Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:30PM - By Adam Spunberg
The loss of Gary Ross as a director of The Hunger Games sequels has been absolutely devastating for devoted fans of burgeoning franchise. As a rabid fan myself (and as a friend of many other rabid fans), I can’t even begin to tell you how crestfallen we are. Ross was truly one of us – an ardent admirer of the series who happened to also don a director’s cap. His respect for the source material was well known, which is why many supporters trusted him with Suzanne Collins’ words. Now, we’re all left scratching our heads and anxious about what’s to come.
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Sunday, March 7, 2010 8:56PM - By Laura Aguirre
The winner of the 2010 Academy Award for Best Director goes to Kathryn Bigelow. She’s made history as the first female to win the Best Director Oscar. She received a standing ovation and an intro by Barbra Streisand who said, “the time has come.” Bigelow described her win as the moment of a lifetime. She also dedicated her award to the women and men in the military who risk their lives on a daily basis around the world.
Check out who she bear out for the Best Director Award…
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Monday, March 1, 2010 1:50PM - By Mali Elfman
With the Oscars right around the corner and The Hurt Locker finally getting the attention is deserves, someone has to complain about it. The film has already received praise from critics and the military personal alike. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has commented on the film and called it both “authentic” and “very compelling.” Purple Heart winner, Drew Sloan, recently sat with the cast and crew on a panel to speak about the film.
Suddenly it’s being said that the film-makers may have gone a little too far…
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Monday, February 15, 2010 6:34PM - By Anet Hovhanesian
Kathryn Bigelow, who brought us the Oscar nominated film, The Hurt Locker will direct a pilot for HBO, according to Reuters. The drama will be called, “The Miraculous Years“ and it will explore a New York family through the lens of a charismatic, self-destructive Broadway composer.
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Friday, January 15, 2010 10:33AM - By Krystal Clark
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The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow has been on a roll for the past year thanks to her work on the Iraq based war film. She’s been on the receiving end of several critic awards, and will be up for a Golden Globe this coming Sunday. She’s found her niche, and will be heading back to the Middle East for her next feature film entitled, Held By the Taliban.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 10:37AM - By Krystal Clark
All year Up in the Air has been a festival and critics darling thanks to the great script and direction of Jason Reitman. The only thing that may keep it from gaining Oscar gold is the dark horse, The Hurt Locker. The Kathryn Bigelow drama has been running neck and neck with Reitman’s latest, and is on it’s way to making Academy Awards history. If Bigelow gets a nomination and a win, she’ll be the first woman to ever receive a Best Director Oscar. But in order for her to break that barrier she has to take Reitman and his flick out of contention, which won’t be an easy feat.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:43AM - By Craig Sternberg
Let the award season begin! The 13th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood awards have announced that Director Kathryn Bigelow will be honored with the “Hollywood Director Award”, Screenwriter Nora Ephron will be presented with the “Hollywood Screenwriter Award”, Disney/Pixar’s UP will get the “Hollywood Animation Award” and Scott Farrar, visual effects supervisor for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will receive the “Hollywood Visual Effects Award” at the festivals Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:11AM - By Krystal Clark
Over the past year women have made some serious moves in the entertainment industry, and not just in front of the camera. According to Variety, this has been a banner year for women in media who are active in the field of acting, writing, directing, and television journalism. Some of the ladies who’ve come out on top include Tine Fey, Kathryn Bigelow, and Rachel Maddow from MSNBC.
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Monday, August 10, 2009 12:10PM - By Krystal Clark
After the such a positive critical response to their film The Hurt Locker, director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal will reunite for another project. According to Variety, the power pair have signed on to make the film Triple Frontier for Paramount. The feature is simply described as “a high-stakes ensemble project.”
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