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Top Editors Brought In to Re-Cut The Wolfman
18 November 2009 9:47 AM, PST
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Of all the big films on the docket for next year, the one I’m most concerned about is The Wolfman. The second trailer for the film looked pretty badass, I’ll admit – but this movie has suffered a plagued production from the get-go. A change in directors, callbacks for reshoots and re-designs in the creature effects… It all points to a studio trying to turn lead into gold through the usual movie alchemy.
Well, the guys over at Slash Film must have magnifying glass eyes, because they spotted something deep-six buried in an article over at Variety, which names editors Mark Goldblatt and Walter Murch as the two guys hired to do a recut of The Wolfman!
This revelation comes without the usual fanfare from the blogosphere that goes with every little development on a major movie – suggesting that the studio is trying to keep the continuing problems with
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- Kofi Outlaw
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An Actor's Link For Me
9 November 2009 11:15 AM, PST
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Big Picture There's not enough movies in the world to support Nicolas Cage's $$$ habits
Antagony... Introducing... Ingrid Bergman
Movies Kick Ass is excited about Gwyneth Paltrow joining Nicole Kidman in The Danish Girl. I never believe these casting dealios until movies actually start filming. I mean, what will become of Goop if Gwynnie decides to make movies again?
Cinematical appreciates the grace and wit of Ian McKellen on... The View
Coming Soon Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan movie, a thriller about a ballerina (!) , keeps sounding more interesting: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis will now be joined by Barbara Hershey and Winona Ryder (double yay!)
Just Jared Reeve Carney, Broadway's new Spider-Man
Did you have any film or television adventures over the weekend? I was mostly layed out with a bad back (i.e. painful but golden opportunity to watch movies) but I did waddle to a Mad Men party last
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Hollywood Film Festival Honors Kathryn Bigelow with "Hollywood Director Award"
30 September 2009 11:23 AM, PDT
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The 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, have announced that director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Near Dark, Strange Days) will be honored with the "Hollywood Director Award."
Kathryn Bigelow recently directed the The Hurt Locker, a film that has received great acclaim. It stars Jeremy Renner, Brian Geraghty and Anthony Mackie in a riveting portrait of three members of the Army's elite Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Eod) squad battling insurgents in Iraq. Bigelow's remarkable work has alternated between edgy and art-house fare (The Loveless, Near Dark, The Weight of Water) and action products (Point Break, Strange Days, K-19: The Widowmaker) throughout a highly regarded career spanning more than 25 years...
The ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 26, 2009.
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2009 Gotham Awards Announce Career Tributes
23 September 2009 11:40 AM, PDT
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The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp), the nation's oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, announced today that director Kathryn Bigelow, actors Natalie Portman and Stanley Tucci, and producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, will each be presented with a career Tribute at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards on Monday November 30th in New York. Ifp also announced it has moved the gala awards ceremony to Monday, November 30 at Cipriani Wall Street, from the previously announced date of Tuesday, December 1st.
Signaling the official kick-off to the film awards season, the Gotham Independent Film Awards is one of the leading awards for independent film. Anchoring the evening's six competitive awards for Best Feature, Best Documentary, Breakthrough Director, Breakthrough Actor, Best Ensemble Performance and Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You, are four Tributes to film community icons.
This year's Tribute selection represents a range of individuals -
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Early Oscar Prediction—Best Directress: Kathryn Bigelow
10 September 2009 9:20 AM, PDT
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Oscar season generally begins after the Toronto International Film Festival, once the bulk of prestige films have screened for critics and picked up distributors, leaving only a handful of latecomers to tip the balance. (This year, these known unknowns include juggernauts like Clint Eastwood’s Invictus, Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones, James Cameron’s Avatar, and Rob Marshall’s Nine.) Nevertheless, before I head off to Tiff this afternoon, I am going to jump the gun and make one foolhardy prediction that I plan to stick to until Oscar night 2010: Kathryn Bigelow will win best director for The Hurt Locker. “But a woman has never won best director!,” I hear you scoff, you statistics-obsessed misogynist. Why must you have so little faith in the Academy’s ability to eventually catch up with the times, even if it takes decades? And if any woman can break through that barrier,
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Cinema release inspirations including Funny People
28 August 2009 2:06 AM, PDT
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August bank holiday weekend is here and after last week’s release of Tarantino’s fantastic Inglourious Basterds we’re in need of something a bit lighter. So new Judd Apatow comedy Funny People seems like the perfect mix of comedy and fun characters. Also opening this weekend is tense action-thriller The Hurt Locker, in which an elite army team of bomb experts get a very different team leader. And if you’re after something that really stands out, why not try The Final Destination in 3D, which again follows a group of teens who escape death only to be hunted down by it. Since the bank holiday weather typically never seems to last, see the films and be inspired by this week’s suggestions.
