http://www.mail.com/people/12760-steven-spielberg.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/12760-steven-spielberg.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763056-lincoln-leads-golden-globes-with-7-nominations.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Steven Spielberg's Civil War epic "Lincoln" led the Golden Globes on Thursday with seven nominations, among them best drama, best director for Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. Tied for second-place with five nominations each, including best drama are Ben Affleck's Iran hostage-... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763056-lincoln-leads-golden-globes-with-7-nominations.html 2012-12-13T16:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763974-list-nominees-golden-globe-awards.html Nominees for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.: MOTION PICTURES — Picture, Drama: "Argo," ''Lincoln," ''Life of Pi," ''Django Unchained," ''Zero Dark Thirty." — Picture, Musical or Comedy: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," ''Les Miserables," ''Moonrise Kingdom," ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," ''Silver Lining... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763974-list-nominees-golden-globe-awards.html 2012-12-13T15:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1762462-column-1-athlete-year-2012-messi.html PARIS (AP) — 'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact dovetail neatly, because part of the joy and merriment of following sports is debating who is best at them. This being an Olympic year, we were spoiled for choice in 2012. Oscar Pistorius is a temptin... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1762462-column-1-athlete-year-2012-messi.html 2012-12-12T21:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760992-lincoln-les-mis-playbook-lead-sag-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Civil War saga "Lincoln," the musical "Les Miserables" and the comic drama "Silver Linings Playbook" boosted their Academy Awards prospects Wednesday with four nominations apiece for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. All three films were nominated for overall performance by their casts. Also nominated for best ensemble cast were the I... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760992-lincoln-les-mis-playbook-lead-sag-awards.html 2012-12-12T15:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758472-lincoln-leads-critics-choice-awards-nominees.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Film critics love "Lincoln." The historical drama earned a record-breaking 13 nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The Broadcast Film Critics Association announced the nominees for its 18th annual awards ceremony Tuesday in Los Angeles. "Lincoln" beat the 12 nods earned by 2010's "Black Swan" with bids for director Steven S... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758472-lincoln-leads-critics-choice-awards-nominees.html 2012-12-11T15:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756524-zero-dark-thirty-lincoln-afi-top-10-list.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty," Steven Spielberg's Civil War epic "Lincoln" and Christopher Nolan's superhero tale "The Dark Knight Rises" are among the American Film Institute's top-10 movies of the year. Also on the AFI top-10 announced Monday: Ben Affleck's Iran hostage-crisis drama "Argo;" Benh Zeitlin... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756524-zero-dark-thirty-lincoln-afi-top-10-list.html 2012-12-10T19:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1754922-amour-takes-top-prize-la-film-critics.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The French-language drama "Amour" was chosen as the year's best film Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, whose prizes are among a flurry of year-end honors that help sort out the Academy Awards race. Among the group's other honors, the 1950s cult drama "The Master" earned four awards: best director for Paul Thomas Anders... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1754922-amour-takes-top-prize-la-film-critics.html 2012-12-09T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1741804-search-engine-connects-literary-dots.html NEW YORK (AP) — Author Jennifer Gilmore is reading a biography of the late David Foster Wallace. She's curious about his most famous book, the novel "Infinite Jest," and wants to poke around on the Internet to learn more. Her destination is Small Demons, www.smalldemons.com, an encyclopedia and "Storyverse" that catalogues names, places, songs, products a... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1741804-search-engine-connects-literary-dots.html 2012-12-04T17:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1741126-additional-copies-lincoln-headed-to-theaters.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Lincoln" is marching to more movie theaters. Disney, which distributed the DreamWorks film, is making additional prints of director Steven Spielberg's historical saga starring Daniel Day-Lewis to meet an unexpected demand that has left some moviegoers in Alaska out in the cold. "To say that we're encouraged by the r... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1741126-additional-copies-lincoln-headed-to-theaters.html 2012-12-04T02:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1737566-katzenberg-spielberg-attend-governors-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Hanks. Quincy Jones. Kristen Stewart. Warren Beatty. Quentin Tarantino. George Lucas. Steven Spielberg. Kirk Douglas. Amy Adams. Richard Gere. These and other famous folks came to the film academy's Governors Awards Saturday to honor filmmakers whose names may not be as well known, but whose contributions to the industry have affect... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 09:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1737566-katzenberg-spielberg-attend-governors-awards.html 2012-12-02T09:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1729240-cuckoos-nest-filmmaker-forman-earns-dga-prize.