Topic: Saving Private Ryan

Tom Sizemore: Drugs were part of his downfall, says book

Tom Sizemore: Drugs, immaturity, arrogance are among the failings that led to actor Tom Sizemore's downfall. He details his career arc in "By Some Miracle I Made It Out of There."

Editor's Blog Finding the true focus

In an age of all-too-easy digital manipulation, there are good reasons to suspect the veracity of a visual image. But there's another kind of photographic truth-telling needed: focusing beyond dramatic scenes of conflict and suffering and fairly showing the people of the world without stereotypes.

Academy Awards behind-the-scenes chatter: Will ‘Argo’ or ‘Lincoln’ win? (+video)

The talk in Hollywood has gone beyond the single efforts of ‘Argo’ and ‘Lincoln’ to an evaluation of the careers of their directors, Ben Affleck and Steven Spielberg.

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Oscars 2013 and Spielberg: The storyteller is part of our cultural DNA

Oscars 2013: Oscar or not for 'Lincoln,' Steven Spielberg has not only shaped our fantasies, he's influenced a generation's perspective on history.

Lena Dunham captures Directors Guild TV award

Lena Dunham won the TV comedy directing prize from the Directors Guild of America for her HBO show 'Girls.' Lena Dunham stars on, directs, writes and produces the show.

Olympics soccer: dynamic duo sparks USA comeback against France

USA spotted France a 2-0 lead in the first 15 minutes before roaring back for a 4-2 win in its Olympic opener. US forwards Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan were dominant.

Lawyer makes startling argument in Supreme Court hearing on FCC

A lawyer arguing that the FCC has gone overboard in its regulation of broadcast nudity and language directed the justices' attention to the bare buttocks of statues in the Supreme Court. The justices are considering whether FCC rules are inconsistent. 

War Horse: movie review

In 'War Horse,' Steven Spielberg brings his trademark storytelling to this somewhat sentimental tale of a boy and a horse he loves and loses.

Tom Hanks confirmed as graduation speaker at Yale

Tom Hanks has been confirmed as the 2011 Class Day speaker at Yale University. Can he outdo last year's speaker?

Restrepo: movie review

'Restrepo' offers frontline seats to Afghanistan's war, as Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington document a 15-month deployment of a U.S. platoon in the dangerous Korengal Valley.

Fact: Vin Diesel has 5,148,733 more Facebook friends than you do

D-Day+ 65 years: Obama set to make Normandy landing

Veterans still make their way back - and the locals still thank them for their role in a decisive battle for the Continent.

Review: 'Miracle at St. Anna'

Spike Lee's retelling of World War II's black infantry draws on all the clichés.