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‘The Phantom Menace’ Is Returning to Theaters for Its 25th Anniversary

Episode I of George Lucas’ Star Wars prequel trilogy, which originally premiered in May 1999, is getting a weeklong big-screen re-release around Star Wars Day 2024.

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Horror Movies at the Oscars

Historically, horror movies may not have gotten a lot of love from the Academy Awards, but there have been notable occasions when entries in this genre have at least been nominated and even had major wins.

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Watch Some Irish-Themed Movie Classics on St. Patrick’s Day 2024

“The Quiet Man,” “The Luck of the Irish,” “Far and Away” and more will help classic movie fans get into the spirit of the holiday.

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Composer John Williams is 92 & May Never Retire

He has created some of the best movie scores of all time.

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‘Superman’ Still Features the Greatest Introduction of a Movie Superhero

Despite the many good Marvel and other DC film titles that have followed in the 45 years since the 1978 Christopher Reeve-led classic kicked off the modern era of superhero movies, nothing beats the hero’s exciting intro here.

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‘Saving Private Ryan’ Is Getting a 25th Anniversary Theatrical Release

Fathom Events is bringing Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning 1998 epic war film to theaters for a limited two-day re-release in late November 2023.

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Welcome Back to ‘Jurassic Park’ in a Theatrical Re-Release

Steven Spielberg’s classic 1993 dinosaur blockbuster is getting a limited 30th anniversary re-release at RealD 3D theaters across the U.S. and Canada in late August 2023.

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Retro Rewind — The Indiana Jones Franchise

Take a look back at the trailers and key characters from the Indiana Jones franchise and get ready for the new film in theaters June 30, 2023.

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‘Jaws’ Swam Into Movie Theaters in June 1975 & We Are Still Afraid of the Water

On June 21, 1975 we got out of the water as ‘Jaws’ was one of the truly great summer blockbusters.

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Back in the Water With ‘Jaws 2’ 45 Years Later

The 1978 follow-up to Steven Spielberg’s 1975 classic was certainly unnecessary, but isn’t as bad as some may think — especially when compared with the Jaws entries that followed.

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‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ Is Getting a Limited Theatrical Re-Release

The first Indiana Jones movie will be back on the big screen — but for two days only! Find out when, and also take a look back at the adventure classic’s previous theatrical runs, as well as its notable home video and television appearances.

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The Indiana Jones Movies & TV Series Are Coming to Disney+

Ahead of the new Indiana Jones movie, you will soon be able to stream all four of the previous Indy movies, as well as ABC’s early ’90s ‘Young Indiana Jones’ series, on Disney+.

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13 TV Themes Composed By Movie Maestro John Williams

He’s received his 53rd Oscar nomination this year for his Fabelmans score, but the legendary big-screen composer has also created memorable TV themes, including Lost in Space, Great Performances and Sunday Night Football.

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‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ and Other Sci-Fi Films on TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar

The March 10 evening lineup also features Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Time Machine (1960), Destination Moon (1950) and Forbidden Planet (1956).