{"product_id":"films-of-steven-spielberg","title":"Films of Steven Spielberg","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteven Spielberg has fashioned an enviable career as a writer, producer, and director of American motion pictures, winning Academy Awards for Best Direction (\u003ci\u003eSaving Private Ryan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSchindler's List\u003c\/i\u003e), and for Best Film (\u003ci\u003eSchindler's List\u003c\/i\u003e). With David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg he founded Dreamworks SKG, already one of the most productive and respected studios in Hollywood. Despite Spielberg's notable successes, however, his films have not avoided controversy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Films of Steven Spielberg\u003c\/i\u003e provides for the first time a collection of critical writings by professional film critics about the director and his films, bringing together many articles and reviews scattered in often inaccessible specialist publications and professional journals. The opinions vary from complimentary to critical, but they definitely provide a well-rounded view of the films and the director. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve of Spielberg's major box office hits, including \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eE.T: The Extra-Terrestrial\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSchindler's List\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmistad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaving Private Ryan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, are discussed in essays that vary in complexity ranging from the heavily theoretical to the more general. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of essays, compiled for both film students and professionals in the film industry, attests to the influence of Spielberg and the films that have earned him a significant place in the history of cinema as one of America's most innovative and culturally important filmmakers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54256039100760,"sku":"9780810843486","price":72.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780810843486.jpg?v=1769698811","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/films-of-steven-spielberg","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}