STEVEN SPIELBERG: THE SPOTLIGHT COLLECTION
If you know anything about me, you know that Steven Spielberg is my favorite director and that I am passionate about collecting physical media. I’ve been buying movies since I was a child. And much like Dawson Leery, I had Spielberg posters on my bedroom walls. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has partnered with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment to release a brand new 8-Film, 20-disc box set that is a 4K SteelBook Collection of some of his iconic, cherished films. The packaging and artwork for this collection is exquisite. This is truly a dream item that any collector of physical media must have in their collection. White glove treatment! Let’s dive in!
Here’s what you can expect in terms of the films and special features, per the official press release:
Jaws
- JAWS @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
- The Making of JAWS
- The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of JAWS
- JAWS: The Restoration
- Deleted Scenes and Outtakes
- From The Set
- Theatrical Trailer
- Galleries
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Includes all 3 versionof the film (Theatrical Version, Special Edition, Director’s Cut)
- Three Kinds of Close Encounters
- Steven’s Home Videos & Outtakes
- Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Making of Documentary
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Watch the Skies
- Deleted Scenes
- Storyboard Comparisons
- Extensive Photo Gallery
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Original Theatrical Trailer
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Special Edition Trailer
Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Teaser Trailer
- Theatrical Trailer
- Re-Issue Trailer
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
- 40 Years of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
- TCM Classic Film Festival: An Evening with Steven Spielberg
- The E.T. Journals
- Deleted Scenes
- Steven Spielberg & E.T.
- A Look Back
- The Evolution and Creation of E.T.
- The E.T. Reunion
- The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
- The 20th Anniversary Premiere
- Designs, Photographs, and Marketing
- Theatrical Trailer
- Special Olympics TV Spot
Jurassic Park
- Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of A New Era
- Return to Jurassic Park: Making Prehistory
- Return to Jurassic Park: The Next Step in Evolution
- Archival Featurettes:
- The Making of Jurassic Park
- Original Featurette on the Making of the Film
- Steven Spielberg Directs Jurassic Park
- Hurricane in Kauai Featurette
- Behind The Scenes:
- Early Pre-Production Meetings
- Location Scouting
- Phil Tippett Animatics: Raptors in the Kitchen
- Animatics: T-Rex Attack
- ILM and Jurassic Park: Before and After the Visual Effects
- Foley Artists
- Storyboards
- Production Archives
- Theatrical Trailer
Schindler’s List
- Schindler’s List: 25 Years Later
- Voices from the List
- USC Shoah Foundation Story with Steven Spielberg (2008)
- Let Their Testimonies Speak – Stronger Than Hate
- About iWitness (2018)
Saving Private Ryan
- An Introduction
- Looking Into The Past
- Miller and His Platoon
- Boot Camp
- Making Saving Private Ryan
- Re-Creating Omaha Beach
- Music and Sound
- Parting Thoughts
- Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
- Theatrical Trailer
- Re-Release Trailer
- Shooting War
War of the Worlds
- Revisiting the Invasion
- The H.G. Wells Legacy
- Steven Spielberg and the Original War of the Worlds
- Characters: The Family Unit
- Previsualization
- Production Diaries
- Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens
- Scoring War of the Worlds
- We Are Not Alone
- Galleries
- Theatrical Teaser Trailer
Here’s an unboxing video I made for TikTok with little stories about each one.