If you see… George Simmons (Adam Sandler) and friends dealing with mortality and learning nothing in hilarious comedy Funny People.
Why Not Get George’s
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Hurt Locker Duo Reteam for Triple Frontier
10 August 2009 8:28 AM, PDT
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Director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal, who previously collaborated on the recent Iraq war film The Hurt Locker, have signed on to develop the action-adventure Triple Frontier for Paramount.
Triple Frontier is described as a high-stakes ensemble project. Boal and Bigelow, who will both executive produce, sold the original idea together. Boal's currently writing the script, set in the notorious border zone between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil where the Igazu and Parana rivers converge -- making "la triple frontera" difficult to monitor and a haven for organized crime.
The Hurt Locker has turned in a solid box office performance since Summit released the Iraq war thriller, grossing $9 million in seven weeks of limited release. The acclaimed film has also been helpful to its star Jeremy Renner, who has since joined the cast of Ben Affleck’s The Town and is rumored to be in talks for a new Mad Max film.
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Kathryn Bigelow Reteams With Hurt Locker Scribe
10 August 2009 7:49 AM, PDT
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Following 2002's K-19: The Widowmaker, it took six years for Kathryn Bigelow to bring another feature to the screen-- and she rewarded us for the wait by making The Hurt Locker, the best Iraq war movie yet. For her next feat, though, she won't be waiting so long. She's re-teaming with Hurt Locker writer Mark Boal to make another action drama based on real-life events, this time set in the border zone between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil.
And no, it won't be a drama about land rights. According to Variety, Triple Frontier will focus on the organized crime that flourishes in the area, though further plot details are being kept under wraps. Boal, a journalist who wrote The Hurt Locker after being embedded with American forces in Iraq, is working on the new screenplay now.
There's a million things to be happy about here, from the fact that Bigelow and
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Hurt Locker's Kathryn Bigelow Appears on The Colbert Report
3 August 2009 12:31 PM, PDT
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It's a surprisingly slow day for news, so I thought I'd feature this interview from a recent episode of The Colbert Report. Colbert talks with director Kathryn Bigelow about her movie The Hurt Locker, which is currently in theaters now. As anyone, including The Film Feed guys, will tell you, The Hurt Locker is a must-see this summer, one of the most intense movies you'll watch, without a doubt. If you've seen it or are remotely interested in it, hopefully you read our interview with Kathryn and writer Mark Boal earlier this summer. Additionally, this is a fun, little interview that also highlights Hurt Locker in a great way - enjoy!
If you haven't seen the trailer for The Hurt Locker yet, I highly suggest you watch that online as well!
The Hurt Locker is directed by Kathryn Bigelow, of Blue Steel, Point Break, K-19: The Widowmaker, and Mission Zero previously.
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- Alex Billington
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The Hurt Locker Review
26 July 2009 7:49 PM, PDT
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The Hurt Locker
Directed by: Katherine Bigelow
Written by: Mark Boal
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, Evangeline Lilly, David Morse
Movies about the war in Iraq have been notoriously unsuccessful with audiences over the past few years, and for the most part it makes sense: people go to the movies to escape reality, not to be preached to or to be reminded of terrible things that are happening in other parts of the world. Movies like Stop-Loss and The Lucky Ones definitely have a political slant, and on top of that, they all deal with soldiers who have returned home after serving in active duty. While I'm sure there are some stories worth telling here, it does seem a bit strange to cut out the most compelling part of a soldier's life.
