Steven Spielberg is back in theaters this month with his new drama The Post (read our review here). Also, he’s probably the most famous living filmmaker in the world! He rose to prominence in the 1970s and helped invent the modern blockbuster with films like Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Raiders of the Lost Ark, and for the most part (with the exception of a few duds like 1941 and The Terminal) he’s been at the top of the game ever since.
But although Spielberg’s movies win awards, make tons of money and frequently become an indelible part of the pop culture pantheon, he didn’t start out at the top of the heap. He was a scrappy young film enthusiast who moved to Hollywood and worked his way up through the ranks of network television. One of his early TV projects, the killer trucker thriller Duel, became an important, well-respected and frequently screened installment in his filmography.
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But although Spielberg’s movies win awards, make tons of money and frequently become an indelible part of the pop culture pantheon, he didn’t start out at the top of the heap. He was a scrappy young film enthusiast who moved to Hollywood and worked his way up through the ranks of network television. One of his early TV projects, the killer trucker thriller Duel, became an important, well-respected and frequently screened installment in his filmography.
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