Tag: Steven Spielberg

Spielberg, ‘Top Gun’ Feted by National Board of Review

January 9, 2023
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NEW YORK—The prize for best film of the year at the National Board of Review Awards went to “Top Gun: Maverick.” Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin” took home the most trophies. But the night belonged to its best-director honoree, Steven Spielberg, and the parade of tributes paid to the 76-year-old filmmaker. So effusive was…

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Iranian Who Inspired ‘The Terminal’ Dies at Paris Airport

November 15, 2022
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PARIS—An Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and whose saga loosely inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal” died Saturday in the airport that he long called home, officials said. Nasseri lived in the airport’s Terminal 1 from 1988 until 2006, first in legal limbo because he lacked…

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Steven Spielberg’s ‘Fabelmans’ Wins Toronto Audience Award

September 18, 2022
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Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical coming-of-age drama “The Fabelmans” won the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) top prize, the People’s Choice Award, solidifying its early status as Academy Awards frontrunner. Toronto’s audience award was announced Sunday as the largest North American film festival wrapped up its 47th edition and first full-scale gathering in three years. Toronto’s audience…

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Steven Spielberg’s Studio to Make Films for Netflix

June 21, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Netflix added acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg to its roster with a joint announcement on Monday of a deal for his Amblin Partners production company to supply multiple movies a year for several years. The Academy Award-winning director of big-screen classics such as “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” “Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan” will continue to…

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