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Superstar director Steven Spielberg has returned to his first love – aliens – for the blockbuster of the summer. Film critic Emma…
The director has spent decades telling stories about extraterrestrials, but his real focus lies on Earth.
Aliens among us, AI parents and amorous neighbors lead June’s film offerings
Filmmakers have shaped our perception of the unknown, and Steven Spielberg has had aliens on the mind for a while now. He even…
As a child, Steven Spielberg stared at a meteor shower and began his love affair with the sky. The director of the 1977 classic…
In the director’s new film Disclosure Day the bad guys are all Earthlings
"Disclosure Day" director Steven Spielberg on aliens: "I absolutely think that they have been here, and they are here."