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-time Academy Award winner Milos Forman is receiving the lifetime-achievement award from his peers at the Directors Guild of America. The filmmaker who won Oscars for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus" will be getting the guild honor at the directors union awards ceremony Feb. 2. In announcing the award Wednesday, guild ... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1729240-cuckoos-nest-filmmaker-forman-earns-dga-prize.html 2012-11-28T19:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1722498-twilight-bond-lincoln-lead-record-weekend.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bella Swan, James Bond and Abe Lincoln have combined to lift Hollywood to record Thanksgiving revenue at the box office. Kristen Stewart's finale as Bella in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2" was No. 1 again with $64 million during the five-day holiday stretch that began Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday. ... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1722498-twilight-bond-lincoln-lead-record-weekend.html 2012-11-25T19:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1710626-lincoln-director-spielberg-speaks-gettysburg.html GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Two-time Academy Award winning director Steven Spielberg expressed a sense of humility Monday as he delivered the keynote address during ceremonies to mark the 149th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address." "I've never stood anyplace on earth where it's easier to be humbled than here," said Spielberg, whose biopic abou... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1710626-lincoln-director-spielberg-speaks-gettysburg.html 2012-11-19T16:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1709370-twilight-finale-dawns-with-1413m-weekend.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The sun has set on the "Twilight" franchise with one last blockbuster opening for the supernatural romance. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2" sucked up $141.3 million domestically over opening weekend and $199.6 million more overseas for a worldwide debut of $340.9 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. ... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1709370-twilight-finale-dawns-with-1413m-weekend.html 2012-11-18T21:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1697096-day-lewis-heeded-inner-ear-to-find-lincolns-voice.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A towering figure such as Abraham Lincoln, who stood 6 feet 4 and was one of history's master orators, must have had a booming voice to match, right? Not in Daniel Day-Lewis' interpretation. Day-Lewis, who plays the 16th president in Steven Spielberg's epic film biography "Lincoln," which goes into wide release this weekend, settled on ... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1697096-day-lewis-heeded-inner-ear-to-find-lincolns-voice.html 2012-11-13T12:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1693262-bond-soars-with-record-878m-skyfall-debut.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Bond's "Skyfall" has extended its worldwide box-office rule to North America, hauling in a franchise-record $87.8 million in its first weekend at U.S. theaters. Adding in $2.2 million from Thursday night previews at IMAX and other large-format theaters, "Skyfall" has taken in $90 million domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. That lifts the worldwide total ... Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1693262-bond-soars-with-record-878m-skyfall-debut.html 2012-11-11T19:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1686814-hollywood-reporters-best-week.html The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: HOW PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ELECTION WIN IMPACTS HOLLYWOOD (ANALYSIS) What the president's re-election means for industry causes like SOPA, Israel and the environment as showbiz flexes its political muscle. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1686814-hollywood-reporters-best-week.html 2012-11-08T13:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1681844-election-watch-lincoln-interlude-ap-analysis.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Around the country on Election Day 2012 with AP reporters bringing the latest developments to you: A LINCOLN INTERLUDE On election night, when it came to presidents on television, Barack Obama had some competition. Abraham Lincoln gave him a real run for his money. More than once... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1681844-election-watch-lincoln-interlude-ap-analysis.html 2012-11-07T07:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1683154-review-day-lewis-tremendous-safe-lincoln.html For anyone who cringed just a little while watching the trailer for "Lincoln" and worried that it might be a near-parody of a Steven Spielberg film, with its heartfelt proclamations, sentimental tones and inspiring John Williams score, fret not. The movie itself is actually a lot more reserved than that — more a wonky, nuts-and-bolts lesson about the way ... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1683154-review-day-lewis-tremendous-safe-lincoln.html 2012-11-06T23:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1671498-foster-earns-lifetime-achievement-honor-globes.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jodie Foster is adding a new trophy to her collection — a lifetime-achievement honor at the Golden Globes. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday that Foster will receive the group's Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 70th annual Globes ceremony on Jan. 13. Foster, 49, is a two-time Globes and Academy Award winner. She wa... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1671498-foster-earns-lifetime-achievement-honor-globes.html 2012-11-01T18:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1667606-spielberg-day-lewis-unite-epic-lincoln-tale.