{"product_id":"steven-spielberg","title":"Steven Spielberg","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis comprehensive and in-depth study delves into the life and works of the most famous director who has ever lived, Steven Spielberg.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpielberg is \u003cstrong\u003ethe medium’s defining artist\u003c\/strong\u003e—the embodiment of the Hollywood ideal: the commercial potential of film married to its creative possibilities. He’s widely popular, but he’s also a stylist, and far darker than he is given credit for. Often, it is this very darkness that speaks to us. But, it’s also \u003cstrong\u003ehis incredible knack for telling stories with lightness that speaks to millions, by mixing the extraordinary with the ordinary.\u003c\/strong\u003e His leading characters, even Indiana Jones, are marked by their vulnerability, their mistakes, their yearning. It's the human touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are \u003cstrong\u003eso many parts to Spielberg's story\u003c\/strong\u003e: the suburban background that supplied the films with a biographical streak; the collaborations (with George Lucas and the Movie Brats in general, with composer John Williams, producer Kathleen Kennedy, editor Michael Khan, stars Richard Dreyfus, Harrison Ford, and Tom Hanks, and mogul and mentor Sid Sheinberg). The myths that bloomed from the making of these films.The nightmare shoot and stubborn shark behind \u003cem\u003eJaws\u003c\/em\u003e. The \u003cstrong\u003estrange ambitions of \u003cem\u003eClose Encounters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Dive bombing with \u003cem\u003e1941\u003c\/em\u003e. Inventing \u003cem\u003eIndiana Jones\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eRe-inventing the blockbuster\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e. Venturing into history’s darkest shadows with \u003cem\u003eSchindler’s List\u003c\/em\u003e. Transforming a genre with \u003cem\u003eSaving Private Ryan\u003c\/em\u003e. The \u003cstrong\u003emuscular, unpredictable, confrontational\u003c\/strong\u003e Spielberg of \u003cem\u003eMinority Report\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMunich\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLincoln\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then there is his family. How his films, even late in his career—lionized, untouchable—went \u003cstrong\u003ein search of approval from his parents\u003c\/strong\u003e. Just as he has craved the approval of his peers. That fateful Oscar took so long in coming...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDefining, appreciating, contextualizing, and understanding the films of Spielberg is a tall order. Their simplicity is deceptive. You have to cut through the glow, the adoration, the simple joy that comes with their embrace, and get to \u003cstrong\u003ethe thrust of the filmmaking\u003c\/strong\u003e. Sourcing the inspirations, locating the critical nuance, the nurtured performance, and the recurrent theme—\u003cstrong\u003eso many of his films have become timeless\u003c\/strong\u003e—this book celebrates all this and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"White Lion Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48620999311581,"sku":"9780711295230","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0467\/7822\/0711\/files\/steven-spielberg.png?v=1789763997","url":"https:\/\/giftedla.com\/products\/steven-spielberg","provider":"Gifted LA ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}