The joy of blockbusters.

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• The Moviegoer What social scientists and economists can tell us about our cinematic preferences.
  Michael Agger June 16, 2005
  
• An Extremely Macho Elf Reconsidering Steve McQueen.
  Matt Feeney June 16, 2005
  
• Sharksploitation! Jaws and the sad decline of the shark movie.
  Rebecca Onion June 16, 2005
  
• The Bad Boy of Summer Michael Bay vs. his critics.
  Bryan Curtis June 15, 2005
  
• Booger-Eating Morons In praise of The Bad News Bears.
  Charles Taylor June 15, 2005
  
• So, You Want To Start a Film Festival … Don't.
  Grady Hendrix June 15, 2005
  
• Rupert Murdoch Strikes Back His bold plan to give away 20 million digital video recorders.
  Edward Jay Epstein June 14, 2005
  
• The Joy of Blockbusters Summer Movies Week at Slate.
  June 14, 2005
  
• Did George Lucas and Steven Spielberg Ruin the Movies? 
  David Edelstein June 14, 2005
  
• Lucas vs. Spielberg The worst best friends in Hollywood.
  Tom Shone June 14, 2005
  
• The Pimp Who Saved Hollywood Hustle & Flow and the rise of the "indie blockbuster."
  Christopher Kelly June 14, 2005