Discover What’s Streaming On: Steven Spielberg’s iconic thriller Jaws is officially 50 years old, but honestly, the film doesn’t look a day over 30. Based on Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel, the beloved ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Made all the more compelling by composer John Williams’ chilling, iconic theme, Jaws was ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Hughes is an entertainment writer covering cinema and genre TV. American actor Richard Dreyfuss (L) and British actor Robert ...
They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. “I expected to hear something kind of weird and ...
Half a century later, Steven Spielberg's formative summer blockbuster looks more than ever like a New Hollywood fusion of Hitchcock and Altman. But what of “Jaws”? When it opened on June 20, 1975, ...
Much more than a mere creature feature, “Jaws” created a playbook that filmmakers have followed closely for 50 years. Peacock/Universal Pictures, via Associated Press By Rumsey Taylor and Eve ...
Name that theme song: Dunnn-dun. Dunnn-dun. Dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun. Who are we kidding? That terrifying two-note John Williams creation of course conjures the opening shark strike in “Jaws,” ...
After "Jaws" hit the big screen 50 years ago – and smashed the then-current box office record – moviemakers and studios knew from then on they were going to need bigger budgets. "Jaws" opened June 20, ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. On Sunday, Sept. 14, the Academy Museum opens its largest single-film exhibition yet, celebrating the 50th ...