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What's the best year ever for summer blockbusters?

What's the best year ever for summer blockbusters?

FromThe A.V. Club Presents Film Club


What's the best year ever for summer blockbusters?

FromThe A.V. Club Presents Film Club

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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
May 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ever since 1975, when Steven Spielberg’s Jaws gobbled up every box-office record in sight, Hollywood has treated the warmer weeks of the year like a launching ground for its most expensive, extravagant productions—a whole season of would-be blockbusters, vying for our moviegoing attention from the beginning of May until the end of August. There will, of course, will be very few, if any, blockbusters coming to a theater near you this summer. On a brand new episode of Film Club, critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife offer a history lesson of this suddenly halted tradition, before debating which year, in the 45 since Jaws, gave us the greatest summer blockbuster season.
Released:
May 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (94)

Welcome to Film Club, the A.V. Club’s movie discussion series. Each week, A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife (and occasionally some special guests) will gab about the week's new releases, explore various corners of the film industry, and examine the lasting impact of some of history's biggest films.