Steven Spielberg has extended his domination at the Directors Guild of America Awards, earning a nomination Tuesday for his Civil War epic "Lincoln" to pad the record he already held to 11 film nominations from the guild.

It turned out 2012 was a great year for pretty good movies. There were ample opportunities to be skillfully entertained, but precious few chances to be truly moved and wowed. That was true of the biggest blockbusters and the art-house favorites.

In the five years since “The Sopranos” ended, James Gandolfini has eschewed the spotlight, disappearing into a heap of character-actor performances that, while they may lack the heft of Tony Soprano, have further proved the actor’s wide-ranging talent.
Tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins is running circles around some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
In the five years since "The Sopranos" ended, James Gandolfini has eschewed the spotlight, instead disappearing into a heap of character actor performances that, while they may lack the heft of Tony Soprano, have only further proved the actor's wide-ranging talent.
Tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins is running circles around some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

Could the release of "Zero Dark Thirty" provoke violent protests against the U.S. in response to the film's searing depictions of "enhanced interrogation" — the coercive, super-secret and bitterly debated methods used by the CIA against al Qaeda terrorism suspects?
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