Stephen King and Joe Hill are a pair of easy riders, and when it comes to collaborating, the father and son are easy writers, too.

Overview: Hollywood's best-known composer this year broke Alfred Newman's long-standing record of 45 music noms with nods for both of Steven Spielberg's films.

This Thursday, Friday, and Saturday is CPAC, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC.

John Williams, the movie industry's most beloved composer, turns 80 on Wednesday.

He's written some of the world's most famous movie music. He's been nominated for 47 Oscars, winning five.

Steven Spielberg is one of my favorite directors in cinema, who has created timeless movies such as Jaws , Close Encounters of the Third Kind , and the Indiana Jones series.

Steven Spielberg is so completely associated with movies that it's easy to forget the two-time Oscar winner for Best Director has an equally lengthy and distinguished history in television.

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Steven Spielberg has been a prominent player in the feature film scene for close to 40 years, and scored the first of his 12 Oscar nominations 33 years ago.

Bill Wyman went on Slate 's Facebook page on Tuesday to chat with readers about his complete Steven Spielberg rankings and respond to questions about his critique of Spielberg's career .