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Synopsis
Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come. Credits
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This Week In Home Entertainment Presents LincolnEarlier, this week we brought you some epic home entertainment television releases, as well as a lengthy list of what’s out this week. Now, we’ll tell you about an Academy Award winner offering performances from Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Tommy Lee Jones, Hal Holbrook, John Hawkes, and Jackie Earle Haley....by Jessica Rawden | published: 2013-03-27 11:08:15comments
This Week In Home Entertainment: Veep, The Borgias, Parental Guidance And MoreAlong with a few big movie releases, one Academy Award winner included, this week is a big week for TV Blu-rays and DVDs. From some old classics to some new favorites, this edition of This Week in Home Entertainment offers some of mom and dad’s cable favorites and even a few subscription cable offerings....by Jessica Rawden | published: 2013-03-26 09:48:06comments
Lincoln Will Hit Blu-ray With A Slew Of Historical Bonus FeaturesSteven Spielberg’s Lincoln may not have garnered the Academy Award for Best picture, but it was still nominated for plenty of accolades—a total of 198 so far, to be exact, with 47 total wins. Suffice to say, Lincoln is one of this year’s most acclaimed films, and if you haven’t gotten the opportunity to watch it, yet, you should be able to catch the film when it hits homes on March 26. ...by Jessica Rawden | published: 2013-03-05 16:32:44comments
Oscar Winners 2013: Full List Of Academy Award ResultsThe biggest night in Hollywood is over, and now we've got another year in movies remembered with a whole bunch of big gold trophies. Argo was the big winner of the night, taking home Best Picture in addition to Best Adapted Screenplay and Film Editing, but there were plenty of statues to go around...by Katey, Eric & Sean | published: 2013-02-24 18:01:03comments
For Your Consideration: Why Lincoln Deserves To Win Best PictureFor a country founded on religious freedom, it did not take us long to find our national martyred saint. Imitated by children in construction paper top hats and felt beards, revered by the millions of visitors to his temple-like memorial, cited by any President or leader who wants to skim a bit of gravity for their words-- Abraham Lincoln became America's Christ...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-02-21 11:16:52comments
Cool Interactive Feature Dissects Trailers For Five Best Picture NomineesDid you ever walk out of a movie and wonder what happened to the handful of scenes that you know you saw in a trailer? Sometimes you end up seeing a different angle for a scene. Other times final-cut edits take whole sequences out of films – even though studios lean on those images to lure you into theaters in the first place....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-02-20 17:40:35comments
It Took Steven Spielberg's Lincoln To Outlaw Slavery In MississippiEvery now and then you hear about crazy state laws that are somehow still on the books, like the fact that in Connecticut a pickle legally must bounce before being considered a pickle, or that in South Carolina a person must be 18 years old to play pinball. But did you know that in one state, slavery was still technically not illegal-- and it took a movie, of all things, to change that?...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-02-18 09:13:01comments
Lincoln Featurette Gives Fans A 20-Minutes Look Behind The ScenesSteven Spielberg’s Lincoln has been a juggernaut on every level. It has collected multiple nominations from every major guild and critics’ group, from the Broadcast Film Critics Association to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and – of course – the Academy. Certain pundits view it as a frontrunner in the Best Picture race, while audiences have rallied the film’s gross to roughly $153 million....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-01-16 14:26:32comments
Weekend Box Office: Zero Dark Thirty Takes Down Number One SpotAfter three weeks building up buzz in small release, Zero Dark Thirty expanded to almost 3,000 locations this weekend, taking the number one spot with $24 million. Not bad for a heavy political drama arriving after the holidays, but perhaps not good enough for a movie made on a $40 million budget. If awards season is kind to the project, it may see enough continued sales to be as successful at the box office....by Scott Gwin | published: 2013-01-13 19:27:44comments
Argo, Lincoln, And Life Of Pi Score ACE Editing NominationsIndividual guilds often help paint the picture of which films are going to emerge triumphant on Oscar night. Case in point, the movie that takes home the top award at the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards honoring achievements in editing likely have to be considered the frontrunner for the Academy Awards....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-01-11 11:01:04comments
