Steven Spielberg | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/steven-spielberg/RSS feed for Steven SpielbergenMon, 22 Sep 2025 19:38:37 +0000Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' With This Sprawling Exhibition at the Academy Museumhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-steven-spielbergs-jaws-with-this-sprawling-exhibition-at-the-academy-museum-180987358/Visitors will learn about the making of the beloved summer blockbuster through more than 200 props, costumes, recreated sets and annotated script pagesMon, 22 Sep 2025 19:38:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-steven-spielbergs-jaws-with-this-sprawling-exhibition-at-the-academy-museum-180987358/Meet This Year's Winners of the Portrait of a Nation Award, Including Steven Spielberg and Temple Grandinhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-this-years-winners-of-the-portrait-of-a-nation-award-including-steven-spielberg-and-temple-grandin-180986502/Portraits of the honorees, who have made "transformative contributions to the United States," will be added to the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait GalleryFri, 25 Apr 2025 17:06:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-this-years-winners-of-the-portrait-of-a-nation-award-including-steven-spielberg-and-temple-grandin-180986502/The Body Model Used During a Famous Scene in 'E.T.' Is Heading to Auctionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-body-model-used-during-a-famous-scene-in-et-is-heading-to-auction-180986304/Created by Italian special effects designer Carlo Rambaldi, the three-foot-tall prop can be seen in the film hiding among stuffed animals in 10-year-old Elliott's closetWed, 02 Apr 2025 16:37:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-body-model-used-during-a-famous-scene-in-et-is-heading-to-auction-180986304/'The Shark Is Broken' Brings the Making of 'Jaws' to Broadwayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-shark-is-broken-jaws-broadway-180982604/The play examines the tensions stirring between the film's three leads as they navigate a chaotic production processWed, 26 Jul 2023 21:27:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-shark-is-broken-jaws-broadway-180982604/Superfan Buys House From 'The Goonies'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/superfan-of-the-goonies-buys-films-iconic-house-for-165-million-180981461/Behman Zakeri has seen the film more than 100 times—and wants to restore the home to its on-screen gloryWed, 18 Jan 2023 22:27:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/superfan-of-the-goonies-buys-films-iconic-house-for-165-million-180981461/Steven Spielberg Regrets How 'Jaws' Impacted Real-World Sharkshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/steven-spielberg-regrets-how-jaws-impacted-real-world-sharks-180981335/The movie contributed to a rise in shark trophy huntingTue, 20 Dec 2022 20:37:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/steven-spielberg-regrets-how-jaws-impacted-real-world-sharks-180981335/The Making of Steven Spielberghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-making-of-steven-spielberg-180981184/"The Fabelmans" is a lightly fictionalized dramatization of the famous director's childhoodWed, 23 Nov 2022 14:40:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-making-of-steven-spielberg-180981184/Original 'E.T.' Mechatronic Model Could Fetch $3 Million at Auctionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/original-et-mechatronic-model-could-fetch-3m-at-auction-180981085/The metallic skeleton, created by special effects pro Carlo Rambaldi in 1981, features 85 movement pointsTue, 08 Nov 2022 20:35:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/original-et-mechatronic-model-could-fetch-3m-at-auction-180981085/Playing It Again: The Big Business of Re-Releaseshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/playing-it-again-the-big-business-of-re-releases-1-180949080/Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:04:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/playing-it-again-the-big-business-of-re-releases-1-180949080/