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Edward Douglas
January 9, 2013
Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty has now been playing in limited release for a couple of weeks after sweeping a number of early critics’ awards. Much of the attention and praise has deservedly been heaped on actress Jessica Chastain for her portrayal of the CIA operative at the center of finding Osama bin Laden, but an
Here’s your 3-day box office returns (new releases bolded):
1. Texas Chainsaw 3-D – $ 23.0 million
2. Django Unchained – $ 20.0 million
3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - $ 17.5 million
4. Les Miserables - $ 16.1 million
5. Parental Guidance – $ 10.1 million
6. Jack Reacher - $ 9.3 million
7. This is 40 – $ 8.5 million
8. Lincoln – $ 5.2 million
9. The Guilt Trip - $
Welcome to the first in what will be a series of weekly columns updating the state of the Oscar race. We’ll continue to trace who’s ahead and who’s a long shot as we gauge the impact of each week’s new developments, from the critics’ prizes to the Golden Globes to the various guild awards.
The next couple of weeks will be especially eventful, with the National Society of Film Critics, the… Continue reading Oscars 2013: Best Picture Race Is Down To 'Lincoln' vs. 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Today, the nominations for the 2013 Golden Globes were announced. The 70th annual awards ceremony will air on Sunday, January 13, 2013.
So what stars (and films) have the Hollywood Foreign Press Association given nods to this year? No surprises that “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Argo” and “Lincoln” were all selected for Best Picture. A little more shocking was the inclusion of “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” in the Best Picture, Comedy… Continue reading Golden Globes 2013 Nominations: 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Les Mis' And 'Lincoln' Lead The Way
“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
