Over the course of 50 years, Steven Spielberg has directed 34 movies — here are all Steven Spielberg movies ranked from worst to best. Steven Spielberg movies have made the director become a cultural icon over the course of his career, with his films inspiring the next generation of filmmakers for decades. Steven Spielberg is one of the few directors who can shift effortlessly between crowd-pleasing blockbusters, and prestigious award-baiting fares. Furthermore, movies directed by Spielberg often manage to combine these two facets of Hollywood filmmaking, which is an even rarer feat. This ability to cater to both critics and general audiences comes down to his natural gifts as a storyteller; Spielberg imbues his movies with heart, which makes many of them enduring classics. 1e4d5f

Like most filmmakers, Steven Spielberg has a few regular collaborators that he trusts enough to hire again and again. The work of cinematographer Janusz Kamiński, composer John Williams, and editor Michael Kahn can be seen across Spielberg’s entire filmography. There are also a few recurring actors who have appeared in a handful of Spielberg films, like Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfuss, Tom Cruise, and of course, the great Tom Hanks.

Steven Spielberg has been revered by film buffs and casual moviegoers alike since his directing career begin in the ‘70s. Bursting onto the scene with his first breakout hit Jaws in 1975, effectively birthing the summer blockbuster (for better or for worse), Spielberg has continued to revolutionize Hollywood filmmaking for decades.

Get Out is far and away the most profitable movie among the nine Best Picture 2018 Oscar nominees. It's been quite eventful year for Get Out, writer/director Jordan Peele's horror thriller that layers in commentary about race relations in America. On top of the film's stellar take of $176 million take domestically and nearly $79 million more overseas for a global cume of $255 million, Get Out not only earned critical acclaim with a 100 percent "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes out of the gate (it has since dropped to 99 percent), it's been one of the most high-profile films during awards season, earning multiple nominations and trophies from industry and critics' groups.

The nominations for the 90th Academy Awards have just been announced, and by extension, so have the snubs been revealed. Though the Oscars have long been considered to be out of touch with the times, the newer stack of voters is righting wrongs in the Academy's nearly century-old reputation. After #OscarsSoWhite and #MeToo, the Academy appears to be doing its best to stay relevant, and it shows with this year's slate.That said, though, no matter how satisfying it might have been to see Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele snag nominations for Best Director and Loganget a nod for Adapted Screenplay, the lack of certain films can not go unnoticed. Despite their place amid awards season prior to the Oscars, as well as massive expectations, these films, filmmakers, and actors will be completely absent from the ceremony on March 4.Related: Oscar Bait May Finally Be DeadIn the past, the Oscars have proven to fall short on of their snubs. Martin Scorsese was robbed of a directing nomination for Taxi Driver, Dennis Hopper was ignored for his performance in Blue Velvet, and just last year Annette Bening got the shaft in 20th Century Women. So, will this year go down as one of the more neglectful Academy Awards? Take a look at these snubs and decide for yourself.

The 2018 Oscar nominations have been announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2018 marks the 90th iteration of the Hollywood awards ceremony, with this year's nominations event hosted by Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) and Andy Serkis (Star Wars: The Last Jedi). Performers such as Gal Gadot, Rosario Dawson, Zoe Saldana, Prinyaka Chopra, Rebel Wilson, Michelle Rodriguez, Michelle Yeoh, and Molly Shannon were also on-hand to unveil 2018's crop of nominees.

The Post, Stephen Speilberg's Oscar contender, and Rogue One, the war-movie hued Star Wars prequel, share a bizarre parallel: their endings are the same. Of course, on paper, the two films couldn't be more different. One is a dramatization of The Washington Post's conflicted decision to publish the damning Pentagon Papers that revealed manipulation of Vietnam and the American public to force war, while the other a big budget franchise movie about stealing plans for a planet-destroying weapon.

The Post is the latest historical drama from director Steven Spielberg, following his recent Oscar-winning efforts such as Lincoln and Bridge of Spies. The project came together very quickly last year, with the cast and crew assembling in March to get it through the pipeline. Given the nature of its story, there's an obvious parallel to be made to the current United States istration and its strenuous relationship with the media, which is why Spielberg and his team felt it was so necessary to move swiftly and get it to the big screen while the material is still timely. Whenever a film is rushed along, there's always a risk it was developed too fast, but that isn't the case here. The Post is an expertly-crafted and compelling film brought to tantalizing life by a master director and an all-star ensemble cast.

Legendary composer John Williams is on the verge of setting another Oscars record should he be nominated for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Post or both. Williams is easily one of the most prolific film composers in the modern era, having written music for more than 100 films (and dozens of television shows) over his 60-year career. And while his music can instantly be associated with dozens of classic films, perhaps none is more recognizable than his work on the Star Wars film saga. The "Star Wars Theme" is easily among the first things that pops into fans' minds when they think of the space opera created by George Lucas, along with each film's accompanying opening scroll.

The White House has requested a screener for the Steven Spielberg film The Post. The White House has had small movie theater on its grounds since 1942, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president, and since that time, various presidents have held screenings of important movies. Richard Nixon was reported to have watched Patton over and over again during his White House years. The first movie Jimmy Carter showed in the White House was All the President’s Men, which dramatized Nixon’s downfall. Ronald Reagan, a former movie star, favored westerns, while Barack Obama held major events related to specific movies regularly, from Selma to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.