Steven Spielberg directs this fascinating historical drama about how Lincoln passed the 13th Amendment to the American Constitution, which abolished slavery.
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Daniel Day-Lewis is ‘Lincoln’ on VOD and Blu-ray/DVD
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln (2012) is a remarkable historical drama. Scripted by Tony Kushner, guided by Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book A Team of Rivals, Lincoln casts a spotlight on one of the most important political actions in American history: passing the 13th Amendment to the American Constitution, which abolished slavery. In compelling detail, this film shows […]
‘From the Earth to the Moon’ on HBO Now
The history of the American space race is presented in terms both reverential and mortal in From the Earth to the Moon(1998), the sweeping Tom Hanks produced mini-series made for HBO. The debut episode “Can We Do This?,” directed by Hanks, is a quick survey of the birth of the space program from behind the […]