#83 Jaws 50th anniversary with Ben Mankiewicz & James Kendrick

Update: 2025-06-11

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In Cineversary podcast episode #83, host ⁠ErikMartin⁠ takes a deep dive to search for the perfect summertime thriller and finds it in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, which celebrates a 50th anniversary this month. Accompanying him on this voyage is TCM host Ben Mankiewicz, and Baylor University film professor James Kendrick, author of Darkness in the Bliss-Out: A Reconsideration of the Films of Steven Spielberg. Together, they explore how Jaws marked a sea change in cinema, dissect the elements that make it a masterwork, hunt for key themes, and much more.

Learn more about the Cineversary podcast at www.cineversary.com and email show comments or suggestions to cineversarypodcast@gmail.com

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#83 Jaws 50th anniversary with Ben Mankiewicz & James Kendrick

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#83 Jaws 50th anniversary with Ben Mankiewicz & James Kendrick

Erik J Martin

#83 Jaws 50th anniversary with Ben Mankiewicz & James Kendrick