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Explore the production secrets, directorial vision, and thematic depth behind one of cinema's greatest action films.

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Steven Spielberg and aliens go back a long time – they're the cinematic equivalent of peanut butter and jelly. And the history of that successful pairing has led to his new sci-fi thriller “Disclosure ...

Steven Spielberg and aliens go back a long time – they're the cinematic equivalent of peanut butter and jelly. And the history of that successful pairing has led to his new sci-fi thriller "Disclosure ...