Steven Spielberg honors the late Marvin Levy, his longtime Oscar-winning publicist and advisor

Steven Spielberg is paying tribute to his longtime publicist and advisor Marvin Levy, the only marketing professional to earn an Oscar for his work. Levy died Monday at age 96. “Marvin’s passing is a huge loss for me and our industry writ large,” Spielberg said in a statement obtained by The Times. “There are many … Read more

Steven Dubois wins 3 races to highlight Canada’s 6-medal Sunday at short track worlds

Canada’s men’s short track relay team joined its women counterparts on the top of the speed skating podium, one of three gold in a six-medal haul Sunday at at the ISU world championships in Beijing. Canada, which earned three medals on Saturday, won the most events outright at worlds for the first time since 1994, according to NBC … Read more

What’s in Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Black Bag’? Sex, lies and high-stakes spying

“Black Bag” contains one of Steven Soderbergh’s most fantastical characters: a monogamous spy. It’s a pretty good thriller about a virtuous British agent named George (Michael Fassbender) who has one week to root out the rat who is attempting to sell one of the U.K. government’s deadly gizmos. He has five suspects, all of whom … Read more

Intrigue meets bare-knuckle brutality: A Thousand Blows, Steven Knight’s vision of Victorian London

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Review: ‘A Thousand Blows’ review: Steven Knight’s boxing drama is anything but subtle

Fictionally speaking, of all criminal pursuits, thievery is the most romantic because it requires a significant degree of cleverness, of subtlety and skill and, by practical necessity, isn’t violent. Thieves do their work without being noticed. It’s not just a case of “nobody gets hurt”; nobody has to be told that nobody gets hurt because … Read more