With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

Are we alone in the universe? Consider mysterious "extraterrestrial" radio signals. Unexplained gases on other planets.

Obsession is maybe too hard-edged; interest too soft. But from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “E.T” to his new sci-fi thriller “Disclosure Day,” Steven Spielberg has spent nearly the entire ...

For nearly fifty years, Steven Spielberg has shaped how all of us think about aliens. He made beloved movies like ‘E.T.‘ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind‘. But now, with his new film ...

‘Extraordinary’ show about an elaborate hoax that captivated the world ...

Steven Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" continues the filmmaker's fascination with aliens and humans colliding on Earth, a creative proclivity that has led him to helm some of the best sci-fi movies of ...

Vanity Fair reports from the Capitol Hill conference, where members of a sprawling community of national security experts and ...

"Independence Day" isn't technically "The War of the Worlds" but it's still one of the most successful adaptations of HG ...

The world is fair and square when it comes to celebrations. Nothing seems to escape the calendar. Almost every date has become some day. There are the popular o ...

Over the course of his extensive career, Steven Spielberg has never shied away from exploring his personal obsession with alien lifeforms. From Close Encounters of the Third Kind to E.T. the ...

From the gold rush to civil rights, the moon landing to 9/11, the US has always understood, mythologised and sold itself through the power of the still image ...