This month of Premiere Magazine features Steven Spielberg as one of the 10 directors who changed cinema.

When it comes to directing, there are many innovators, but few icons. Steven Spielberg is one of the few who can be considered both. In fact, Spielberg has been practically synonymous with the term ""director"" ever since Jaws terrorized audiences in 1975.

In the wake of Jaws, a new word ? ""blockbuster"" wasn't used to describe a movie until Spielberg came along ? had to be invented to describe for what Spielberg had done. No film had ever seen the success of his shark movie, and audiences lined up literally around the block to see the film again and again. That was only the beginning for the Long Beach University dropout who snuck onto the Universal Studios lot before he eventually reinvigorated the studio with a string of hits including E.T. and Jurassic Park that were not only big at the box office, but also good films.

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