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D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 5 I 4 5 More detailed descriptions and additional photos are posted online at www.dga.org. DGA Events Roundup Steven Spielberg discusses Bridge of Spies An honorable attorney is thrust headlong into the murky world of Cold War espionage in Director Steven Spielberg's historical drama, Bridge of Spies. The film tells the amazing true story of James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a New York lawyer who accepts the unenviable task of defending Rudolf Abel, a Russian spy captured in America. After Abel is convicted, Donovan's task becomes even more complicated as he's drafted by the CIA to negotiate the release of U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers, who was shot down over the Soviet Union during a mission in his U-2 spy plane, whom the Soviets may be willing to exchange for their man Abel. Following the DGA membership screening in New York on October 7, Spielberg had a conversation about the making of Bridge of Spies with Director Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street), where he spoke about unveiling through film the more complex elements of this slice of history that he has been familiar with since his childhood. Spielberg also participated in the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles on October 18 moderated by Director Paul Thomas Anderson (Inherent Vice). In addition to Bridge of Spies, Spielberg's filmography includes the feature films Sugarland Express, 1941, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Always, Hook, Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2, A.I., Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, War of the Worlds, The Adventures of Tintin: the Secret of the Unicorn, and War Horse. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Color Purple, Schindler's List, and Saving Private Ryan; and was nominated for the DGA Award for Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial, Empire of the Sun, Amistad, Munich, and Lincoln. In 2000, Mr. Spielberg was honored with the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award. He has been a member of the Guild since 1971. Photos: 1. Directors Martin Scorsese (moderator) and Steven Spielberg in New York. 2. Directors Paul Thomas Anderson (moderator) and Steven Spielberg in Los Angeles. photo by Krista Kennell See video from these Q&As at www.dga.org. photo by Howard Wise Guillermo del Toro on Crimson Peak Just in time for Halloween, Director Guillermo del Toro seeks to terrify audiences with his classical haunted house story Crimson Peak. Set in the late 19th Century, del Toro's film tells the story of a young bride who arrives at her new husband's ancestral home, a crumbling mansion in rural northern England. Once there, she discovers there is much more to her new husband than she suspected and even more to her new home than she bargained for as the house is also occupied by spectral entities and other secrets. Following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles on October 6, del Toro spoke about the making of the film and the joys of creating 'things that go bump in the night' in a conversation with Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu [Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]. del Toro also spoke about the film with Director Christopher Nolan (Interstellar) following the DGA membership screening of Crimson Peak in New York on October 17. In addition to Crimson Peak, del Toro 's filmography includes the features Cronos, Mimic, The Devil's Backbone, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth, and Pacific Rim; the pilot for the series The Strain; and episodes of the series Hora Marcada. He has been a member of the DGA since 1996. Photos: 1. Directors Alejandro G. Iñárritu (moderator) and Guillermo del Toro in Los Angeles. 2. Directors Guillermo del Toro and Christopher Nolan (moderator) in New York. photo by Shane Karns See video from these Q&As at www.dga.org. photo by Marcie Revens