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Cary Joji Fukunaga to direct Spielberg and Hanks’ WWII series Masters of the Air

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Way back in 2013 it was announced that Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks were looking to follow their acclaimed TV dramas Band of Brothers and The Pacific with a third World War II series entitled Masters of the Air. The project was originally intended for HBO but sat languishing in development hell until last year […]

Steven Spielberg advised Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous not to be “kiddy”

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With just one day to go until the release of Netflix’s Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous animated series, showrunner Scott Kreamer revealed the advice he received from the man who helped make the Jurassic Park franchise as famous as it is today, director Steven Spielberg. In an interview with i09, Kreamer said Spielberg advised him not to make the series […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Jaws (1975)

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Jaws, 1975. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfus, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton. SYNOPSIS: Jaws arrives on 4K disc looking and sounding as close to its theatrical glory as you can get on home video these days. The sound and picture are top-notch, and while Universal didn’t include anything new […]

The Greatest Director of All Time?

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Tom Jolliffe ponders the question: who is the greatest director of all time? One of the toughest of tough film related questions. Who is the greatest director ever? Think over all the icons throughout history. There have been countless, many who crossed from silent to sound, such as Fritz Lang, Carl Theodore Dreyer, D.W Griffith […]

Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds arriving on 4K Ultra HD for 15th anniversary

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Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds is celebrating its upcoming 15th anniversary with a brand new 4K Ultra HD release on 19th May 2020. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK War of the Worlds follows an American dockworker who is forced to look after his children, from whom he lives separately, as […]

Steven Spielberg’s Jaws to receive 45th anniversary 4K Ultra HD release

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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that Steven Spielberg’s classic 1975 blockbuster Jaws is set for a 4K Ultra HD release on June 2nd in celebration of its 45th anniversary; check out the cover artwork and bonus features below… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK In 1975, acclaimed director Steven Spielberg […]

New images from Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story include Rita Moreno

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Steven Spielberg’s next cinematic task is updating West Side Story for a modern audience, and by the looks of these news photos, it looks like he’s achieving the impossible. One of the film’s stars, Ariana DeBose, took to her Instagram to share some new photos from the upcoming movie. In these photos from People en […]

Babu Frik only survived Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker thanks to Steven Spielberg

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Babu Frik, the loveable little alien from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, was kept from dying in the film by the intervention Steven Spielberg according to a rumour. Babu Frik has made a big impact on the Star Wars fandom since his debut in The Rise of Skywalker, with many fans enjoying the cute […]

Jurassic Park with film critic and writer Amanda Keats | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #72

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, writer and film critic Amanda Keats has a chat with me about dino adventure Jurassic Park… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, critic Amanda Keats joins me to […]