May 19, 2013

The Pulse of Entertainment: Columbia/Universal’s ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ Front Row Hunt for bin Laden

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Columbia/Universal’s Zero Dark Thirty, front row to the hunt for America’s most wanted, arrives in theaters January 11, 2013 *“I had the privilege to get invited to the party,” said actor Edgar Ramirez (The Bourne Ultimatum) who stars in the Columbia/Universal Pictures presentation of Zero Dark Thirty, the hunt and killing of Osama bin Laden [...]




Right Using ‘Zero Dark Thirty’s’ Torture Scenes Against Obama

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*Earlier this year, conservatives just knew that the film “Zero Dark Thirty,” about the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden, would be full of pro-Obama propaganda that would somehow sway the presidential election if released before Election Day.  More controversy followed the revelation that the film’s writer Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow were given special briefings on [...]




Bigelow’s bin Laden Film Trailer Debuts; Obama ‘Not in the Movie’

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*The trailer for Kathryn Bigelow’s forthcoming film about the killing of Osama bin Laden, “Zero Dark Thirty,” has been released online ahead of its December opening in theaters … just after the presidential election, and with the man who ordered the killing not depicted in the film at all, according to the co-screenwriter. [SUBSCRIBE TO [...]




Will Smith Meets with ‘Hurt Locker’ Director

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*Will Smith has reportedly met with director Kathryn Bigelow about starring in her upcoming drama “Triple Frontier.” The Oscar-winning “Hurt Locker” filmmaker has also held discussions with Sean Penn, Javier Bardem and Christian Bale about boarding the cast, reports TheWrap. Denzel Washington had been linked to the project earlier this year, according to the website. [...]




Prince Booked for Time 100 Gala in NYC

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*The 2010 Time 100 gala, celebrating Time magazine’s 100 “most influential people in the world,” will take place on May 4 with music legend Prince among the scheduled entertainment. Country superstar Taylor Swift and “Saturday Night Live” comic Andy Samberg are also on the bill, according to the New York Post. Former President Bill Clinton [...]




List of Winners at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards

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*The Iraq War drama “The Hurt Locker” won best picture and five other prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow. Bigelow is the first woman in the 82-year history of the Oscars to earn Hollywood’s top prize for filmmakers. “There’s no other way to describe it. It’s the [...]




2010 Oscar/Academy Awards Wrap Up (The Hurt Locker Is Best Film)

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*The Iraq War drama “The Hurt Locker” won best picture and five other prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow. Bigelow is the first woman in the 82-year history of the Oscars to earn Hollywood’s top prize for filmmakers. “There’s no other way to describe it. It’s the [...]




Best Director Oscar: Not just for white guys anymore

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*The Academy Awards category for best director has historically been two things: white and male. This year, the five nominees are a slightly more diverse crowd. Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”) is only the fourth woman to be nominated. If she wins, she’ll be the first woman to ever take home a directing Oscar. Lee [...]




EUR Film News: New York Critics Online Awards for 2009

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*Inglourious Basterds, starring Brad Pitt,  took the lion’s share of awards while Avatar was named best picture by the prestigious New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) at its tenth annual meeting.   Jeff Bridges was named Best Actor for his role in Crazy Heart while Meryl Streep received Best Actress honors for her performance in [...]