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Steven Spielberg, Others Pay Tribute to Ray Harryhausen
The special-effects pioneer influenced generations of filmmakers

TIME Talks to Lena Dunham, Jimmy Fallon, Steven Spielberg at TIME 100 Gala Cocktail Party
Guests included Jimmy Fallon, Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lena Dunham, Mia Farrow, Jimmy Kimmel, Bryan Cranston, Arianna Huffington, and more.

Jurassic Park 3D: Excitement and Extinction
Looking great, Spielberg's dinosaur-zoo thriller is back in theaters—while they last
Steven Spielberg to Head Cannes Jury This Year
(PARIS) — France's Cannes Film Festival says it has finally snagged Steven Spielberg to serve as president of the award jury this year. Gilles Jacob, the...

Oscars 2013: Richard Corliss’ Picks – Best Director
TIME's film critic says 'Life' will be beautiful for Ang Lee. Which director do you think should take home an Oscar?

Mississippi Finally Ratifies the Amendment to Ban Slavery — 148 Years Later
And believe it or not, it's all thanks to the movie 'Lincoln'.

Did ‘Lincoln’ Put Connecticut on the Wrong Side of History?
(HARTFORD, Conn.) — As Rep. Joe Courtney watched the Oscar-nominated "Lincoln" over the weekend, something didn't seem right to him. He said Tuesday he was...
Lincoln Leads Golden Globes with 7 Nominations
Steven Spielberg's Civil War epic 'Lincoln' led the Golden Globes Wednesday with seven nominations, among them best drama, best director for Spielberg and acting...

Lincoln: Spielberg’s Urgent Civics Lesson
Daniel Day-Lewis gives a towering performance as a President who could charm and cajole to pass crucial legislation

WATCH: Daniel Day-Lewis Tries Eastwooding
The acclaimed British actor isn't above a little meme-spoofing; he spoke to an empty chair on stage at Wednesday night's BAFTA awards.

Political Advice From the Master
Abraham Lincoln may be our greatest President. Yet so many of his qualities--his thoughtfulness, prudence and patience--seem out of tune with modern politics...
Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis and Tony Kushner on the Terrifying Process of Making Lincoln
Lincoln has been a passion project for Steven Spielberg since he locked down the rights to Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals more than a decade ago. The...

Steven Spielberg Talks with TIME’s Rick Stengel About Ambition, Compromise and What to Wear While Filming a President
RICK STENGEL: Abraham Lincoln is in many ways the most compelling figure in U.S. history, yet the popular culture around him in terms of movies has been pretty...

Secret Lincoln Screening Generates Big Buzz
Expectations for the upcoming Spielberg movie soar after its world premiere
Carlo Rambaldi
Early in the production of E.T., Steven Spielberg spent $700,000 on prototypes for the title alien. Unhappy with the results, he turned to Carlo Rambaldi of...

The Five Ways To Know You’re Watching a Spielberg Movie
Like any director who has worked as long as he has — 26 films over almost 40 years — Spielberg has both stylistic and thematic tics that pop up again and again...

Spielberg's 3-D Cartoon Adventure: It's Tintinastic!
Steven Spielberg, fantast supreme, always felt manacled by movie reality. Simple live-action cramped his dreamy style; the cool, super-kid things he envisioned...

War Horse: Spielberg's Searing, Splendid Christmas Gift
How many Spielbergs are there, anyway? One can do a 3-D animated film (Tintin), while another has produced this emotionally urgent live-action epic, which opens...

Training the Horses in Steven Spielberg's War Horse
Horse trainer Bobby Lovegren discusses his work on War Horse, why young foals make the most difficult subjects to train, and how he convinced a horse to jump...


