Spielberg's JAWS is Returning to Theaters This Summer For Its 40th Anniversary
Poster by Patrick Connan
If you were born after 1975, there's a good chance you've never had the opportunity to see Steven Spielberg's classic film Jaws on the big screen. That's about to change, since THR reports that the movie is going to be screened in theaters around the country by Fathom Events next month. On Sunday, June 21st, and Wednesday, June 24th at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time, the movie will play with an introduction by TCM's Ben Mankiewicz.
Jaws, of course, was the first blockbuster ever, predating Star Wars and kicking off a trend that has become Hollywood's bread and butter over the past few decades. For more information about the movie, I'd highly recommend Jamie Benning's filmumentary Inside Jaws, which you can watch below.
After completing Raiding the Lost Ark in 2012, I immediately embarked on a new project, tentatively called Jaws Bites Back. After 16 months of trawling, reading, spooling, skyping, chatting, interviewing, editing and refining, I am pleased to release Inside Jaws, A Filmumentary (2013). As with my other filmumentaries this is a completely unofficial and non profit making project made with a genuine affection for the film. Enjoy. Website - Filmumentaries.com. Twitter - @jamieswb Please note: If you register and log in to Vimeo you can download the video in several formats.