Kathryn Bigelow

Torture helped get bin Laden?

2013-02-07 03:00:00

"Zero Dark Thirty," the film about the hunt for and killing of Osama bin Laden, got a fresh infusion of buzz over the weekend when outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta confirmed again that enhanced interrogation techniques aided the effort to find...

'Seal Team Six' celebrates Obama, suffers sins of docudrama

2012-11-05 10:20:00

There is no TV genre more problematic than docudrama. And Sunday's premiere of "SEAL Team Six," which claims to be the true, inside story of the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, is as problematic as they come. The core issues all grow from the...

Backstage at the Oscars: Affleck, Clooney talk 'Argo'

2013-02-25 11:07:00

Highlights from backstage at the Oscars: The “Argo” trio of Ben Affleck, George Clooney and Grant Heslov took the stage, and Affleck was asked when he felt was tipping point for his movie’s victory. “Michelle Obama,”...

On Demand/DVD New Releases March 18-24

2013-03-18 16:32:46

'Zero Dark Thirty'

2013-02-15 09:27:00

A subject of controversy during its theatrical run, this reunion of the Oscar-winning "Hurt Locker" team of director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal is an engrossing, often exciting dramatization of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Jessica...

Ridley Scott announces sci-fi shorts deal with Machinima

2013-03-11 18:22:29

'Spring Breakers' is one big disorienting party

2013-03-08 08:00:00

It remains to be seen whether "Spring Breakers" turns out to be one of the movies of the year, but it is without question a movie of its moment. It has been a source of intense interest since shooting first started around St. Pete Beach in Florida last...

Tina Fey, Amy Poehler respond to Taylor Swift 'hell' comment

2013-03-06 13:21:00

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler didn't waste time responding to Taylor Swift's Vanity Fair comments slamming their Golden Globes hosting gig in mid-January. The consensus: Learn how to take a joke, Taylor. Swift, 23, whose litany of boyfriends and breakup...

Ken Stovitz returns to the agency fold with Paradigm

2013-02-27 17:20:00

Ken Stovitz is returning to the agency business after six years as a producer. Stovitz, who formerly was a longtime agent at Creative Artists Agency until leaving to become a partner at Will Smith's production company, has joined Paradigm as a senior...

Oscars: Big stars, confounding choices, enduring fascination

2013-02-22 16:44:21

Oscars 2013: Ang Lee is worthy, but better than Steven Spielberg?

2013-02-25 06:45:00

Now that the dust has settled and cold reality has replaced airy speculation, it's clearer than ever that as far as the 2013 best picture Oscar was concerned, Hollywood's directors gave and took away. Not content with being the powers on the set, the...

Oscars 2013: Five things we learned from the awards season

2013-02-24 23:47:00

The Oscars are over. (Or is Seth MacFarlane still singing? We turned off the TV.) "Argo" has its best picture trophy. Ben Affleck made his final self-deprecating acceptance speech. And the White House cashed in on its last awards season photo op. What...

Every year it's one of the hottest Oscar topics: Who was snubbed? This year's discussion has focused on the Best Director category -- where Ben Affleck, Kathryn Bigelow and Quentin Tarantino were all left out -- but historically the conversation skews more towards actors.

2013-02-22 14:19:57

Kathryn Bigelow will be a guest on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno"

2013-02-04 15:48:00

"Zero Dark Thirty" lead actress nominee Jessica Chastain and director Kathryn Bigelow.

2013-02-04 14:59:00