Nov. 15, 2012 “We had just watched the movie ‘Lincoln’ in the White House theatre with the director, screenwriter and many of the actors attending. Later, the President invited Daniel Day-Lewis upstairs to see the Lincoln Bedroom in the private residence. Here is Day-Lewis, who had just come to life as Abraham Lincoln, viewing the Gettysburg Address.”...
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In 1993, Steven Spielberg directed Schindler’s List, marking the first collaboration between Spielberg and Director of Photography Janusz Kaminski. Kaminski has worked on every Spielberg film since, and they both won Oscars for their work on Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan. Kaminski’s shared filmography with Spielberg has also resulted in Oscar nominations...
As person of the year, President Obama was asked about the film, Lincoln: I wanted to ask you, Mr. President, about the film Lincoln. We know that you gathered a group to see it here. And for me watching that movie, it was as if I had spent three hours with Lincoln. And I wondered how— it was a very emotional experience. And I wondered how you felt watching that movie....
2012′s lineup for Best Picture brings to mind sober reflection. As we redefine who we were in America, on the eve of President Obama’s second inaugural, our troubled past still haunts us. Two films deal in very different ways with the subject of slavery. Two films deal with our volatile war with radical Islam. Two films deal with choosing a more optimistic...
Lincoln is now officially the highest grossing film of Daniel Day-Lewis’ career. If you adjust for inflation, it comes in second. Now, the Santa Barbara Film Fest will honor him with the Montecito Award, which I will hopefully witness in person. The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is proud to announce that it will be garnering two-time Academy Award®...
From history professors to civil rights leaders, Spielberg’s Lincoln has become a bit of a hot-button issue, not quite on the level of hysteria Zero Dark Thirty has stirred up, but enough of a “whisper campaign” to be a threat. This is the way it is in Oscar land, we accept that. It’s a dirty game but someone has to play it. The complaints about...
