One of the common defenses aired by older men accused of sexual harassment, or even assault, is that their behavior was the style at the time. It’s not a particularly compelling argument; all they had to do was be somewhat aware or actually care about the discomfort of those around them. Or, in the case of Steven Spielberg, listen when someone calls them out for being bad (it should be clear, the filmmaker never harassed or assaulted anyone — he was just kind of a jerk).

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Few directors have been as concerned with the little moments as Steven Spielberg. Of course, the filmmaker — certainly the world’s most famous director, and a strong contender for America’s greatest — is concerned with the big picture, too. But few since Lubitsch have had such a facility for the beat, the set piece, the gag, the reversal, the sequence that you replay in your head long after you’ve walked out of the theater.

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“The worse the world gets… magic will give us hope, and that hope will cause us to be proactive. I think that’s what movies can give people. It can give people hope that there will be a reason to fight on to the next day.” So said director Steven Spielberg during the Cannes press conference following the premiere of his newest film, an adaptation of Roald Dahl‘s “The BFG” (our review) which opens this weekend.

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