Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Made all the more compelling by composer John Williams’ chilling, iconic theme, Jaws was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Fifty years ago on Friday, director Steven Spielberg’s Jaws was released in theaters. The ...

"Jaws," released June 20, 1975, is often cited as the film that launched modern Hollywood: the pioneer "summer blockbuster." 'Jaws' was one of the last big films of the pre-CGI era: The special ...

Name that theme song: Dunnn-dun. Dunnn-dun. Dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun. Who are we kidding? That terrifying two-note John Williams creation of course conjures the opening shark strike in “Jaws,” ...

Half a century later, Steven Spielberg's formative summer blockbuster looks more than ever like a New Hollywood fusion of Hitchcock and Altman. But what of “Jaws”? When it opened on June 20, 1975, ...

Much more than a mere creature feature, “Jaws” created a playbook that filmmakers have followed closely for 50 years. Peacock/Universal Pictures, via Associated Press By Rumsey Taylor and Eve ...

Ed note: This reconsideration of Jaws and its three sequels was inspired by all four films arriving on Netflix on Sept. 1. Very few films have had an impact like 1975’s Jaws. It’s a one-film cinematic ...