The most devastating ‘Saving Private Ryan’ scene wasn’t even in the script: “I made that up on the spot”

When Stephen J Dubner asked Spielberg in a 1999 interview how he devised the most heart-wrenching death in Saving Private Ryan, his answer was as simple as it was surprising. “I made that up on the ...

The “horrifying” movie scene that traumatised Quentin Tarantino: “I was shaken”

Having faced plenty of criticism over the years, whether warranted or not, about the levels of graphic violence in his films, Quentin Tarantino shouldn’t have too many issues watching any movie that ...
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'Saving Private Ryan' Gets Fact Checked by a Historian, and It's Not Good

Saving Private Ryan is considered one of the best World War II movies ever made. Released in 1998, Saving Private Ryan was nominated for multiple Academy Awards, and director Stephen Spielberg won ...
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‘Saving Private Ryan’: How Steven Spielberg’s Handheld Techniques, Low Angles and Blood Splatters Changed Hollywood Action Sequences

For 23 minutes, Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” drops audiences into the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach. Handheld cameras and low angles follow Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) and his squadron ...
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‘Saving Private Ryan’: How Steven Spielberg’s Handheld Techniques, Low Angles and Blood Splatters Changed Hollywood Action Sequences

For 23 minutes, Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” drops audiences into the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach. Handheld cameras and low angles follow Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) and his squadron ...