steven spielberg

A lot of people love Steven Spielberg movies, especially his wide-eyed, wonder-filled science fiction romps of the 8'0s. But a lot of people don’t get to actually celebrate their love of Spielberg movies by getting Steven Spielberg to produce an homage to their favorite Steven Spielberg movies—which is one of many things that set J.J. Abrams ("Lost", "Star Trek") apart. Here are few things you might not have caught while your eyes adjusted to the constant lens flaring of Abrams’ 1979-set nostalgia trip, "Super 8." 10. Abrams definitely likes keeping things in the family. ...

The toy line that defined the '80s finally made it to the big screen (well, finally made it to the big screen in "live action") in 2007, when Industrial Light and Magic finally had the tools required to pull off giant sentient cars and Shia LaBeouf was being cast in everything. Now that the dust has settled on this and its two subsequent sequels, let’s take a look at some of the behind-the-scenes and in-front-of-the-scenes stuff you might not have known about "Transformers."  ...

It was 37 summers ago that we all learned it wasn’t safe to go back in the water. This week in 1975, a fledgling director named Steve Spielberg waited anxiously to see just how badly his sure-to-be-disastrous shark movie was going to tank at the box office. After all, he had a mechanical shark that never worked, a lead actor who drunkenly picked on his co-stars, and a water-logged flail of a shoot. And yet, here we are, 37 years later, celebrating one of the greatest summer movies of all time. In honor of "Jaws" week, here are some things you might not have already heard about the legendary ...