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Spielberg : a retrospective
Schickel, Richard2024
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For more than five decades, Steven Spielberg has created inspiring, exciting and unforgettable movie magic. Jaws, E.T., the Indiana Jones series, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan and West Side Story are among the many favourites that have thrilled cinema audiences all over the world. They are some of the highest-grossing, most captivating and enduring films of all time - contemporary classics that indelibly remain part of our lives. This timely retrospective celebrates more than fifty years of Steven Spielberg's boundless energy and his unwavering commitment to excellence in all areas of his work. Drawing on his many first-person interviews, Richard Schickel provides unique insight on every one of Spielberg's thirty-four major movies. John H. Foote, one of Canada's best known film critics, updates the retrospective to the present day on Spielberg's six latest films, from Bridge of Spies (2017) to The Fabelmans (2022). Including a personal foreword by the director himself, this is an insider's perspective on Spielberg's legendary achievements.
Main title:
Spielberg : a retrospective / Richard Schickel ; foreword by Steven Spielberg.
Author:
Schickel, RichardSpielberg, Steven, 1946-, writer of foreword
Edition:
Revised and updated paperback edition.
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2024.
Collation:
319 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (some colour) ; 30 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2012.Includes filmography.
Contents:
Forward by Steven SpielbergThe beginnerThe directorDuelThe sugarland expressJawsClose encounters of the third kind1941Raiders of the lost arkE. T. : the extra-terrestrialIndiana Jones and the temple of doomThe color purpleEmpire of the sunIndiana Jones and the last crusadeAlwaysHookJurassic ParkSchindler's listThe lost world : Jurassic ParkAmistadSaving Private RyanA. I. : artificial intelligenceMinority reportCatch me if you canThe terminalWar of the worldsMunichIndiana Jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullThe adventures of Tintin : the secret of the unicornWar horseLincolnBridge of spiesThe BFGThe postReady player oneWest side storyThe fabelmansFilmographyPicture credits, sources and acknowledgments.
ISBN:
9780500298145 (paperback)
Dewey class:
791.43
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
510356
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 791.43 SPI | Onloan - Due: 11 Dec 2024 |