Steven spielberg
What got lost when Oskar Schindler’s story became ‘Schindler’s List’
It’s worth noting that Oskar Schindler’s dramatic speech near the end of Steven Spielberg’s film never happened in real life.
Steven ‘Shmuel’ Spielberg’s epic contribution to Yiddish culture
Thanks to the director, who turns 75 years old this week, over 12,000 out-of-print Yiddish books are now accessible to everyone at no charge.
How Steven Spielberg mentored a whole generation of filmmakers
‘Greminlins,’ ‘Back to the future’ and the ‘Harry Potter’ films all owe a certain debt to the founder of Amblin and Dreamworks.
How a severely underrated movie turned Steven Spielberg into a 21st century Andy Warhol
Critics who faulted Spielberg’s “Ready Player One’ for being mindless entertainment entirely missed the point of the film.
How ‘Jaws’ started out as a movie and became a pop culture phenomenon
In the summer of ‘75, it was safe to go to the movies — but not to go in the water.
Was the movie that upended Steven Spielberg’s formula also his most autobiographical?
Steven Spielberg used to be called a simplistic filmmaker who made movies about good guys and bad guys. Then, in 2002, he made ‘Catch Me If You Can.’
How telling the heartbreaking story of a boy in wartime turned Steven Spielberg into a grown-up filmmaker
I walked into the screening with a grudge. I left with a new favorite film.
Why we have ‘Columbo’ to thank for Steven Spielberg
We have “Columbo” to thank for giving us a longer look at Spielberg’s genius - almost as much as we have Spielberg to thank for the look of “Columbo.”
Why Jeff Goldblum, living meme and baboon whisperer, still matters
“He is a living meme. But when you look back, he really was an incredibly talented actor.”
The 2021 Oscars had Borscht Belt resort vibes
They celebrated a “creative family of storytellers.” The theme carried the evening and it certainly had its Yiddishkeit.