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Steven Spielberg Says James Bond Movies ‘Constantly Turned Me Down’ and ‘If They Asked Me Now’ to Direct the Answer Would Be: ‘You Can’t Afford Me’

10 June 2026 at 23:03
Steven Spielberg joined “The Rest Is Entertainment” podcast on his “Disclosure Day” press tour and opened up about his repeated failed attempts to direct a James Bond movie. The Oscar winner made a personal plea to franchise producer Cubby Broccoli after “Jaws” became a blockbuster sensation, but Spielberg was turned down. “I approached Cubby after ‘Jaws’ […]

Aaron Sorkin Tried to Get Jesse Eisenberg Back as Mark Zuckerberg for ‘Social Reckoning,’ but the Actor Doesn’t ‘Want to Be Conflated’ With the Facebook Founder Anymore

12 June 2026 at 19:26
Jeremy Strong’s take on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg officially debuted with the launch of the first trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” a follow-up to 2010’s “The Social Network.” Sorkin won an Oscar for his screenplay of the first movie and returns to write and replace David Fincher as the director of the new […]

‘Disclosure Day’: How Steven Spielberg’s Alien Pic Invaded Earth, Abducting $93M WW No. 1 Opening — Global Box Office Update

14 June 2026 at 16:41
SUNDAY AM WRITE THROUGH: International delivered for Universal and Amblin’s Steven Spielberg alien sci-fi movie, Disclosure Day, with the pic earning $48.8M in 73 territories, over indexing in English speaking and Latin American territories where the phenomenon of ‘We are not alone’ really sticks. Together with a $44M North American start, the global bow is […]

‘Disclosure Day’: John Williams Recorded Two Hours of Music Over a Six Month Period for his 30th Collaboration with Steven Spielberg (Exclusive)

14 June 2026 at 17:45
John Williams’ music for “Disclosure Day” marks his 30th score for director Steven Spielberg, dating back more than half a century to their first film together, “The Sugarland Express” in 1974. It could be Williams’ final score for the movies. No one has formally stated that, and in fact Spielberg says he’s already spoken to […]

‘Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat’ Team Calls Show’s Secret Sauce “A Celebration Of Common Decency”

1 June 2026 at 21:15
When Anthony Norman, the unwitting star of Prime Video’s Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, took a temp job with a hot sauce company, he had no idea what he was getting into. He thought he would be assisting family-owned Rockin’ Grandma’s put on a weeklong company retreat in Southern California. “I thought… I just needed […]

Raphael Bob-Waksberg Wants You To Laugh, Not Spiral, When Watching Netflix’s Animated Dramedy ‘Long Story Short’

4 June 2026 at 21:00
Whatever you do, don’t tell Emmy-nominated animation aficionado Raphael Bob-Waksberg that his shows might give you anxiety. At least, don’t make that the only thing you tell him. Despite creating a critically acclaimed series like BoJack Horseman — a show that sparked endless discourse about depression, existentialism and generational trauma while somehow remaining very funny […]

28 Years Later, Steven Spielberg’s Near-Perfect WWII Masterpiece Is Free To Stream

6 June 2026 at 23:00

It says something when a film enters into an already crowded genre, but doesn't just fit in nicely, it ends up becoming the defining film of that genre. When people think of World War II movies, chances are they'll think of this one, because of the beginning, the middle, and the end. Yep, the whole thing is perfect, it's a masterpiece, and it's a sin if you've never seen it.

Steven Spielberg Praises ‘Obsession’, ‘Backrooms’ Box Office Success: “I Just Applaud Them”

6 June 2026 at 00:57
Hollywood’s new cohort of horror filmmakers have earned the praise of Steven Spielberg after a successful few weekends at the box office. At a recent screening of his new movie Disclosure Day, premiering June 12 in theaters, the 3x Oscar winner expressed his amazement at seeing Obsession and Backrooms do so well in theaters after […]

Secrets, UFOs, and smokescreens: Why Washington is obsessed with extraterrestrials

Stephen Bassett, ufologist, political activist and lobbyist, in Washington, May 14.

Let’s start with the proven facts: Disclosure Day is the most anticipated film of the summer. Its director and screenwriter, Steven Spielberg, revealed details about its plot this week on one of Stephen Colbert’s final shows: he says it tells the story of the theft by officials, “committed to the truth,” of all information held by the government “about UFOs and extraterrestrial visits,” and the system’s desperate attempts to prevent it being revealed.

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Front pages of the 'Roswell Daily Record' for July 9 and 10, 1947.Emily Blunt, in a promotional still from Steven Spielberg's film ‘Disclosure Day.’Screening of the documentary ‘The Age of Disclosure’ at the Capitol for members of Congress.Dan Farah, director and producer of ‘The Age of Disclosure,’ alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Beams Up $44M U.S. Opening & $93M WW; ‘Obsession’ Bests ‘Get Out’ – Sunday Box Office Update

14 June 2026 at 15:03
SUNDAY AM: Universal and Amblin’s Steven Spielberg movie Disclosure Day is filing in at $44M, which as you can see in the chart way down below, would rank as his fifth highest opening of all-time at the domestic B.O. In addition, it’s his as well as Amblin’s highest opening for an original title not based […]

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    The Tilley Watch Online, May 11-15, 2026   An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features Daily Cartoon: Mo Welch, Adam Douglas Thompson, Brendan Loper, Avi Steinberg, (the duo of) Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby. See them here.  The Daily: How To Win Our Cartoon Caption Contest— a Q&A with Caroline Mimbs Nyce and the magazine’s deputy cartoon editor, Rachel Aster Perlman. ______________________________________________________________________
     

Saturday Spill: The Tilley Watch Online, May 11-15, 2026

16 May 2026 at 12:44

The Tilley Watch Online, May 11-15, 2026

 

An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features

Daily Cartoon: Mo Welch, Adam Douglas Thompson, Brendan Loper, Avi Steinberg, (the duo of) Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby. See them here. 

The DailyHow To Win Our Cartoon Caption Contest— a Q&A with Caroline Mimbs Nyce and the magazine’s deputy cartoon editor, Rachel Aster Perlman.

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