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The Hurt Locker (2008) Director: Kathryn Bigelow By Roderick Heath Here There Be Spoilers. “War is a drug,” The Hurt Locker’s foreword assays, and the film follows this thesis to the bitter end. An Iraq War film in all...
Andrew is Vanishing (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
THE HURT LOCKER (2009): Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Screenplay by Mark Boal. Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly, Christian Camargo, Christopher Sayegh If you haven’t seen a great Iraq War movie yet, it’s because one doesn’t exist, until now. The barrage of politically-charged war movies has been painfully...
This is London (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow's powerful drama of devastated lives, tells the real story of Iraq.
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
SAM Mendes will return to the Old Vic in 2010 to direct the second season of The Bridge Project , a unique three year project between The Old Vic Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music ( BAM ) and Neal Street Productions. The 2010 company of leading British and American actors will include Stephen Dillane, Anne-Marie Duff, Christian Camargo and Juliet Rylance, who will perform a double-bill of Shakespeare’s...
Freehand Films (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
Director: Kathryn Bigelow (K-19: The Widowmaker, Point Break) Cast: Jeremy Renner (28 Weeks Later, The Unusuals), Anthony Mackie (We Are Marshall, Eagle Eye), Brian Geraghty (Jarhead), Guy Pearce (Momento, L.A. Confidential), Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter, Schindler’s List), David Morse (House, Disturbia), Evangeline Lilly (Lost), Christian Camargo (Dexter) The Deal: Staff Sergeant William James...
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
If you’re looking for ferocious, visceral suspense, director Kathryn Bigelow delivers with this graphic, subversive portrait of courage under fire, focusing on the Bravo Company technicians of the elite U.S Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit, dismantling bombs in one of the world’s most dangerous places - Iraq. In the opening combat sequence, a three-man squad loses their [...]
FilmTrailer.com (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
Genre: Action , Adventure , Drama , Thriller Cinema Premiere: 28/08/2009 Production Country: United States Directed By: Kathryn Bigelow Producer: First Light Production , Kingsgate Films , Grosvenor Park Media Cast: Jeremy Renner , Anthony Mackie , Brian Geraghty , Guy Pearce , Ralph Fiennes , David Morse , Evangeline Lilly , Christian Camargo Film Duration: 131 min Production Year: 2008 Plot Outline:...
Shot In The Dark (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
The new film The Hurt Locker opens with this quote, from former NYTimes war correspondent Chris Hedges, in white type over a black background: The rush of battle is a potent and often lethal addiction, for war is a drug. As the movie rolled into the first scene, the last clause - “war is a drug” stayed [...]
Foolish Blatherings (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
You’ll know when you’re in it. Currently out of town for the moment, there was a chance to see a special advance screening of Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film, The Hurt Locker. Not being familiar with her filmography, this was a solid character piece about broken soldiers trying to survive in war torn Iraq. This is not just [...]
Modern Fabulousity (Free subscription) | 05/04/2009
More Tony nominees, predicted for your pleasure:BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAYWILL BE NOMINATED:Brian Dennehy, Desire Under the ElmsJohn Benjamin Hickey, Mary StuartBen Miles, The Norman ConquestsSteven Pasquale, reasons to be prettyRoger Robinson, Joe Turner's Come and GoneSHOULD BE NOMINATED:John Glover, Waiting For GodotJohn Benjamin Hickey, Mary StuartBen Miles, The Norman ConquestsSteven
Right Cinema (Free subscription) | 04/16/2009
The Hurt Locker is an Award Winning war thriller that is based on the U.S. Army’s, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, in present day Iraq. Check out The Hurt Locker trailer, and pictures here. The Hurt Locker is an American war thriller film that was directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The movie has already won several awards [...]
New York Times (Free subscription) | 04/13/2009
This year’s Shakespeare Birthday Marathon, a free event at Symphony Space, will also celebrate the New York institutions that devote their attention to keeping his name alive.
Critic-O-Meter (Free subscription) | 03/31/2009
GRADE: B- By William Shakespeare. Directed by David Esbjornson. The Duke on 42nd Street. Through April 19. Most critics agree that the success of a production of Hamlet depends in large part on the actor playing the role, but what they can't agree on is whether or not Christian Camargo is up to the task. In his New York Times review, Charles Isherwood calls Camargo's portrayal "virtually perfect."...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 03/31/2009
Christian Camargo’s virtually perfect portrayal of Hamlet is the second Shakespearean astonishment in a row from Theater for a New Audience.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 03/31/2009
The current off-Broadway revival of "Hamlet" is modern, streamlined and primarily black and white, but there is plenty of color, as always, in the centuries-old richness of Shakespeare's words.
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