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“Zero Dark Thirty,” the epic new film about the decade-long quest to bring down Osama bin Laden, is a movie of such unfathomable complexity that it’s hard to imagine anyone having the wherewithal or skill to corral this thing into a workable narrative. That task fell to the Oscar-winning duo behind Iraq War thriller “The Hurt Locker,” writer Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow.

Bigelow and Boal were able to synthesize… Continue reading Kathryn Bigelow & Mark Boal, 'Zero Dark Thirty' Filmmakers, On Their Osama bin Laden Manhunt Movie

After many controversies, the teaser for Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” has arrived.

Here, Kathryn Bigelow re-teams with her “Hurt Locker” screenwriter Mark Boal to depict the hunt for notorious terrorist and al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden.

While the film’s writer/director are Oscar-winners — and are joined by a stellar cast, which includes Kyle Chandler, Joel Edgerton, Jessica Chastain, Chris Pratt, Mark Strong and Mark Duplass — “Zero Dark Thirty” has not… Continue reading 'Zero Dark Thirty' Teaser: Kathryn Bigelow Osama Bin Laden Film Gets Trailer (VIDEO)

Girls on Film: The Real Bigelow Effect

­Girls on Film is a weekly column that tackles anything and everything pertaining to women and cinema. It can be found here every Thursday night, and be sure to follow the Girls on Film Twitter Feed for additional femme-con.

kathryn bigelow oscar Girls on Film: The Real Bigelow Effect

The other morning, I felt rather foolish as my Oscar hopes sunk; but the Academy always seems to manipulate us that way. We… Continue reading Girls on Film: The Real Bigelow Effect











mark boal kathryn bigelow Kathryn Bigelow Says Her Bin Laden Film Is Not a Security Risk or an Obama Campaign Ad
Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal, the Oscar-winning team behind ‘The Hurt Locker,’ are receiving help and script advice from the White House and the Pentagon to make their upcoming movie about the decade-long effort to kill Osama bin Laden, which ended with the successful Navy SEAL raid in May that brought down the al-Qaeda leader.

But the filmmakers are denying… Continue reading Kathryn Bigelow Says Her Bin Laden Film Is Not a Security Risk or an Obama Campaign Ad

I hope Indians appreciate ‘Hurt Locker’: Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow, the only woman to win an Oscar for direction, hopes her film “The Hurt Locker” – on a US bomb disposal squad in Iraq – will make Indian audiences “understand that soldiers are acting as nation builders and peacemakers”.
“I am expecting that the Indian audience will appreciate our work too. I want them [...] Continue reading I hope Indians appreciate ‘Hurt Locker’: Kathryn Bigelow

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