• Rumor: Kathryn Bigelow Sets Bowe Bergdahl Film As Next Project

    Since the release of Zero Dark Thirty, director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal have been working on a project called Triple Frontier, based on the crime-ridden border intersection of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. But that project, set up at Paramount, hasn't quite ignited into an actual film. Now there's a report that Triple Frontier has been…

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  • After Oscars, Senate Calls Off 'Zero Dark Thirty' Investigation

    Is the U.S. Senate secretly working for Team Affleck? Certainly not, but they couldn't have helped Argo more if they'd tried. Heading into prestige pic season, Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty looked like a strong contender for several top prizes. Then came the controversies over the film's inaccuracies and its portrayal of torture, culminating in…

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  • WGA Awards Go To 'Argo', 'Zero Dark Thirty'

    In the last major pre-Oscars guild awards, the WGA followed the PGA, the DGA, and the SAG (not to mention the HFPA, the BAFTA, and most every other film-related acronym you can think of) in feting Argo, this time for the excellent adapted screenplay by Chris Terrio. Mark Boal's Zero Dark Thirty nabbed the original screenplay award,…

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  • Osama Bin Laden Shooter Reveals What 'Zero Dark Thirty' Got Wrong

    It's a given that any film "based on a true story" will harbor several inaccuracies, from minor factual errors to wholesale fabrications. But perhaps because it's based on such recent events, Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty has attracted more than its fair share of controversy over its portrayal of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.…

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  • The Alamo Drafthouse Picks The Top 10 Films Of 2012

    The Alamo Drafthouse brand is beloved among moviegoers for their plush theaters, but it's revered for their impeccable taste in movies. Whether programming a film festival or picking up indies for distribution, they've demonstrated an eye for films that aren't just good, but unique. With 2012 on its way out, the company has just released its list…

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  • 'Zero Dark Thirty' Trailer: One Last Look At One Woman's Dedication To Duty

    Kathryn Bigelow's film Zero Dark Thirty has turned into one of the most acclaimed films of 2012, and most of us haven't had a chance to see it yet. Early screenings for critics groups and awards voters have led to massive amounts of positive conversation about the movie's craft, and some less positive conversation about…

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  • 'Zero Dark Thirty' Review: An Unforgettable Procedural Anchored By One Woman's Sense Of Patriotic Duty

    In America, we're told that if we work hard, we can accomplish anything. Jessica Chastain's character in Zero Dark Thirty, Maya, personifies that patriotic belief, as over the course of a decade she strives to capture the terrorist Osama Bin Laden. Her inspiring true story is the driving force behind the latest film from the Oscar winners behind…

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  • Early Buzz: 'Zero Dark Thirty' Ignites Oscar Talk With Intensity And Accuracy

    The long Thanksgiving weekend brought major buzz for two potential Oscar contenders: Tom Hooper's Les Miserables and Kathryn Bigelow's action procedural Zero Dark Thirty. Both films are from recent Best Director Oscar winners so expectations were predictably high for each. However, while Les Mis is a known property, a dramatization of the hunt for Osama Bin…

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  • 'Zero Dark Thirty' Trailer: "He Is One Of The Disappeared Ones"

    The ad campaign for Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty, which chronicles the mission that led to the killing of Osama Bin Laden by a Navy SEAL team, has been pretty low-key so far. But then, the studio hasn't had to do much, as there has been a fair amount of publicity for the movie thanks…

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  • This Time, It's Official: Joel Edgerton Joins Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden Movie

    Last spring, we began hearing reports that Animal Kingdom star Joel Edgerton had landed a role in Kathryn Bigelow's still-untitled Osama bin Laden movie. However, a deal never really closed and as of last month it looked like scheduling issues had pulled him from the project altogether. Now it seems Edgerton is back in, and…

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