Steven Spielberg has revealed the Oscar winning blockbuster Lincoln barely made it into distribution. “[It was] this close – ask HBO” Spielberg was speaking at the University of Southern California Film School. The problem he says is that studios aren’t taking any chances on ‘fringe’ subjects and scripts, preferring established franchises and superhero schlock directed by wannabes. If Spielberg can’t get his artistic film into cinemas, it bodes very badly for…