Culture Buzz Admittedly it's been awhile since I've watched the Steven Spielberg classic. Still, I don't quite remember Richard Dreyfuss's character quite so … insane.
Culture Buzz When anything happens in a Steven Spielberg movie, this is the face.
Movie Buzz He was spotted in character at a restaurant in Richmond, Va., where Steven Spielberg's upcoming film Lincoln is being filmed. He's a great method actor and all, but I don't know that Abe would have ordered the arugula salad.
Movie Buzz What happened when Barbra Streisand, Carrie Fisher, and Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner showed up on the Temple of Doom set? Steven Spielberg put 'em to work. It's really bad footage but thanks to the transcript via joblo.com you can read/hear Streisand saying “I feel like a faggot” at the end. (via nymag.com)
Movie Buzz James Bond and Indiana Jones team up to fight aliens in the Old West. What could possibly go wrong? According to this critic, a bunch of things.
Movie Buzz The mysterious new Spielberganza from J.J. Abrams is building a fair amount of buzz leading up to its release. Does it live up to the summer movie mega-hype? According to this critic…kinda?
Well, this looks like fun. The first trailer for a new Steven Spielberg-produced sci-fi drama coming to TNT this Summer. Stars Noah Wylie, and some nifty looking alien creatures.
Movie Buzz Some of the first production photos of the full-length feature film about the intrepid boy reporter and his fluffy white sidekick Snowy.
Movie Buzz Andy Warhol chats with a young Steven Spielberg in bed, while Bianca Jagger interjects randomly from the sidelines.
TV Buzz Showtime has a free episode up of this Diablo Cody/Toni Collette/Steven Spielberg series, which premieres on January 18th. After watching the trailer, I've decided that Toni Collette as a woman with multiple personality disorder is infinitely less annoying than Ellen Page as a sassy pregnant teen.
In a Steven Spielberg-directed sequel to the Hollywood Declare Yourself PSA, Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Snoop Dogg, Borat, Shia LaBeouf, and others are doing a little last-minute push to remind people who may not be aware that there’s an election going on November 4. As per usual, Borat pretty much steals the show.
Steven Spielberg’s first complete 35mm film is available on YouTube. It’s about 25 minutes long, and there’s no dialogue and plenty of cheese — it’s a road movie set in the days of hippies and carefree hitchhikers — but Amblin’ is definitely worth fast-forwarding through. (via Kottke)
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg brainstorm about Indiana Jones 4. Here is a re-enactment of how the meeting probably went.
Movie Buzz Man dies from a shark attack, Americans respond by renting Jaws! What is the appropriate way to respond to the tragic death of a veterinarian and family man who is killed by a great white shark while swimming off the coast of California? Apparently a giant media circus and a renewed desire to watch the movie Jaws!