Citizen Spielberg

Index

Index Abagnale, Frank Jr. (Catch Me), 6, 23, 66, 70–76, 73, 98, 118 Abagnale, Frank Sr. (Catch Me), 70–76, 98 Abramowitz, Rachel, 48 Abyss, The, 133 Action/adventure melodramas: Catch Me, 66, 70, 118; costumes in, 79–80; female figures in, 85; genre expectations in, 78, 112–18, 125; hero’s moral education in, 65, 78, 81, 82, 90, 116, 118; Indiana Jones trilogy , 66, 85, 108, 118; physical exploits in, 64, 77, 78; social codes as barriers in, 64, 65, 66; by Spielberg, 65–66, 118; stereotypes of, 92, 109, 110; Sugarland Express, 66, 118; tension in, 63–65 Adams, Amy, 72 Adams, John, 272, 276, 277 Adams, John Quincy (Amistad), 271, 272, 273, 276–80, 277 Adorno, Theodor, 298–99 Age of Aquarius, 109 Aldiss, Brian, 47 Alien series, 64 Allen, Debbie, 269, 272, 273 Allen, Karen, 78, 87 Allen, Nancy, 193 Allen, Woody, 48 Allende, Isabel, 186 All Quiet on the Western Front, 229 Althusser, Louis, 257 Altman, Robert, 58, 67, 68, 306 Always, 14–17; audience expectations frustrated by, 17, 25; characters in, 8, 16, 141; commercial failure of, 17, 65, 220; counternarrative in, 5, 16; as fantasy film, 12, 13, 243; flying as theme in, 7, 14, 16, 25, 283; gross earnings of, 270; male angst in, 130; music for, 175; source material for, 14, 17; visual hallmarks in, 25 Ambrose, Steven, 221 American Cinematographer, 232 American Dream: debasement of, 33, 64, 70; siren song of, 76 American Film Institute, 3, 4, 65 American Jewish Filmmakers (Desser and Friedman), 297 American Tail, An, 297–98 America Online (AOL), 221 Amistad, 269–82; author’s conclusion, 282; characters in, 6, 8, 272, 275, 276–78, 277, 279–80; ending of, 275–76; and E.T., 275–76; gross earnings of, 270; as historical drama, 48, 245, 269, 271–75, 276–78; music for, 175, 270; opening scene of, 281–82; Oscar nominations for, 270; social issues addressed in, 9, 10, 23, 108, 195, 244, 245–47, 252, 270, 276, 282, 289, 305; source material for, 269; visual elements in, 278–82, 286 Anderson, Carl, 249 348 . index Anderton, John (Minority), 6, 31, 32, 35–36, 46, 50–54, 55, 108, 158 Andrews, Nigel, 175 “Anne Frank” (TV), 295 Anne Frank Remembered, 295 Ansen, David, 252 Apocalypse Now, 185, 193 Armstrong, Neil, 56 Arnold, Edward, 278 Arnold, Gary, 190 Aronstein, Susan, 77, 83, 84, 110, 117 Arthurian legends, 77 Artificial Intelligence: AI: on assuming adult responsibilities, 28; characters in, 6, 30, 31, 35, 38–39, 46; children in, 23, 30, 31, 32–34, 35, 36, 44; darkness of, 46, 69; flying as metaphor in, 7; happy ending of, 152; and Kubrick, 48–49, 198; public reception of, 49, 62; religious aspects of, 43–45; robots in, 30, 44–45; as science fiction, 26, 28; social issues addressed in, 9, 10, 108; source material for, 47; special effects in, 30, 47, 145; structure and point of view, 29, 30, 31; as unconventional film, 62, 252 Assault, The, 295 Atherton, William, 66 Atswhatimtalknbout (horse), 4 Attenborough, Richard, 134, 135, 137 Au Revoir les enfants, 295 Avery, Margaret, 249 Aykroyd, Dan, 195, 196, 197 Baby Boomers, 99, 221, 222 Backlinie, Susan, 170, 195 Baker, Chris, 47, 48 Bale, Christian, 197, 208, 213 Balides, Constance, 133–34, 223 Ballard, J. G., 197–98, 199, 201, 202, 204, 209, 212, 219, 248 Bambi, 14 Bana, Eric, 10 “Band of Brothers” (TV), 3 Banning, Peter (Hook), 6, 13, 18–22, 21, 23, 25 Barrie, Sir James, 18, 21 Barry (Close Encounters), 31, 32–33 Barry, Gene, 150 Barry Lyndon, 48 Barrymore, Drew, 33 Bartov, Omer, 300, 314, 315, 317, 318 Basche, David Alan, 151 Basco, Dante, 21 Basie (Empire), 205, 206, 207, 209–15 Basinger, Jeanine, 180, 181, 184, 185, 190, 240 Bates, Norman (Psycho), 38, 59, 119 Battleground, 229 Battle of Midway, The, 229 Battle of San Pietro, The, 229 Bawer, Bruce, 100 Baxter, John, 297 Baye, Nathalie, 70 Belloq, Rene (Raiders), 78, 88, 90, 92–95, 94, 97, 114, 115 Beloved (Morrison), 281 Belushi, John, 195, 196, 197 Benchley, Peter, 169, 248 Berenbaum, Michael, 296 Bergman, Ingrid, 93 Bernstein, Melvin, 291 Binder, Mike, 55 Birds, The, 124 Birth of a Nation, The, 273, 274 Biskind, Peter, 32, 76, 99, 106, 109, 110, 116, 176, 177 Black Mutiny (Owens), 269 Black Women as Cultural Readers (Bobo), 253 Blade Runner, 49, 119 Blue Fairy, quest for (AI), 29, 43–44 Bluth, Don, 297 Boat Is Full, The, 295 Bobo, Jacqueline, 253...