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Let’s Not Get Our Hopes Up But Steven Spielberg Just Hinted at a Return to Scary Cinema
Watching Steven Spielberg accept the “Honorary Golden Bear” at the Berlin International Film Festival this week, one thing was crystal clear: he’s not hanging up the camera anytime soon.
Spielberg is once again back in the Academy Awards picture with his deeply personal new movie The Fabelmans, but what’s next from one of the greatest filmmakers of all time?
During his acceptance speech at Berlinale, Spielberg brought up his early horror works including Duel and Jaws a couple times, at one point teasing a potential return to the genre.
“I feel a little alarmed to be told I’ve lived a lifetime because I’m not finished. I want to keep working,” Spielberg made it clear during his speech. “I want to keep learning and discovering and scaring the shit out of myself and sometimes the shit out of you.”
Spielberg continued, “I gotta get back to some of those earlier scarier movies but that’s another story for later on. As long as there’s joy in it for me and as long as my audience can find joy and other human values in my films, I’m reluctant to ever say that’s a wrap.”
The 76-year-old filmmaker of course has a long history with the horror genre, producing classics including Poltergeist, Gremlins, Twilight Zone: The Movie, and Arachnophobia. But it’s been many years since Spielberg has directed a horror movie of his own, with War of the Worlds (2005) bringing him back to the genre over ten years after the original Jurassic Park.
Could we someday see another return to horror for Steven Spielberg before he calls his career a wrap? We’re not getting our hopes up, but it’s certainly not out of the question at this time.
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SCREAMBOX Investigates UFOs and Extraterrestrials: Several Documentaries Streaming Right Now!
As someone who is obsessed with UFOS (or more recently known as UAPs) and the concept of extraterrestrials, I love a good documentary. Sightings have been on the rise since the 1940s, with the atomic bomb seemingly acting as a catalyst for new visitors. But what are these UFOs/UAPs? Is there an explanation or are they simply beyond our explanation? Why are they here? Who are they? How much do our governments know? The questions are endless and so are the documentaries that attempt to uncover the secrets behind decades of sightings and alleged confrontations.
Whether you’re a seasoned viewer or new to the rabbit hole, there’s always a handful of interesting documentaries to get your neurons firing and leave you with sleepless nights. SCREAMBOX is investigating with the addition of several docs, all streaming now on the Bloody Disgusting-powered service. Here’s the breakdown:
Aliens (2021): Beam into this unidentified streaming documentary for a glimpse into Extraterrestrial life. Aliens are hypothetical life forms that may occur outside Earth or that did not originate on Earth.
Aliens Uncovered: Origins (2021): Before Area 51, hidden deep in the desert, the military discovered a hidden gem that helped them create Project Bluebook.
Aliens Uncovered: ET or Man-Made (2022): The crash of Roswell wasn’t meant for New Mexico. In 1947, a neighboring state had 3 major sightings that were swept under the rug.
Aliens Uncovered: The Golden Record (2023): In the late 70s, the US government launched a message to our distant neighbors.
Roswell (2021): This high-flying documentary examines the July 1947 crash of a United States Army Air Forces balloon at a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Theories claim the crash was actually that of a flying saucer, but what is the truth?
Also check out:
The British UFO Files (2004): Since the 1940’s the British Government has been investigating the Flying Saucer phenomenon. High-ranking military and government personnel, speak out for the first time, offering unique eyewitness accounts and inside information.
Alien Abductions and Paranormal Sightings (2016): Amazing Footage and stories from real people as they reveal their personal encounters of being abducted by Aliens.
And do not miss Hellier (2019): A crew of paranormal researchers find themselves in a dying coal town, where a series of strange coincidences lead them to a decades-old mystery.
These documentaries join SCREAMBOX’s growing library of unique horror content, including Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, Here for Blood, Terrifier 2, RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, The Outwaters, Living with Chucky, Project Wolf Hunting, and Pennywise: The Story of IT.
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