"Jaws," released June 20, 1975, is often cited as the film that launched modern Hollywood: the pioneer "summer blockbuster." 'Jaws' was one of the last big films of the pre-CGI era: The special ...
Ed note: This reconsideration of Jaws and its three sequels was inspired by all four films arriving on Netflix on Sept. 1. Very few films have had an impact like 1975’s Jaws. It’s a one-film cinematic ...
A new documentary explores how Steven Spielberg’s hit reshaped the movie industry 50 years ago and why it resonates today. Hint: It’s not the shark. By Chris Vognar On the most basic level “Jaws” is a ...
It was inevitable there would be many 50th anniversary celebrations of Steven Spielberg’s monster hit “Jaws.” But the one documentary that has Spielberg on camera is National Geographic’s “JAWS@50: ...
Much more than a mere creature feature, “Jaws” created a playbook that filmmakers have followed closely for 50 years. Peacock/Universal Pictures, via Associated Press By Rumsey Taylor and Eve ...
This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's Jaws. Its colossal success created the summer blockbuster, and for a while, it was the highest-grossing movie of all time. Five ...
Name that theme song: Dunnn-dun. Dunnn-dun. Dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun. Who are we kidding? That terrifying two-note John Williams creation of course conjures the opening shark strike in “Jaws,” ...
Half a century later, Steven Spielberg's formative summer blockbuster looks more than ever like a New Hollywood fusion of Hitchcock and Altman. In 1977, “Star Wars” was a sci-fi fantasy so potent and ...
New Jersey can justly claim "Jaws" as its own — for the following five excellent reasons. The author, director and actor all lived in New Jersey The real shark attacks that inspired 'Jaws' happened in ...