I guess I can understand why there haven't been more modern war
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'The Hurt Locker' Treats Audiences to a World of Pain
15 July 2009 9:25 PM, PDT
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Employing a level of tension that a horror director would covet, Kathryn Bigelow has crafted a master action film with The Hurt Locker. The Point Break filmmaker has directed a piece of work that should appeal to both action movie hounds with its impeccable special effects, and to indie audiences with its attention to character and detail.
In the unbearably hot summer of 2004 in Baghdad, three men in Bravo Company work together to defuse Iraqi bombs, or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). From bombs buried in the ground to men wearing vests strapped with explosives, these weapons are responsible for the deaths of thousands of American soldiers and Iraqi citizens. Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner, 28 Weeks Later) defuses the bombs, and his cowboy-like manner belies the precision and talent required to do his dangerous, stressful job. The task of Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie, Eagle Eye) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty,
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The Hurt Locker Review
14 July 2009 6:32 PM, PDT
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Short Version: The Hurt Locker captures the drama, suspense and raw emotion of a job that very few people survive. It may possibly be the best movie of the summer.
Screen Rant's Paul Young reviews 'The Hurt Locker'
The Hurt Locker has been slowly building up steam since it was released in Italy last year. The movie came out of nowhere to earn much kudos and critical acclaim with both viewers and movie critics alike - it won the Signis Grand Prize at the 2008 Venice Film Festival and currently has a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. To top it off, the film has made more money per theater than any other film in release right now, including Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.
The Hurt Locker revolves around three army Eod (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) specialists in Iraq - these guys are the bomb squad of the military world.
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The Hurt Locker Review
9 July 2009 4:02 PM, PDT
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Kathryn Bigelow is one of Hollywood’s best talents. Never heard of her? Well surely one has seen her films as she’s done Point Break, Near Dark, and K-19: The Widowmaker. As far as female directors go, there’s something that separates Bigelow from the rest of the pack in that she can construct a good film. Yes, I know, the sex card comes out but truth is film is a male dominated world and there hasn’t been one female director to make a splash like Kathryn Bigelow. The woman just knows how to get the very best out of her films and in some cases can elevate the material she’s given to make it work. After a seven year absence Bigelow returns with The Hurt Locker, a film where there’s not enough good words in the English Dictionary to praise such a wonderful, great, and
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Boos! and Whoop-doos!: Support Your Local Female Film Directors!
19 June 2009 8:20 AM, PDT
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Female Directors? Whoop-doo!
The plight of the female film director has been dissected, discussed, and weighed against the conformation of politics in the world of cinema since the dawn of the medium. Even now, in the year 2009, only seven percent of the filmmakers in our Director's Guild of America database have lovely lady lumps (this does not include Francis Ford Coppolla, Neil Labute, or Michael Moore). I speak with film directors nearly every single week, and only on the very rare occasion do they happen to be women. Not since March of 2008's Stop Loss has a prominent female director taken the helm of a big budget action flick. Kimberly Peirce's wartime ode to military homecomings had a violent urgency that propelled it past its contemporary counterparts. Sadly, it was lost in the pre-summer shuffle and discounted as a dour piece of anti-war propaganda. In October of 2008, Courtney Hunt released Frozen River,
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6 New Pics & 2 Video Clips Put You in ‘The Hurt Locker’
5 June 2009 8:49 PM, PDT
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For the past few months, we’ve been talking up a movie most people haven’t even heard of: The Hurt Locker. Why haven’t people heard of it? Well, one: It’s directed by Kathryn Bigelow, whose biggest two previous attempts are Point Break and K-19: The Widowmaker. Two: It stars relative unknowns Jeremy Renner (S.W.A.T), Anthony Mackie (We Are Marshall) and Brian Geraghty (Jarhead).
I am by no means questioning any of their work. Bigelow is a seasoned director and has proven she’s quite capable in her field, and each of the actors are solid performers. She takes the script that Mark Boal has written and brings intense emotion and drama into each scene. This is only Boal’s second movie script, his first attempt was In the Valley of Elah but if he writes this well every time, then I’m looking forward
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Interview: The Hurt Locker's Mark Boal and Kathryn Bigelow
2 June 2009 1:47 PM, PDT
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Hidden amongst the big blockbusters this summer are a few indie gems. One of them is The Hurt Locker, a fantastic look at the life of bomb techs in Iraq. Don't worry, this isn't another "Iraq war movie" with a political message, it's a great action movie that just happens to be set in Iraq. It's directed by Kathryn Bigelow, of Point Break and K-19: The Widowmaker previously, and is written by Mark Boal, a journalist who took his own experiences in Iraq and wrote them into the script. A month ago I talked with both Kathryn and Mark and it was one of the most fascinating and revealing interviews I've done. Read on!