Which Oscar Nominee Got A Celebratory Kiss From James Gandolfini This Morning?Most reactions from Oscar winners are the same outrageously dull boilerplate, thanking the Academy and their co-stars, expressing incredible gratitude that they've been recognized at all. The oldest line in the book is to say that you were still asleep when you were surprised by a call from your agent, but luckily most of the nominees seem to have retired that line this year...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-10 12:30:29comments
Skyfall, Lincoln And More Nominated By The American Society Of CinematographersSkyfall may be seen by some as just another silly blockbuster action movie, but the truth is that it really was one of the most beautiful films to be released in 2012, the Shanghai sequence alone deserving tons of recognition. But do you think that he deserves the top prize from the ASC?...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-01-09 13:23:18comments
Lincoln, Les Miserables And Life Of Pi Lead BAFTA Award NominationsThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts, aka BAFTA, is roughly the British equivalent of the Academy Awards, honoring the best in English-language film with a slight bend toward homegrown product. The group announced their award nominations today, just one day before the Academy Award nominations go out...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-09 07:25:47comments
Read The Letter Daniel Day-Lewis Wrote To Steven Spielberg Turning Down LincolnAt last night's New York FIlm Critics Circle awards dinner, both Daniel Day-Lewis and Steven Spielberg were on hand to celebrate their film Lincoln, which had won the Best Actor prize for Day-Lewis and Best Screenplay for Tony Kushner. If Spielberg was sore about losing Best Director to Zero Dark Thirty's Kathryn Bigelow he sure didn't show it...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-08 09:25:08comments
Looper, Lincoln And More Score Writers Guild Screenplay NominationsWith tricky rules about eligibility and three different categories, the Writers Guild of America always manages to honor more screenplays than the Oscars or the Golden Globes-- which usually makes for an interesting batch of nominees. Today they announced their picks for the 2012 films, and with expected Oscar contenders like Lincoln, Life of Pi...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-04 12:08:44comments
The Top 10 Movies Of 2012: Mack's ListThe following ten movies are the ones that have really stuck with me. They’re the ones that have gotten better with months or weeks of age and have separated themselves from the pack. Some of them will definitely be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards and others will not even be considered. Some of them you’ll probably agree with, and some of them will probably make you laugh and doubt my credibility. ...by Mack Rawden | published: 2012-12-28 14:10:06comments
Lincoln Screens Before The U.S. SenateOne of the many advantages of being President of the United States of America is that you can request special screenings of movies that interest you, since a POTUS trip to a movie theater is literally a national security concern. Senators, however, are not often so lucky as to get private screenings of big releases. But yesterday the U.S. Senate took an official recess from their embittered battles over tax reform to see Steven Spielberg's Lincoln......by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-12-20 11:46:36comments
SAG Award Surprises: What Can We Learn From These Weird Nominations?This morning the Screen Actors Guild announced their nominees for the best performances of the year, and threw in more than a few surprises. Nicole Kidman for The Paperboy? Javier Bardem for Skyfall? Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for Best Ensemble? In the world of people who aim to predict the Academy Awards, these nods raised a lot of questions...by Katey Rich and Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-12-12 08:51:20comments
Lincoln, Les Miserables And Silver Linings Playbook Lead Critics Choice Award NomineesThe Broadcast Film Critics Association-- a group I'm proud to be a new member of-- is one of the largest critic's organizations in the country, which means you can look at their annual nominees for the best films of the year as a pretty fair representation of what all critics think. The BFCA has released the nominees for their annual Critics Choice Awards...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-12-11 10:14:19comments
Harry Reid Wants Spielberg's Lincoln To Play For The US SenateWhen the release date of November 9th was announced for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, many of us movie blogger types were surprised that the film's domestic distributor Touchstone Pictures chose not to capitalize on the always-intense atmosphere of presidential campaign season by opening the 16th president docudrama one week earlier....by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-12-05 17:11:18comments
