Steven Spielberg | Steven Spielberg
Feb.12.2013
Tony Kushner is a superb playwright (``Angels in America,'' ``Homebody/Kabul'', among many), but he's wrong in his argument with Connecticutt congressman Joe Courtney over the film ``Lincoln.''
Courtney, viewing the Steven Spielberg film, screenplay by Kushner, was thrown by a scene that indicates...
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Jan.15.2013
For the fourth straight year, here’s my ballot for this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. I consider 2012 a mixed year in cinema. And, I believe several folks and motion pictures in most of the categories should be considered for specific awards. Let me explain...
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Nov.28.2012
Congressional Republicans are taking in a movie. They are getting a lesson in art of compromise by watching Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. In the latest epic motion picture, President Abraham Lincoln (played by Daniel Day Lewis) and Secretary of State William Seward (played by David Strathairn)...
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Nov.23.2012
Lincoln
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Tommy Lee Jones, James Spader, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, John Hawkes, Jackie Earl Haley, Bruce McGill, Tim Black Sheldon, Joseph Cross, Jared Harris, and many more.
Directed by: ...
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Oct.02.2012
On the heels of the release of his new film, Lincoln, Steven Spielberg has been invited to deliver the keynote address at an observance commemorating the 149th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The Oscar-winning director will speak at about 10a on Nov. 19th at...
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Sep.21.2012
On the eve of its nationwide release on November 9th, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln will close the LA: The AFI Film Fest. Starring Daniel Day Lewis as our 16th President, this will give the festival audience a jump on the Oscar season. For the 4th consecutive year, AFI FEST will continue to...
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Jul.13.2012
The son of Darryl F. Zanuck, who was also an award-winning producer of cinema, is dead. Richard D. Zanuck worked for his father at 20th Century Fox, rising to the ranks as chief mogul. He also headed Warner Brothers, and later formed his own production company, with an office at Universal....
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Mar.09.2012
photo: movie poster from Hugo's Wikipedia page
There are many reasons to see Martin Scorsese's movie, Hugo. I saw it in the theatre, and I knew then that I'd have to buy it when it came out (which it has recently) and watch it again, which I just did. Here are some...
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Jan.05.2012
The War Horse Michael Morpurgo Middle grade
I'm coming a little late to the book review club this week. I fell into a small rip the time-space continuum descended and have been fighting my way back out ever since. Or, my kids started school on Tuesday and I have been a day behind the...
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Jan.05.2012
The War Horse Michael Morpurgo Middle grade
I'm coming a little late to the book review club this week. I fell into a small rip the time-space continuum descended and have been fighting my way back out ever since. Or, my kids started school on Tuesday and I have been a day behind the...
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