May 19, 2013

‘A Haunted House’ Takes #2 Behind ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ at Box Office

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*”Zero Dark Thirty” killed ‘em at the box office this weekend, bringing in over $24 million after getting an Oscar nomination for best picture. However, the conventional wisdom was that “Zero Dark Thirty” world end up in a tussle with mob flick “Gangster Squad.” Yep, the prediction was that when the smoke cleared  the worst [...]




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 [...]




Black Film Critics Circle Name ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Best Film of 2012

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*New York, NY – The Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC) has voted “ZERO DARK THIRTY” Best Film of 2012, Kathryn Bigelow Best Director for “ZERO DARK THIRTY”, Jessica Chastain Best Actress for “ZERO DARK THIRTY”, Daniel Day-Lewis Best Actor for LINCOLN and Christoph Waltz Best supporting Actor for “DJANGO UNCHAINED”. The announcement was made today [...]




The Film Strip: ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ ‘Jack Reacher’ and ‘Not Fade Away’ interviews

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*In the riveting drama “Zero Dark Thirty,” the steps that led to the death of Osama bin Laden are explored. The woman helming the story is director Katheryn Bigelow who won an Oscar for “The Hurt Locker” that starred Anthony Mackie and Jeremy Renner and directed “Strange Days” with Angela Basset. Jessica Chastain is the [...]




African American Film Critics Association: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ is Top Film of 2012

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*Los Angeles, CA  – The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has named “Zero Dark Thirty” as the Best Picture of 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the Columbia Pictures release captured a majority vote by the organization, which is comprised of leading African-American media professionals from across the nation.  The organization will formally present this year’s [...]




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 [...]




Group Claims Obama Leaks Military Secrets to Hollywood (Video)

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*A group of former military and C.I.A. officers launched a campaign to trash President Barack Obama over alleged security leaks by appearing on seven TV shows on Thursday – all to draw attention to their 22-minute video that has been viewed about 400,000 times since it posted Wednesday on YouTube, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [...]




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 [...]