Zero Dark Thirty Named Best Picture By New York Film Critics CircleFor the first time in the last few years, there's no clear frontrunner for all awards as critics groups begin handing out their prizes-- unlike last year, when The Artist ran roughshod all over the season, or when The Social Network and The King's Speech duked it out two years ago, there are half a dozen films that could be legitimately considered Oscar frontrunners...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-12-03 15:21:20comments
Weekend Box Office: New Movies Have Little To Be Thankful ForMovies who topped the charts last weekend had a lot to be thankful this week. The newcomers... not so much...by Scott Gwin | published: 2012-11-25 14:12:52comments
5 Oscar Hopefuls You Should Catch Up With Over The HolidayThis time of year you're probably overwhelmed figuring out your holiday plans and making a list of everyone you need to give presents, but there's another list you probably have in mind as a movie buff: the Oscar nominations. No, the nominees won't be announced until January 10, but now is the time to start catching up on the names that will probably be read that day...by CB Staff | published: 2012-11-19 10:05:06comments
Weekend Box Office: Twlight Breaking Dawn Sucks What's Left From Fans' WalletsMost people, when you tell them they're going to have to pay twice as much to get what they want, are likely to yell at you. Twilight fans? They just get more excited and happily hand over the cash. Stretching the final chapter in the sparkly vampire saga into two chapters gave Summit the irresistible chance to take the franchise cash cow for an extra spin. And why not? It worked out pretty well for Harry Potter....by Scott Gwin | published: 2012-11-18 15:46:59comments
Lincoln's James Spader Talks Shady Political Deals And The 13th AmendmentRather than simply telling the life story of our 16th President, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln instead tells the story of how the leader worked to make sure that slavery would be banned in post-Civil War America. But in order to get the votes he needed from those on the fence about the issue, he had three men work to try and convince the opposing party that the 13th Amendment needed to be put into law....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-11-15 14:58:16comments
Oscar Eye: Lincoln Holds Strong, Jennifer Lawrence Moves Up, And More DevelopmentsBetween Election Day and a nasty fever that suddenly took over my life, I didn't have it in me last Tuesday-- and I got the feeling you guys had other things on your mind as well. Plus, what we're talking about this week is the same thing we would have been talking about last week: Lincoln and Skyfall, and the handful of mysteries still waiting for us down the line...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-11-13 07:35:09comments
Weekend Box Office: Skyfall Soars High On Record Breaking WeekendSome attribute this weekend's record breaking opening of Skyfall to timing, as the movie breaks the doldrums of a very slow, dull October. Others suggest it's all the high end marketing and critical buzz around the latest Bond flick. Personally I'm giving credit to Adele for her near-chart-topping Bond song. Whatever explanations might be true, they had audiences packing out theaters this weekend to see what is being hailed as the best Bond movie ever....by Scott Gwin | published: 2012-11-11 18:48:44comments
Now Streaming: Netflix Instant Alternatives To Lincoln, Anna Karenina & Breaking Dawn - Part 2This week, inspired by Lincoln, Anna Karenina, and Breaking Dawn – Part 2, for inspiration, we offer a selection of historical dramas, steamy costume dramas, and supernatural romances. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-11-11 16:12:05comments
Which American President Has Appeared In The Most Films?Daniel Day-Lewis is currently earning raves for his performance as a conflicted Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, an Oscar contender that opens in limited release today (November 9th) before expanding nationwide on November 16th. But while DDL’s performance is noteworthy, the fact that he’s playing our nation’s 16th president on screen isn’t as unique as one might have thought....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-11-09 15:30:51comments
Steven Spielberg And Daniel Day-Lewis Delve Into The History And The Mind Of LincolnAs important as the story of the 16th president is, the reason why people will go to see Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln is because of the pedigree of the director and the performance of its star, Daniel Day-Lewis. But what’s impressive about the film is that once the lights have gone out and the projection has started, you are completely sucked into the 19th century world that the duo creates....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-11-08 13:04:29comments
