SPIELBERG: BTF | EMPIRE OF THE SUN

A Retrospective at the Palm Springs Cultural Center

Mondays, 7PM

Go beyond the blockbusters and step between the frames with this seven-film journey through the unexpected corners of Steven Spielberg’s legendary career. From quiet war epics and tender sci-fi to early road movies and virtual realities, this series reveals the emotional depth, visual poetry, and curious detours of a director who never stopped exploring.

A haunting coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of war, with a young Christian Bale delivering a breakout performance. Spielberg crafts a visual elegy to childhood innocence shattered by global conflict—dreamlike, devastating, and often overlooked.

All films screen on the big screen at the Historic Camelot Theatre:

• April 14 – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
• April 21 – Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• April 28 – The Color Purple (1985)
• May 5 – Ready Player One (2018)
• May 12 – Empire of the Sun (1987)
• May 19 – The Sugarland Express (1974)
• May 26 – Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

Catch these rarely revisited gems—on the big screen!

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