My friend Raymond and I saw Jaws in a South Jersey movie theater, possibly outside Cherry Hill, on its opening weekend 50 years ago. It was a sold-out weekend show — the film had opened the day before ...

In 1975, I was 13 years old. In those days, I spent most of my summers at Tybee, the Savannah Golf Club pool, or at Camp Ridgecrest, a Baptist boy’s camp in North Carolina. Usually, for about a week, ...

Da-dun. Da-dun. Dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun! A two-note theme composed by John Williams terrified audiences who saw Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” on June 20, 1975 — and 50 years later, its effect ...

Steven Spielberg spent the 50th anniversary of "Jaws" not unlike the film's scores of fans - by watching the movie. But for Spielberg, the chief survivor of the tumultuous production shoot, watching ...

Watching Jaws for the first time ever in theaters really was a remarkable experience, and I have to say, I get it. I get why this film blew everyone away 50 years ago, and why it’s still rightfully ...

Even though being a professional film critic is part of my job, it’s impossible to see every movie. Not only have I not seen every movie for the decade I’ve been doing this job, but there are numerous ...

But it’s the Jaws rerelease and its box office performance that deserves the discussion this week. If I have anything even remotely approaching followers at this point, they will know that Jaws is the ...

The first blockbuster movie sent waves of panic and awe through audiences. “Jaws” – the tale of a killer great white shark that terrorizes a coastal tourist town – captured people’s imaginations and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Fifty years ago on Friday, director Steven Spielberg’s Jaws was released in theaters. The ...

The Jaws franchise spans four films released between 1975 and 1987. Each movie features a new deadly encounter with a great white shark. While not tightly connected, the sequels loosely follow the ...