Movies: Steven Spielberg

A documentary following the various stages in the production of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)....

Considering that Musakov’s Abdulladzhan (1991) was dedicated to Steven Spielberg, we might suggest that these four boys embody nothing more complicated than a conflict of youthful innocence with some ominous threat—the basic workings of E.T. (1982) o...

“James” reframes the classic story of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of Jim, an enslaved man who floats down the Mississippi River with teenaged Finn, a good friend of Tom Sawyer. While many set-pieces from the original story remain in place...

The following documentary is composed exclusively of original behind-the-scenes footage shot during the production of "E.T." in 1981. It follows the order of the scenes as they appear in the film....

A 9-part retrospective documentary from 2009 on the trilogy’s legacy....

A documentary about Top Value Television (TVTV), a band of merry video makers who, from 1972 to 1977, took the then brand-new portable video camera and went out to document the world....

A multimedia short created for the U.S. millennium celebrations, The Unfinished Journey reflects on America’s history and spirit through six chapters—immigration, war, culture, civil rights, and innovation. Commissioned by President Bill Clinton and ...

Cliff Truckee refuses a privileged start in life at a top college while other young men are enlisting. On the bus out of Chicago he meets a girl on her way to join the Marines, falls in love and decides to do the same. Paris Island is physically toug...

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers....

Joey Scoma demonstrates how Star Wars (1977), a potential disaster in its rough cut, was saved in the editing....

A young couple moves into a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. What they don't know is that there is an unseen presence in the house, and that it wants to take possession of the wife....

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave...

A 100 year history of the development of movie marketing, reflecting technical improvements, audience taste and cultural sensibilities....

John Williams discusses the music of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."...

For millions of viewers, Peter Falk is Columbo. Despite playing the quintessential blue-collar TV detective of the '70s and '80s, his early career is rarely explored. Using archive footage, interviews and extracts from his films and the TV show, the ...

Sequel to the 2018 film 'Ready Player One' and based on the 2020 novel ‘Ready Player Two’ by Ernest Cline....

Warner Bros. uses the movies to prepare the US for war and keep up morale on the home front during World War II....

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Chris Walas and Howie Mandel, the voice of Gizmo, describe the laborious development of Gizmo and the Gremlins and the painstaking work required to bring them to life in the pre-digital age....

TV documentary about the making of 'The Goonies'...