7 Movies That Make Us Proud Of DemocracyToday here in the United States is the one day of the year that can make people well up with pride at the most basic aspects of how our country runs. It's Election Day, and even if you don't live in a swing state where your vote could determine who will become the President (hi, Ohio!) and even if you don't have a clue of who deserves your vote...by CB Staff | published: 2012-11-06 11:28:10comments
Abraham Lincoln Needs Votes In International Lincoln TrailerThe clip maps out the battles in Spielberg’s movie, and I’m not talking about Gettysburg or Antietum. Instead, Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis) risked his popularity to push through an unpopular amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery, even before the Civil War had been decided. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-11-05 10:47:38comments
This Rotten Week: Predicting Skyfall And Lincoln ReviewsLet me be completely serious for just this one time in my whole life (and I promise I’ll never do it again): I feel a little odd writing about movie predictions after this past week. As a New Jersey resident and native son we are still living in an area dealing with no power, no gas, and a widely destroyed swath of real estate that’ll take years to rebuild. It's been a crazy week...by Doug Norrie | published: 2012-11-04 06:30:39comments
Steven Spielberg Reveals Why He Wore A Suit On Set And Much More About LincolnThough it's not scheduled to come into theaters until three days after this year's election, it's fascinating to read or learn more about Steven Spielberg's Lincoln while we're in the throes of yet another grueling political cycle. The movie focuses on a tiny sliver of Lincoln's life-- the four months before his death-- and tells the ungainly and sometimes cynical story...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-22 08:00:03comments
Watch Steven Spielberg And Daniel Day-Lewis Discuss Lincoln OnlineThe 42-minute conversation took place after a special screening held for area students and faculty. It covers a number of interesting topics, including the initial scope of the project (Spielberg says that the first draft was longer than an HBO mini-series) and the process Day-Lewis took in discovering who this man was and what made him tick....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-10-11 15:59:12comments
Oscar Eye: Argo Prepares To Emerge As A Frontrunner, While Lincoln Surprises New YorkThis week marks the wide release of one of the very big Best Picture contenders, Ben Affleck's Argo, but through sheer chance I've managed to catch up with four major Oscar movies in the last week. Argo is among them, so we'll start there, but there's plenty else to go over, even if the rest of these movies won't emerge in theaters for a few weeks yet. Exciting times to be a moviegoer!...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-09 18:16:39comments
Review: Steven Spielberg's Lincoln Premieres At NYFF, And Tommy Lee Jones Runs Away With ItA sold-out crowd packed the Alice Tully Hall at the aptly named Lincoln Center tonight for the New York Film Festival Secret Screening that pretty much everyone knew at that point was Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. I was seated in a side balcony, not only a terrible angle for viewing a movie, but a pretty ominous one for a biopic about a guy who was assassinated in a theater...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-08 21:46:09comments
In Honor Of The Presidential Debate, New Extended Lincoln TV Spot Asks For UnityThe first American Presidential debate of 2012 was held tonight, as President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney met on stage at the University of Denver to argue why they should win the election this November. Now the entire country is buzzing about who won the debate, who came off better on television, and how it will affect the polls, and even the movie world is getting political....by Eric EIsenberg | published: 2012-10-03 21:42:38comments
Steven Spielberg's Lincoln To Premiere At AFI FestSteven Spielberg's Lincoln will be in theaters everywhere starting on November 16th, but it was only a matter of time before it was announced when and where the movie would be holding its world premiere. Today the answer has been revealed. A press release has been sent out saying that the Daniel Day-Lewis-starring biopic will be holding its premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on November 8th as the closing night film at this year's AFI Fest....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-09-20 15:26:11comments
Why Do We Care So Much About Abraham Lincoln's Voice Anyway?when we first hear Lincoln's voice in the new trailer, around the minute mark, it's practically as high-pitched as Truman Capote's. When he explodes and shouts at the men in the room, they seemed shocked and so does he-- this is a tall, gangly man who's always used his words instead of his fists, and a soft voice to prove it. Given Day-Lewis's reputation for research there's no doubt his take is the most historically accurate...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-09-14 13:15:29comments
