Updated edition published to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Spielberg's first feature film and featuring a foreword from the master filmmaker himself.
From the irresistible fantasy of
E.T.
to the gritty realism of
Saving Private Ryan
, the films of Steven Spielberg have captured the imagination of the world. Renowned critic Richard Schickel now gives us the definitive illustrated monograph on this Oscar-winning Hollywood icon, whose long and glittering career few directors have equaled.
Spielberg is one of the most influential and inspirational minds in cinema, and Schickel provides perceptive analysis of 60 years' worth of work, with illuminating film-by-film commentary on such masterpieces as the underwater thriller,
Jaws
; the high-speed adventures of
Indiana Jones
; the harrowing
Schindler's List
; sci-fi classic
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
; to his most recent releases, the Oscar-winning
Bridge of Spies
and
West Side Story
.