally seen the light. This week, the filmmaker said onstage at the Time100 Summit that he regrets editing the guns out of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” and digitally swapping them with walkie-talkies for the 20th anniversary re-release in 2002. “That was a mistake,” a repentant Spielberg … Read more
When Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan hugged Harrison Ford at the Academy Awards after Quan’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won Best Picture, it was more than just a celebration of one movie’s victory. The teary embrace was an emotional reunion with Ford, Quan’s co-star in 1984’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” — … Read more
The 2023 Oscars went down largely as expected. However, there were some tight acting races that turned out differently from what many pundits assumed and some shocking slights in the less-glamorous categories. Here are the biggest snubs and surprises from the 95th Academy Awards. Austin Butler lost Best Actor in a tight race to Brendan … Read more
Steven Spielberg believes “The Dark Knight” should have been the first blockbuster nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. The 76-year-old director, who got his first best original screenplay nomination Tuesday when the 2023 Oscars were announced, has reflected on the category of Best Picture. Of the nominees this year, Spielberg was happy to see … Read more
The 80th Golden Globe Awards aired Tuesday night. Now let’s 86 ’em. The awards show made an unbearably awkward comeback after not airing on NBC last year due to a diversity scandal — and don’t you forget it! The uptight return was a brutally uncomfortable three hours in which the celeb crowd was as sober … Read more