AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 12 AT FILM FORUM, NYC

SPIELBERG: FESTIVAL OF 20 SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS

 

INCLUDING JAWS, E.T., JURASSIC PARK, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK,  CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, DUEL, SCHINDLER’S LIST, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, AND MORE, MANY IN 35mm

 

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 5 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 more than 50 years, Steven Spielberg has directed movies about every subject under the sun. Sharks, dinosaurs, extraterrestrials both friendly and not, pirates, spies, soldiers and heroes both historical and imaginary. Not many filmmakers can match his range.”
– A.O. Scott, The New York Times

 

Public Screening Schedule Subject to change; check web for latest RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK  U.S., 1981 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Alfred Molina Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan Story by George Lucas & Philip Kaufman Music by John Williams  Approx. 115 mins. 4K DCP.  Friday, August 30 at 12:30 Saturday, August 31 at 2:50 Saturday, September 7 at 12:30 Tuesday, September 10 at 3:10

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND  U.S., 1977 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban Cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond Music by John Williams  Approx. 135 mins. 4K DCP.  Friday, August 30 at 3:10 Saturday, August 31 at 8:00 Monday, September 2 at 5:40 Tuesday, September 3 at 3:00

THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS  U.S., 1974 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson. Cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond Music by John Williams  Approx. 109 mins. 4K DCP Restoration.  Friday, August 30 at 6:00  Saturday, August 31 at 12:30 Sunday, September 1 at 2:30 Tuesday, September 3 at 12:40 Wednesday, September 11 at 3:50 Thursday, September 12 at 12:30

DUEL U.S., 1971 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Dennis Weaver Based on the short story by Richard Matheson Approx. 90 mins. 35mm. Friday, August 30 at 8:20 Sunday, September 1 at 12:30 Wednesday, September 4 at 6:00  Monday, September 9 at 9:00 Wednesday, September 11 at 9:20

JAWS U.S., 1975 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Murray Hamilton Music by John Williams  Based on the novel by Peter Benchley Approx. 124 mins. 35mm (3-D DCP on 9/2). Saturday, August 31 at 5:20 Sunday, September 1 at 7:40 Monday, September 2 at 3:00 – in 3-D! Tuesday, September 3 at 8:20 Thursday, September 5 at 12:30 Thursday, September 12 at 7:50

E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL U.S., 1982 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote Music by John Williams Approx. 115 mins. 35mm. Monday, September 2 at 12:30  Wednesday, September 4 at 3:30 Thursday, September 5 at 6:00 Thursday, September 12 at 2:50

JURASSIC PARK  U.S., 1993 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Richard Attenborough, Sam Neil, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum.  Based on the novel by Micheal Crichton Music by John Williams  Approx. 126 mins. 35mm. Sunday, September 1 at 4:50 Monday, September 2 at 8:30 Tuesday, September 3 at 5:45 Thursday, September 5 at 3:20 Thursday, September 12 at 5:10

EMPIRE OF THE SUN  U.S., 1987 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson.  Based on the novel by J.G.Ballard Music by John Williams  Approx. 153 mins. 4K DCP. Wednesday, September 4 at 12:30 Thursday, September 5 at 8:20

BRIDGE OF SPIES  U.S., 2015 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan Written by Matt Charman and Joel & Ethan Coen Approx. 142 min. 4K DCP. Wednesday, September 4 at 8:00 Friday, September 6 at 12:30

SCHINDLER’S LIST  U.S., 1993 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley. Based on the novel by Thomas Keneally Cinematography by Janusz Kaminski Music by John Williams  Approx. 195 mins. 4K DCP. Friday, September 6 at 3:30 Sunday, September 8 at 3:30

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN  U.S., 1998 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore. Cinematography by Janusz Kaminski Music by John Williams Approx. 169 mins. 4K DCP.  Friday, September 6 at 7:15 Wednesday, September 11 at 12:30

INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM U.S., 1984 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan. Story by George Lucas Music by John Williams  Approx. 118 mins. 4K DCP. Saturday, September 7 at 3:00

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE U.S., 1989 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott.  Music by John Williams  Approx. 127 mins. 4K DCP. Saturday, September 7 at 5:30 Tuesday, September 10 at 12:30

A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE U.S., 2001 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Haley Joel Osment, Frances O’Conner, Jude Law, Brendan Gleeson.  Based on the short story by Brian Aldiss Music by John Williams Approx. 146 mins. DCP.  Saturday, September 7 at 8:10

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THE COLOR PURPLE   U.S., 1985 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Rae Don Chong Based on novel by Alice Walker Music by Quincy Jones Approx. 154 mins. 4K DCP. Sunday, September 8 at 12:30 Monday, September 9  at 3:00

1941  U.S., 1979 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Ned Beatty, Lorraine Gary, Toshirō Mifune, Warren Oates, Robert Stack, Treat Williams Screenplay by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale Music by John Williams Approx. 118 mins. DCP. Sunday, September 8 at 7:10 Monday, September 9 at 12:30

MINORITY REPORT  U.S., 2002 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow, Lois Smith Based on the short story by Philip K. Dick Music by John Williams Approx. 145 mins. 35mm. Monday, September 9 at 6:00

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN U.S., 2002 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken Music by John Williams Approx. 141 min. 4K DCP. Tuesday, September 10 at 5:35

MUNICH  U.S., 2005 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze Screenplay by Eric Roth and Tony Kushner Music by John Williams  Approx. 164 min. 4K DCP. Tuesday, September 10 at 8:35

AMISTAD U.S., 1997 Directed by Steven Spielberg With Morgan Freeman, Djimon Hounsou, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey, Nigel Hawthorne Cinematography by Janusz Kaminski Music by John Williams Approx. 155 mins. 4K DCP. Wednesday, September 11 at 6:20