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Spielberg, Lucas films cater to our taste for childish toys

Sunday, June 8, 2008

By Dan DiNicola

On the heels of a recent column about Steven Spielberg and his latest “Indiana Jones” feature, I don’t want to beat a dead horse, but as the mindless spate of summer films descends upon us, I want to pass on observations made 28 years ago by Pauline Kael....

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