Wednesday, December 21, 2011 2:00PM - By Damon Houx
With The Adventures of Tintin, Steven Spielberg has finally decided to play with some of the newest toys of cinema, and in his first motion capture film, he revolutionizes the format. Moreso than Avatar, here Spielberg is let loose to play with the camera as he sees fit, and you can see an invigorated director who’s able to stage sequences in ways that would be unimaginable in live action. And that’s enough to make it a must-see.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:19PM - By traviswoods
Curious as to what, exactly, Daniel Day Lewis will look like as our nation’s 16th president in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Abraham Lincoln biopic (the cleverly-titled Lincoln)? The first picture from the set has been released and, well, perhaps unsurprisingly, the famously method actor looks a lot like Lincoln.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011 2:34PM - By traviswoods
Just a week ago, we told you that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were once again collaborating to defile our collective childhood dreams by making yet another Indiana Jones film, after already seriously tarnishing the franchise with Indiana Jones and This One Ridiculous Crystal Skull and Some Aliens. We reported that Spielberg is just waiting for Lucas to come up with a plot to fit around their agreed upon MacGuffin (the item that drives the plot, like the Ark of the Covenent or the Holy Grail in previous films). Well, according to Lucas, Spielberg was wrong and had the news backwards.
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011 10:19AM - By traviswoods
Seeing as how Steven Spielberg and George Lucas simply did not learn their lessons with Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull-Thing That Tarnished a Beloved Franchise, Indiana Jones 5 is definitely happening, because they haven’t quite finished ruining the beloved collective dreams of our childhoods.
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Friday, November 11, 2011 12:09PM - By Damon Houx
Last night the AFI festival hosted the first public screening of director Steven Spielberg‘s The Adventures of Tintin. Or, that is to say, the first public screening in America – the film has been open outside of the U.S. for more than a month, and has already made over $100 Million internationally. Spielberg’s first animated/motion-captured film, it stars Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in an adventure story where Tintin comes across clues to pirate treasure. We’ll have a longer review when the film is released, but check out our quick thoughts…
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Thursday, October 6, 2011 4:38PM - By Damon Houx
With a passing as monumental as Steve Jobs, word is coming from many famous people their thoughts on the man and his work. Steven Spielberg said “Steve Jobs was the greatest inventor since Thomas Edison. He put the world at our fingertips.” And with Twitter it’s been easy for celebrities to share their reactions.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011 11:21AM - By Damon Houx
Steven Spielberg‘s latest film War Horse is already considered an Oscar contender even though no one (outside of its makers) have seen it. Once you see the trailer, you’ll know why. Set in World War I, it tells the story of a boy (Jeremy Irvine) and his horse, with the horse shipped off to war, only for the boy to chase after it. Some have called it Saving Mr. Ed, but with Spielberg’s touch it looks to be a powerhouse. Check out the trailer…
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Thursday, September 29, 2011 10:01AM - By traviswoods
Hey, ever wish there was an epic film that told the life story of Moses, following his tale from birth to the moment when he parted the Red Sea with the powers of the Big Guy spurring him on? Gosh, wouldn’t that be a cool film? Maybe you could give it a biblical name, like, The Ten Commandments, or something like that, you know? Well, since a classic movie like that has never, ever been made, Warner Bros. has decided to make Gods and Kings, an epic film about the life of Moses, to be possibly directed by Steven Spielberg.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:26AM - By Damon Houx
The nice thing about being Steven Spielberg is that if you’ve got a film scheduled for release in December, you’re already considered one of – if not the – front runner for the Oscars. Such is his War Horse, which stars relative newcomer Jeremy Irvine along with Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Emily Watson and David Thewlis. This buzz is also based on the trailer, and now there’s a poster. Check it out…
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