Tracing a decades-long obsession

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What is it with Spielberg and space aliens? We break down his career-long fixation
Obsession is maybe too hard-edged; interest too soft. But from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “E.T” to his new sci-fi thriller “Disclosure Day,” Steven Spielberg has spent nearly the entire ...

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Steven Spielberg and aliens: Tracing a decades-long obsession
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Steven Spielberg keeps his crown as blockbuster king with Disclosure Day opening in top spot
Steven Spielberg has proved he is still the king of the blockbuster as Disclosure Day dominated the U.S. box office during its $44 million opening weekend.

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Steven Spielberg goes back to basics with 'Disclosure Day'
He doesn't disappoint with "Disclosure Day" (in theaters now), which centers on a TV meteorologist (Emily Blunt) and a government whistleblower (Josh O'Connor) who get caught up in a massive cover-up ...

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Box Office: ‘Disclosure Day’ Launches to $93 Million Globally, ‘Michael’ Nears $950 Million Milestone
Steven Spielberg’s career has been an alien crusade culminating in ‘Disclosure Day’

‘Disclosure Day’ Review: Steven Spielberg’s Invigorating Chase Thriller Taps Into the Mania for Alien Conspiracy Theory, but It Never Becomes a Close Encounter With Wonder

It's an invigorating chase thriller, but where Spielberg once seemed to be leading the culture, he's now following decades of lore and mythology.

Disclosure Day is the third film in a "sort of trio" with Close Encounters and ET., says star

Exclusive: Steven Spielberg's unofficial alien trilogy is complete with Disclosure Day

Spielberg's first summer movie in a decade explores alien encounter mystery

Steven Spielberg returns with Disclosure Day, a sci-fi film about alien encounters starring Josh O'Connor and Emily Blunt, arriving June 12.
New Scientist

The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

With Steven Spielberg’s new extraterrestrial film Disclosure Day just out, it’s the ideal time to watch Close Encounter of the Third Kind – perhaps the perfect UFO film, says film columnist Bethan Ack