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Steven Soderbergh’s Still Loves ‘Panic Room,’ ‘Jaws’ & ‘Below Deck,’ According To His Annual ‘Seen, Read’ List

January 5, 2022 11:19 am

Steven Soderbergh fans, you know what time it is. Another new year brings us another new comprehensive "Seen, Read" list of films, TV series, books, plays, and other media consumed by the acclaimed filmmaker. ...

‘Used Cars’ At 40: How The Cynical Black Comedy Became A Preview Of The Reagan Era

Jason Bailey

July 8, 2020 1:41 pm

Essays, News

Robert Zemeckis’ “Used Cars” opens with a slow, patient push-in on a man tinkering around under the dashboard of a used car, eventually achieving the goal of rolling back its odometer. He’s whistling “Hail to ...

‘Jaws’: The Shifting Models Of Masculinity In Steven Spielberg’s Blockbuster

Jason Bailey

June 16, 2020 12:43 pm

Essays, News

One of the funniest moments in Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” – released 45 years ago this week, and out in a new anniversary 4K edition from Universal Home Video – is also one of the simplest. Its three protagonis...

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The 5 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘The Vast Of Night,’ ‘Jaws’ 4K & More

Jason Bailey

June 2, 2020 12:25 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

Martin Scorsese Explains Why The Blockbusters Of The ’70s Are Different Than Those Of Today

Alex Arabian

November 6, 2019 4:20 pm

Interviews, News

Recently, SFFILM premiered Martin Scorsese's Netflix original film, "The Irishman," with the filmmaker in attendance. The screening was a success, with Scorsese presenting his latest film to a sold-out crowd, t...

Richard Dreyfuss Wrongly Believes That Adding A CGI Shark To ‘Jaws’ Would Be “Huge” For Younger Audiences

Charles Barfield

October 4, 2018 3:55 pm

News

Film fans, hold on to something. What’s to follow is liable to make you want to throw something. Ready? Okay, good. Richard Dreyfuss, the legendary actor known for roles in “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” “What About ...

Discover The Magic Behind The Dolly Zoom

Julia Teti

September 22, 2017 1:29 pm

News

The dolly zoom is synonymous with some of the most memorable films and movies from the classic and modern periods of cinema. It's an innovative technique that disorients audiences and creates an effective feeli...

The 50 Best Summer Blockbusters Of All Time

Oliver Lyttelton

May 31, 2017 12:25 pm

Features, News

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June is nearly here, and we’re really in the thick of summer blockbuster season. “Pirates Of The Caribbean: Diminishing Returns” opened this past weekend, “Wonder Woman” is coming up, Tom Cruise battles “The Mu...

The 50 Best Movie Monsters Of All Time

Oliver Lyttelton

March 8, 2017 2:23 pm

Features, News

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If you’ve felt rumblings in the ground and ripples in your water glasses in the last few days, that’s because monsters are on the way. Or more accurately, they’re on an island in the Pacific, the setting for “K...

The Pros & Cons Of Jump Scares

Will Ashton

October 27, 2016 4:56 pm

News

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Jump scares kinda suck, don’t they? Well, it depends on who you ask. For YouTube’s Now You See It, it’s like a magic trick: it’s all about the build-up, the 30 seconds before you reveal your hand. But in most h...

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