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NEW YORK - At the age of 53 , Tony Kushner finds himself at the very height of his powers and influence. He has just completed a high-profile screenplay on the life of Abraham Lincoln for the director Steven Spielberg. ... Full Article
Steven Spielberg's Abraham Lincoln pic will definitely have a run for its money if it ever gets made. Robert Redford is cooking up one hell of a roster for his drama The Conspirator , which focuses on Mary Surratt's involvement... ... Full Article
Monster Mash: Gustavo Dudamel in L.A.; Green Day breaks records; Brooke Shields photo removed
latimes.com –
2009-10-01
Star power : Conductor Gustavo Dudamel arrives in L.A. amid fanfare and a media commotion. -- Rocking : Green Day's musical " American Idiot " breaks box-office records at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. -- New job : Allison Vulgamore , who... ... Full Article
Big movies usually start here the same time as elsewhere, but smaller films sometimes don't open in Lincoln until months after L.A., New York and other metropolises. ... Full Article
Yesterday we revealed that James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn had been added to the cast of Robert Redford's Abraham Lincoln flick The Conspirator , beating Steven Spielberg's Lincoln project to the punch. ... Full Article
Spielberg insists his film will be quite different from Redford's version. It is reported that Spielberg''s film tilled Lincoln will have the American Civil War as its plot, while Redford's The Conspirator will deal with the events leading up to... ... Full Article
'Transformers 3' and 'Indiana Jones 5' to 'Lincoln', Spielberg's Name is Everywhere
ropeofsilicon.com –
2009-09-15
Steven Spielberg's name was attached to no less than four different films in the past 24 hours ranging from awards fodder such as Harvey and Lincoln to Michael Bay fodder such as Transformers 3 , and the nightmare scenario of... ... Full Article
Redford to direct The Conspirator
msn.com –
2009-08-19
Robert Redford is returning to Washington for his next film. The actor plans to direct The Conspirator , a film about the woman executed for her role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. ... Full Article
I've already ranted about my desire to see Steven Spielberg's Lincoln passion project not die. But while that version of Honest Abe isn't going anywhere, another one is. ... Full Article
Redford pips Spielberg to Lincoln movie
digitalspy.co.uk –
2009-08-18
Robert Redford has signed up to direct The Conspirator , a movie about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. James Solomon penned the script for the project, which centres on Mary Surratt and her involvement with Lincoln's killer John Wilkes Booth. ... Full Article