First Theatrical Trailer For Steven Spielberg's Lincoln ArrivesEarlier this week we brought you the first ever look at Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, and while it was a cool tease, sadly it didn't show any of what we were really looking for: Daniel Day-Lewis as our 16th president. Sure, it showed him from the side, but we didn't get to see him speak, move, or really do anything other than stand there. That changes today....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-09-13 16:59:56comments
First Teaser Trailer For Steven Spielberg's LincolnWe've seen trailers for just about every Oscar season movie this year, from Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master - which will be in theaters on Friday - to Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained - which won't come out until the end of December. On film that has remained a mystery, however, is Steven Spielberg's Lincoln....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-09-10 14:33:48comments
Fall Movie Guide: 20 Movies We Can't Wait To SeeIf you haven't noticed from all the festival buzz, or the kids trudging back to school or that slight drop in temperature outside, the fall movie season is finally gearing up, helping us leave behind the thrilling blockbusters of summer and move along to the headier, chillier and sometimes even more thrilling films of autumn...by CB Staff | published: 2012-09-06 14:55:47comments
John Williams' Lincoln Score Gently Spoils A Few Key ScenesOscar winner John Williams brings the best out of Steven Spielberg, and vice versa. Their next will be Lincoln, the historical biopic of our nation’s 16th president that casts Daniel Day-Lewis as the revered leader. What details can we glean from the scores’ track listing? More than you might have guessed. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-08-24 14:22:06comments
Poster For Spielberg's Lincoln Boasts A Profile For The AgesWith a profile more famous than probably any other Americans, Abraham Lincoln doesn't have to do much to distinguish himself from a crowd. Steven Spielberg, director of the upcoming biopic Lincoln, knows this perfectly well, and with Daniel Day-Lewis looking to give another transformative performance as our 16th President...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-08-22 09:10:00comments
Daniel Day-Lewis Stuns In First Official Lincoln PhotoThis appears to be Lincoln sitting in his fateful seat at Ford’s Theater, minutes before the assassin John Wilkes Booth takes the president’s life – so the shot suggests that Spielberg will be able to reenact that tragic moment in our country’s history. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-08-07 07:34:15comments
Steven Spielberg's Lincoln Biopic Gets Release DateThis summer audiences were given a wild reinvention of the life of the sixteenth President of the United States of America with Timur Bekmambetov's action-horror feature Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. But this fall, Steven Spielberg will unveil his more traditional take on Honest Abe's life story with the sprawling historical drama Lincoln....by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-07-18 11:58:13comments
Steven Spielberg Spills A Few Details About RobopocalypseHow does Steven Spielberg keep all of his projects straight? While riding the Oscar campaign trail on behalf of The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse, the legendary director is doing phone interviews from the set of Lincoln and divulging story details on Robopocalypse, which won’t be in theaters until 2013. I’m exhausted just thinking about it all......by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-01-13 08:28:49comments
First Look At Daniel Day-Lewis In Costume On The Set Of LincolnWho knew that Daniel Day-Lewis could rock a stovepipe hat so effectively? Seriously though, he's really the spitting image of the Civil War president and it will be fascinating to see what he can do with the role. Obviously there's more to it then just looking the part, but knowing how Day-Lewis prepares for each of his roles and recognizing his two Academy Awards, it's hard not to already get excited....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-12-14 13:42:08comments
First Look At Daniel Day-Lewis As Lincoln...Sort OfThere's a very good reason why Daniel Day Lewis has been in only 10 movies since 1989 and has four Oscar nominations: he's extremely picky about his roles and when he decides to do a movie, he dives in head first. One of the most committed method actors working in the industry today, he has been known to stay in character for months to insure that his performance is 100% pure....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-11-30 15:57:40comments
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