Steven Spielberg - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/steven_spielberg/?source=rss&aim=steven_spielberg en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT Do you suffer from blockbuster fatigue? By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/08/12/blockbuster_fatigue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/08/12/blockbuster_fatigue/index.html?source=rss As the summer movie season drags on, it's time to ask whether there's a limit to how much hype we can take. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/05/22/indiana_jones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/05/22/indiana_jones/index.html?source=rss Steven Spielberg's beloved adventure series has built its own Temple of Hype -- but the latest installment manages to surprise and delight. Indy and the Martian Inca mummies -- vs. the French! Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/18/cannes_indy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/18/cannes_indy/index.html?source=rss "Indy 4" premieres, Harrison Ford charms the Euro-throngs and Cannes surrenders to celebutainment silliness. Yes we Cannes! Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/14/cannes_intro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/14/cannes_intro/index.html?source=rss Indiana Jones meets art cinema as the world's leading festival offers its most exciting lineup in years. Guillermo del Toro to make "Hobbit" films: Bleah! Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/25/del_hobbit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/25/del_hobbit/index.html?source=rss A director who hates Tolkien, enslaved in New Zealand by a latter-day George Lucas. Whose brilliant idea was this? Indy, Clint and Che hit the Côte d'Azur Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/23/cannes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/23/cannes/index.html?source=rss Eastwood's "Changeling" and Soderbergh's four-hour "Che" top an impressive Eurocentric lineup at 61st Cannes festival. From the Riviera to Abu Ghraib Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/22/this_week/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/22/this_week/index.html?source=rss This week: Cannes announces its selections (almost), Tribeca kicks off, and Errol Morris plumbs the dark secrets behind those torture photos. Cannes rumors: No Coens, but "Indy 4" and "Sex" likely Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/20/cannes_rumors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/20/cannes_rumors/index.html?source=rss Now "Burn After Reading" probably won't premiere in France. Will Spielberg or Sarah Jessica claim opening night? Clinton wins the Spielberg primary Tim Grieve Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/13/spielberg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/13/spielberg/index.html?source=rss And Bush isn't the draw that he used to be. "Munich" By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/12/23/munich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/12/23/munich/index.html?source=rss Steven Spielberg tries to untangle the knotty Palestinian-Israeli problem. Does he succeed? And should he be commended just for trying? The war on "Munich" By Michelle Goldberg Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/12/20/munich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/12/20/munich/index.html?source=rss Neoconservatives launch a preemptive strike on Spielberg's latest, which dares to break the rules of post-9/11 political correctness. "War of the Worlds" By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/06/29/war/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/06/29/war/index.html?source=rss Steven Spielberg would like to believe his new alien movie taps into our fears of terrorism. Well, it's frightening all right. "The Terminal" By Charles Taylor Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2004/06/18/terminal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2004/06/18/terminal/index.html?source=rss Tom Hanks plays a sort of Esperanto Everyman stuck for months at JFK Airport in what is probably the worst-directed film Steven Spielberg has ever made. Why blockbuster flicks suck By Heather Havrilesky Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/03/15/blockbuster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/03/15/blockbuster/index.html?source=rss A new documentary on the Trio cable network sums up 30 years of big budgets, blitzkrieg marketing, bad scripts and Kevin Costner. "Catch Me If You Can" By Charles Taylor Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/12/25/catch_me/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/12/25/catch_me/index.html?source=rss Leonardo DiCaprio looks great in those '60s threads, but Steven Spielberg's story of a legendary hustler is sadly short on period zip, zowie and va-va-voom. Mouthing off By Amy Reiter Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/11/04/npmon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/11/04/npmon/index.html?source=rss Justin explains oral sex crack about Britney; Howard Stern: Pork it over! Trick or tweak By Amy Reiter Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/10/22/nptues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/10/22/nptues/index.html?source=rss J.Lo's breast in show; joke's on Madonna; what weenie is Heath Ledger grabbing? Plus: Spielberg mind control! I said what? By Amy Reiter Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/10/07/npmon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/10/07/npmon/index.html?source=rss Steven Spielberg clarifies his position on Iraq; Kelly O calls Christina a drag queen and worse; and Calista sniffs Bon Jovi booty. Future sex By David Thomson Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/turn_on/2002/07/11/minority/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/turn_on/2002/07/11/minority/index.html?source=rss Steven Spielberg has never done sexy well in his films, but "Minority Report" feels wet, alive and throbbing. Will the future really look like "Minority Report"? By Ian Rothkerch Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2002/07/10/underkoffler_belker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2002/07/10/underkoffler_belker/index.html?source=rss Jet packs? Mag-lev cars? Two of Spielberg's experts explain how they invented 2054. Meet Steven Spielberg, hardboiled cynic By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/06/21/minority_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/06/21/minority_report/index.html?source=rss Tom Cruise battles an Ashcroftian security state in the director's dazzling sci-fi noir. Sex too soon and celebrity boxing! By Amy Reiter Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/05/15/npwed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/05/15/npwed/index.html?source=rss Britney will be forgiven; Diddy's 'n love with 'N Sync; Rachel and Robbie aren't sitting in a tree; Eminem keeps his day job. Plus: Darva comes out punching! You can go home again By Charles Taylor Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/03/22/et/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/03/22/et/index.html?source=rss Twenty years after its first release, "E.T." remains the most wondrous of all Hollywood fantasies -- and the apex of Steven Spielberg's misunderstood career. Bin Laden in the sky with diamonds By Amy Reiter Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/02/08/npfri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/02/08/npfri/index.html?source=rss Depp proposes trippy Afghan solution; dildos penetrate "Panic Room" set; Cruise clarifies gay position. Plus: Still more news from Stalkersville! Drew Barrymore's revisionist history By Chris Colin Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/01/18/rev_history/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/01/18/rev_history/index.html?source=rss Spielberg's retrofitting of "E.T." opens the door to an untapped revenue stream that promises a product placement bonanza!