UFO, Disclosure Day
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"Disclosure Day" director Steven Spielberg opens up to USA TODAY about aliens, AI and why he'll never quit making movies.
Five Steven Spielberg movies have been about aliens, including Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Disclosure Day, but which of them is the best?
Public fascination with UFOs and alleged alien encounters continues to grow, fuelled by striking personal testimonies and local folklore. One of the latest accounts comes from a UFO and alien movie creator who shared a unforgettable encounter with extraterrestrial beings in Orcas Island.
Be warned, as major spoilers for Disclosure Day lie ahead.
With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.
EVE HEWSON: (As Jane Blankenship) What are you going to do? O'CONNOR: (As Dr. Daniel Kellner) Full disclosure to the whole world. FLORIDO: It is the latest film that Spielberg has directed about aliens visiting Earth. Of course, there are many other films ...
For roughly the first three decades of his career, Spielberg tended to take a fairly sanguine view of aliens, refusing to succumb to the disaster-movie framework of aliens attacking terrified Earthlings. That changed in a big way after 9/11, when Spielberg made a couple of Tom Cruise -starring sci-fi blockbusters grappling with a changed world.
