SPIELBERG FESTIVAL- 20 Summer Blockbusters at Film Forum

Running August 30 — September 12 Including: JAWS, E.T., JURASSIC PARK, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, DUEL, SCHINDLER’S LIST, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, & MORE

With a New 4K Restoration of THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS Spielberg’s Theatrical Feature Debut

SPIELBERG, a two-week, 20-film festival of blockbusters by the titan American director Steven Spielberg, will run from Friday, August 30 through Thursday, September 12 at Film Forum.

The series includes such summer classics as the benchmark blockbuster thriller Jaws, nine-time Oscar nominated sci-fi fable E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, and the groundbreaking man vs. nature theme park parable Jurassic Park -all in 35mm.

Spielberg’s theatrical feature directorial debut The Sugarland Express starring Goldie Hawn, and the first collaboration with composer John Williams, who has scored all but five of Spielberg’s films since, will run in new 4K restoration.

Raiders of the Lost Ark, winner of five Academy Awards and the first Lucas-Spielberg collaboration, the next two beloved Indiana Jones movies, cat-and-mouse sleeper-hit Duel (Spielberg’s made-for-TV debut), monumental Holocaust drama Schindler’s List, epic WWII masterpiece Saving Private Ryan, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, and more will screen.

For updates visit the Film Forum website.

Originally published at http://behindtherabbitproductions.wordpress.com on July 27, 2024.