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The task of encapsulating the essence of Abraham Lincoln in a single film took Steven Spielberg roughly three times as long as it took the 16th president to win the Civil War, abolish slavery and put the country on the course to recovery. Creating such a historical epic may not compare to the colossal task of saving a bloodily divided n... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1667606-spielberg-day-lewis-unite-epic-lincoln-tale.html 2012-10-31T02:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1647626-et-immortalized-wax-world.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — E.T. the extra-terrestrial is making appearances around the world. Madame Tussauds is unveiling wax likenesses of the otherworldly star of Steven Spielberg's 1982 film "E.T. — the Extra-Terrestrial" at six of its international locations Monday. The wax figures were crafted at Merlin Studios in London and will be on view at Madame Tussau... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1647626-et-immortalized-wax-world.html 2012-10-22T16:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1634158-dreamworks-animation-skg-founders-donate-90m.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The founders of the studio behind "Shrek," ''Madagascar" and "Kung Fu Panda" are donating $90 million to a Hollywood charity that offers support to seniors and health services for members of the entertainment industry. Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, whose last names represent the "SKG" in DreamWorks Animation SKG... Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1634158-dreamworks-animation-skg-founders-donate-90m.html 2012-10-16T23:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1624580-henry-thomas-picks-5-favorite-family-films.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Henry Thomas was just 10 years old when the role of Elliott in "E.T. — the Extra-Terrestrial" made him a star. With the Steven Spielberg classic finally out this week on a 30th-anniversary Blu-ray, Thomas — now a 41-year-old father of three — was nice enough to take the time to choose his five favorite family films. Here he is, in his own words: ... Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1624580-henry-thomas-picks-5-favorite-family-films.html 2012-10-11T22:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1612548-phoning-again-et-30-years.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — How old is too old to sob like a little girl at "E.T. — the Extra-Terrestrial"? Not 40, apparently. The Steven Spielberg film that would become a 1980s pop-culture phenomenon is coming out on Blu-Ray for the first time Tuesday — 30 years, four Academy Awards and nearly $800 million after its theatrical release. To commemorate this, thea... Sat, 06 Oct 2012 14:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1612548-phoning-again-et-30-years.html 2012-10-06T14:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1611134-mel-brooks-to-receive-afi-life-achievement-honor.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — It'll be springtime for Mel Brooks when the American Film Institute presents him with its highest honor, the Life Achievement Award. The writer and director of comedy classics including "The Producers," ''Blazing Saddles," ''Young Frankenstein" and "History of the World: Part I" will receive the award at a gala tribute next June, AFI an... Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1611134-mel-brooks-to-receive-afi-life-achievement-honor.html 2012-10-05T17:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1604822-whos-busy-boy-actor-playwright-colman-domingo.html NEW YORK (AP) — Colman Domingo is finishing a new play that he also stars in. That might be enough work for some. But not Colman Domingo. He can be seen in Spike Lee's "Red Hook Summer," and next month he will be in Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner's "Lincoln" with Daniel Day-Lewis. There's also the comedy "HairBrained" with Brendan Fraser. And he just d... Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1604822-whos-busy-boy-actor-playwright-colman-domingo.html 2012-10-03T12:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1602682-spielberg-to-speak-gettysburg-address-event.html GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Director Steven Spielberg will deliver the keynote address at an observance commemorating the 149th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address." Park officials in central Pennsylvania noted Tuesday that Spielberg's remarks will come days after the release of his film "Lincoln," which stars Daniel Day-Lewis in the... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1602682-spielberg-to-speak-gettysburg-address-event.html 2012-10-02T15:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1601858-online-channel-takepart-tv-relevant-entertaining.html NEW YORK (AP) — Hey, YouTubers! Have you danced your fill to "Gangnam Style"? Have you seen enough versions of "Call Me Maybe"? Now video grazers can check out a brand-new YouTube channel that promises to be as amusing as any cat on a skateboard but also to engage you with ideas for changing the world. TakePart TV, launching Tuesday, is a digital home for... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1601858-online-channel-takepart-tv-relevant-entertaining.html 2012-10-02T11:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1598864-abe-argo-les-mis-jockey-oscar-attention.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood is in its usual hazy head space when it comes to the Academy Awards race. The dilemma: Handicapping the players when so many of the potential front-runners have yet to show their game face. Films such as Ben Affleck's "Argo" and Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman's "The Master" already are proven contenders through rap... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1598864-abe-argo-les-mis-jockey-oscar-attention.html 2012-10-01T19:52:00Z