In one of the most painful ‘Would You Rather’ scenarios of recent memory, directors Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty) and Todd Field (In the Bedroom) are racing to get competing movies to the screen, with only one likely to cross the finish line. According to Deadline, Bigelow and her frequent collaborator Mark Boal are planning a […]
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Senate investigation into Zero Dark Thirty dropped in wake of Academy Awards loss
February 28, 2013 
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Within 24 hours of Zero Dark Thirty losing Best Picture to Argo, the Senate Intelligence Committee closed its inquiry into the film, Reuters reports. As if the Oscar snub wasn’t enough… Initially questioning whether members of the CIA had inappropriately given the filmmakers information about the Osama Bin Laden case, the committee put together to […]
Continue readingThe (Pod) Casting Couch – Zero Dark Thirty
February 18, 2013 0 Comments
Looking for a film podcast to whisper sweet cinematic nothings in your ear? Only one features Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo and Andrew Williams, as well as reviewers Shannon Harvey, and Laura Hewison. That’d be The (Pod) Casting Couch, where each week the latest releases are analysed within an inch of their life, outrageous digressions are indulged, and flights of […]
Continue readingThreat level midnight – Zero Dark Thirty review
January 21, 2013 0 Comments
Zero Dark Thirty – Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, and Jennifer Ehle. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. This thing is an embarrassment of riches; the jewel in director Kathryn Bigelow‘s crown. The most accomplished procedural since David Fincher‘s superb Zodiac, gifted with an esteemed, oddball ensemble cast anchored by a career-best […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Zero Dark Thirty
August 8, 2012 0 Comments
The teaser trailer for Kathryn Bigelow‘s ‘Hunt for Bin Laden’ movie Zero Dark Thirty has arrived online. Though we don’t get to see much of the cast – which includes (deep breath) Kyle Chandler, Joel Edgerton, Jason Clarke, Chris Pratt, Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Mark Duplass, Jennifer Ehle, and Edgar Ramirez – the flick’s motives are made clear: we’re going to see the real story […]
Continue readingKyle Chandler to hunt Bin Laden
February 20, 2012 0 Comments
Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) is the latest actor to join Kathryn Bigelow‘s dramatisation of the hunt for Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. According to Deadline, Chandler will play a CIA agent in the untitled picture. The project was originally called Kill Bin Laden, but that was before Navy SEAL Team 6 actually killed Bin Laden. Mark Boal’s […]
Continue readingJason Clarke in, Joel Edgerton out of Kill Bin Laden
November 11, 2011 0 Comments
Aussie Jason Clarke is the first actor cast in Kathryn Bigelow‘s upcoming flick Kill Bin Laden, Deadline reports. Joel Edgerton was previously announced as one of the film’s Osama-hunters, but it now seems his busy shooting schedule (which includes the 300 spin-off Battle of Artemisia) has forced him to abandon the project. Tom Hardy, Jennifer Ehle, Idris Elba, Rooney […]
Continue readingPoint Break is getting a remake too
September 13, 2011 9 Comments
A remake of Kathryn Bigelow‘s much-loved action flick Point Break is in the works, in accordance with that new unspoken law requiring all movies to be rebooted within two decades of release (we assume). According to Deadline, Alcon Entertainment – the production company also behind the new Blade Runner flicks – is developing the remake […]
Continue readingKathryn Bigelow’s Kill Bin Laden kicking off White House investigation?
August 11, 2011 1 Comment
Kathryn Bigelow‘s Kill Bin Laden project is generating a fair amount of controversy. Although this was expected for a picture about such a hot-button issue, it looks like it may have ramifications for the Obama administration. It was reported by Maureen Dowd in the New York Times that Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker) […]
Continue readingJoel Edgerton signs up to Kill Bin Laden
May 6, 2011 1 Comment
Earlier in the week, numerous sources speculated that Kathryn Bigelow‘s Kill Bin Laden project would be fast-tracked into production … for obvious reasons. They were right. Joel Edgerton has officially become the first actor to join the cast of commandos tasked with taking out the Al Qaeda leader. In The Hollywood Reporter‘s original story, Edgerton was named as the lead […]
Continue readingKathryn Bigelow will Kill Bin Laden
May 3, 2011 4 Comments
Update (May 4): Variety has confirmed screenwriter Mark Boal will indeed rewrite the picture to conclude with “the 40-minute firefight at the compound in Pakinstan where bin Laden was found and shot to death.” The original story is below: The assassination of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden will no doubt have a monumental impact on the […]
Continue readingHurts so good – The Hurt Locker review
June 21, 2010 1 Comment
The Hurt Locker – Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Rated MA. Originally published February 17, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker is one of the most thrilling action films I’ve seen in the past few years. It features set piece after pulse-quickening set piece. But […]
Continue readingThe Hurt Locker takes top honours at history making Oscars
March 8, 2010 1 Comment
source: oscars.org The explosive war drama The Hurt Locker has won Best Picture at the 82nd Academy Awards, trumping James Cameron‘s sci-fi epic Avatar and eight other films that, frankly, never even had a chance. The film now holds the dubious distinction of being the lowest grossing film to ever win Best Picture, having taken […]
Continue readingHurts so good – The Hurt Locker review
February 16, 2010 2 Comments
The Hurt Locker – Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker is one of the most thrilling action films I’ve seen in the past few years. It features set piece after pulse-quickening set piece. But unlike other action films, you […]
Continue readingTrailer debut: Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker
April 16, 2009 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com The buzz surrounding Point Break director Kathryn Bigelow‘s upcoming film The Hurt Locker has been deafening. So, we are very pleased to bring you the brand new trailer for her Iraq bomb squad flick. The film stars Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie as part of an elite army bomb squad that risks their […]
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