The Pacific follows the intertwined life stories of three real ... The story of John Basilone is more-or-less taken from the public record." Band of Brothers employed a lot of the jittery, hand-held camera and grainy film-stock look that Spielberg ... Read More... steven      spielberg      tom      hanks      present      miniseries      chronicling      us           vancouver      sun      All     

LOS ANGELES — Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg swapped other people’s war stories to groundbreaking, heartbreaking effect in “Saving Private Ryan” and “Band of Brothers.” The unsparing and visceral depiction of battle in their Second World ... Read More... hanks           spielberg      war      the      pacific      toronto      sun      All     

LOS ANGELES — Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg swapped other people's war stories to groundbreaking, heartbreaking effect in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers." The unsparing and visceral depiction of battle in their World War II ... Read More... hanks           spielberg      return      wwii      the      pacific           hbo      followup           washington      examiner      All     

Beyond the fact that HBO's ambitious new miniseries, "The Pacific," is a superb, viscerally moving and harrowing depiction of World War II and a worthy complement to "Band of Brothers" (2001), it offers a resounding yes to a nagging question: Do we ... Read More... tv      review      the      pacific      theater      wwii      san      francisco      chronicle      All     

TAPA is bringing The Color Purple, the musical about love, to Memorial Auditorium on Monday, May 3, for one performance only. This production of The Color Purple is produced by Phoenix Entertainment ~ Joyful Noisemakers LLC, helmed by Stephen Kane ... Read More... the      color      purple      memorial      auditorium           chattanoogan      All     

There has been a hole in the cinematic landscape for some time now. Original movies by directors making mass impact on the pop culture at large must be the anomaly. This underlines Steven Spielberg's assets as a director. He has developed and filmed ... Read More... where      spielberg      content      All     

Now that the bestselling novel The Help is making its way to the big screen under Steven Spielberg and his DreamWorks studio, we're running through a short list of who could bring the novel's beloved characters to life. "The casting process is going ... Read More... our      dream      cast           movie      people      All     

Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider are betting big on robots for their first project since securing $825 million in financing for the reconstituted DreamWorks. The DreamWorks principals have greenlit the "Rocky"-esque robot tale "Real Steel," to star ... Read More... dreamworks      greenlights      scifi      movie      counting      down      All