My Top 10 Spielberg:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
AI: Artificial Intelligence
War of the Worlds
The Fabelmans
Jaws
ET: The Extraterrestrial
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Schindler’s List
Jurassic Park
Duel
Yeah, it’s a very personal list, based on the ones I’ve seen. 😊
The Sketchers (1913), by John Singer Sargent
Spring Afternoon at Giverny (1885), by Claude Monet
(1/4) As is my wont, I’m curious about For All Mankind, so I already know what will happen to a lot of the characters. In a way this is pleasurable, because for S2 at least I can enjoy the plotting & the way the themes & arcs develop. But I do also feel sad for characters I’ve come to love.
(4/4) A bit like Sergei & Margo, who like other characters in Episode 6 are learning a kind of glasnost about who they really are. Kelly applying to the navy, Ellen planning to come out. As long as enough of us can see past our prejudices & recognise others as people, maybe there’s always hope!
(2/4) The real life Apollo-Soyuz is the first space mission I can remember watching on TV, when I was nine years old. I have a visual memory of Stafford & Leonov reaching through the hatch & shaking hands. Apparently I saw at least one of the moon landings too, but I was very young & don’t remember.
(3/4) In the show, Apollo-Soyuz is a nice counterpoint to S2’s theme about Cold War tensions & the militarisation of space. The personal thaws between American & Russian characters mirrors how, in the real world, David Scott & Alexei Leonov became lifelong friends after the Apollo-Soyuz mission.
In which @emmanewman.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social discuss what is a beloved book for me in their always entertaining & thoughtful podcast: Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi.
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Day 10: Carrickfergus (1988) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qSd...
I really love the slow ones. 😊 This is a classic Irish folk song, & sung & played so beautifully here.
Lovelies, I can't fix the horrors in the world, but I can give you the latest episode of Starship Alexandria in which we discuss @aptshadow.bsky.social 's recommendation of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. starshipalexandria.com/episode-14-p...
My Top 20 Spielberg:
1. E.T.
2. Jaws
3. The Color Purple
4. Schindler’s List
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7. Saving Private Ryan
8. The Temple of Doom
9. Amistad
10. Jurassic Park
For our June 2026 episode of Starship Alexandria Adrian puts forward the book Piranesi by Susanna Clarke for Emma’s consideration. Other talking ...
My Top 10 Spielberg:
1. Jurassic Park
2. Temple Of Doom
3. Minority Report
4. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
5. Schindler’s List
6. Catch Me If You Can
7. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
8. West Side Story
9. Jaws
10. The Fablemans
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My Top 10 Spielberg:
1. Jurassic Park
2. Jaws
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark
4. E.T.
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. Hook
7. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
8. Catch Me If You Can
9. Always
10. The Terminal
My Top 10 Spielberg:
1. Schindler's List (best film; “favorites” start ⬇️)
2.Catch Me if You Can
3. Munich
4. Jaws
5. E.T.
6. Jurassic Park
7. Columbo pilot
8. Duel
9. Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade
10. The Terminal (yes, really!)
Missing Raiders, Bridge of Spies, & others. I like what I like!