If you haven't seen the trailer for The Hurt Locker yet, then before continuing, make sure you watch it. There are no spoilers in this interview, but we cover topics regarding shooting in Jordan and the
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- Alex Billington
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'Moon''s Duncan Jones Moves on to 'Escape from the Deep'
2 June 2009 7:03 AM, PDT
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Well, this looks like fun. I really like Duncan Jones' directorial debut Moon -- coming soon to a discerning theater near you! -- but I really like submarine movies. Who doesn't? Only fools.
Jones -- a commercial vet, and David Bowie's son! Did you know that? I totally didn't know that. Next you'll be telling me Freddie Mercury begat Sofia Coppola -- will be moving on to Escape from the Deep, the true story of a World War II submarine that trapped itself at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, 180 feet below the surface, where it proceeded to be assaulted by enemy charges.
I'm pretty sure Escape from the Deep will rule, as I'm not sure I've ever disliked a submarine movie. Das Boot? Duh. Crimson Tide? Yeah. The Hunt for Red October? Gimme gimme gimme. Those are non-controversial. How about: U-571? Yep, McConaughey be damned. K-19: The Widowmaker?
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Kathryn Bigelow In-Person Tribute at American Cinematheque
20 May 2009 9:57 AM, PDT
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Action/Horror director Kathryn Bigelow is being given an entire weekend devoted to her films at The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, California by the American Cinematheque June 5, 6, and 7 2009. Bigelow directed the vampire movie Near Dark and action flicks Point Break and K-19: The Widowmaker, and the sci-fi movie Strange Days. Her new action war film The Hurt Locker is premiering in Los Angeles on June 5th and she'll be in person, all weekend, for screenings of all her recent films.
Bigelow is one of the only women to ever direct big budget action movies in Hollywood and to be seen as a peer by her male counterparts like James Cameron, Michael Bay, and Ridley Scott...
Native Californian director Kathryn Bigelow began her artistic endeavors at the San Francisco Art Institute and the Whitney Museum Independent Study program, She later transferred into graduate work in filmmaking at Columbia University's School of the Arts.
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"The Hurt Locker" - New images added. Read our festival review.
30 April 2009
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See new images from Summit Entertainment's critically acclaimed war drama "The Hurt Locker," starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse and Christian Camargo.
Kathryn Bigelow, helmer of "K-19: The Widowmaker" and the intense sci-fi vision "Strange Days," directs the film as well as producing alongside Mark Boal, Greg Shapiro and Nicolas Chartrier.
The film was shot in Langley, B.C., Amman and Kuwait and is the winner of four awards at last year's Cannes Film Festival.
See the images and the poster here.
What's it about?
When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James’ true character reveals itself in
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"The Hurt Locker" - Read our festival review.
30 April 2009 12:32 AM, PDT
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Pulse-pounding action makes ‘Hurt Locker’ the Iraq War movie we’ve been craving.
By Steve Ramos, Writer. (4/5)
Perhaps, when it comes to films regarding the Iraq War and its surrounding politics, soldier dramas like “In the Valley of Elah” and “Stop-Loss” are not what immediately connect to us moviegoers. The case made by veteran filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow and “Elah” screenwriter Mark Boal in their astounding war movie “The Hurt Locker” is that action, dusty, noisy, sweat-inducing battle action tells the story of Iraq War soldiers and their daily challenges in ways drama can never touch.
James (Jeremy Renner) is the new sergeant of a U.S. bomb disposal unit in Iraq who leads his young platoon past countless risks and numerous obstacles. With James at the center of its action whirlwind, “Hurt Locker” becomes a days-in-the-life adventure, following these soldiers as they face their tasks. Of course, what they do
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