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Steven Spielberg, Ernest Cline, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, T.J. Miller and Ben Mendelsohn speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for Ready Player One. The movie is based on the 2011 Ernest Cline novel of the same name. GAGE SKIDMORE/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

Review: “Ready Player One” struggles to deliver its message

Matthew Rainis April 10, 2018
While the film frames this struggle as an “everyone vs. big corporation” story, it fails to recognize that the whole film itself exists to shout out the creations of other corporate entities.
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Steven Spielberg.  GAGE SKIDMORE/FLICKR VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

HBO documentary “Spielberg” offers insight on iconic filmmaker

Ryan Williams October 1, 2017
Overall, “Spielberg” is a well-crafted and absorbing piece of cinematic nostalgia. The documentary airs Saturday, Oct. 7tat 8 p.m. on HBO.
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind. PAUL TOWNSEND/FLICKR VIA CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Journey through sound and space with Steven Spielberg

Fabrizia Maiello September 10, 2017
AMC Loews in Stony Brook provides the unique opportunity of viewing this portrait film on the big screen once again for its 40th anniversary.
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The Long Island Philharmonic with conductor  David Stewart Wiley, above, announced in early Feb, that it will shut down. PHOTO CREDIT: BRUCE GILBERT

Silence of the Symphony: Long Island Philharmonic closes

Francesca Campione and Rena Thomas March 29, 2016
Upsetting audiences and music lovers across Long Island, the philharmonic will stop performing after 36 years of concerts loved by the community.
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