Behind the Scenes
Director
Steven SpielbergIf you've watched more than a handful of movies in your life, chances are you've watched one directed by Steven Spielberg. There's no genre he hasn't tried, no subject he's been afr...
Screenwriter
Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg is better known as a director, but every now and then, he'll use a typewriter rather than a camera to tell a tale. Typically, he creates story concepts and other wr...
Production Studio
EMI Films (Produced by Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips)In the 1970s, Michael and Julia Phillips were the dynamic duo of movie producers, responsible for The Sting (1973) and Taxi Driver (1976)....
Production Design
With an Eye on the Past, Present, and FutureFilmmakers are magicians. Their job is to use light, smoke, and misdirection to convince your brain you saw something you know can't possibly be true. An...
Music (Score)
John WilliamsIf you've never heard a John Williams score, chances are you've limited your movie-viewing experiences to German expressionist films. Hey, if that's what you're into, that's cool, but...
Fandoms
Close Encounters has its fans, but it doesn't have a fandom in the vein of Star Wars, Star Trek, or just about anything published under the Marvel label—and, yes, we're counting Squirrel Girl. Yo...