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What the Gotham Independent Film Awards Giveth, the Spirit Awards Taketh Away

1 December 2009 9:13 AM, PST | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »

From left: The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, screenwriter Mark Boal, and Jeremy Renner. Last night, the 19th Gotham Independent Film Awards—the first hurdle in the award-season obstacle course leading up to Oscar night—gave Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker the first of what will surely be many accolades in the run-up to the Oscar victory I predicted for her months ago. Bigelow’s white-knuckle Iraq war movie snagged the awards for Best Ensemble Performance (for Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse and Evangeline Lilly) and for Best Feature. The nice people at Indiewire have the minute-by-minute rundown. Also noteworthy were Food, Inc.’s victory for Best Documentary—cementing its Oscar front-runner status—and Catalina Saavedra’s win for Best Breakthrough Actor for her performance in the Chilean dramedy La Nana (The Maid). With uncanny consistency, the winner »

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'Hurt Locker' Gains Oscar Momentum With Gotham Win Despite Ignorance at Summit

1 December 2009 12:20 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Photo: Summit Entertainment I can see the folks in the Summit offices right now, patting themselves on the back for picking up The Hurt Locker and now watching as it picks up Best Feature and Best Ensemble Performance awards at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. They can celebrate the fact they hardly distributed the film into a grand total of 535 theaters and didn't market the film as it managed to make $1.2 million less than their loathed 3-D animated film Fly Me to the Moon. After all, they're floating around over there on a river of Twilight cash, a film series that can't manage to win over critics who would much rather praise a fan favorite feature than pan it. But who cares? Hot Topic is stocked with a battle of t-shirts pitting Team Edward vs. Team Jacob and now the company can claim ownership of Venice Film Festival Gucci Prize winner, »

- Brad Brevet

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Hurt Locker Scores Award Season's First Big Prize

1 December 2009 12:01 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Gripping war movie The Hurt Locker has triumphed at the 19th Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York.

Kathryn Bigelow’s movie was named Best Feature of 2009 at the prizegiving on Monday evening, and the film's stars - Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse and Evangeline Lilly - claimed the night's Best Ensemble.

Food, Inc. was named Best Documentary and Bigelow, Stanley Tucci and Natalie Portman were among the career tribute honourees.

Robert Siegel landed the Breakthrough Director prize for Big Fan, while The Maid's Catalina Saavedra was named Best Breakthrough Actor.

The Gotham Independent Film Awards mark the unofficial start of the movie awards season. »

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Gotham Loves The Hurt Locker

30 November 2009 9:15 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Kathryn Bigelow's expertly told and thrillingly taut war drama The Hurt Locker took the top prize at the Gotham Awards tonight. Does this bode well for Oscar? No one can yet say but its loyal fanbase certainly can't hurt. Even if I didn't love the movie as much as I do, I'd be proud of it because I admire longevity when it comes to awardage and the movie has been out for months. In fact, it's now been a factor in two awards seasons (it had Indie Spirit nominations last year). Career tributes for actors Stanley Tucci and Natalie Portman, director Kathryn Bigelow and producers Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner were also part of the ceremony.

And the 6 winners were...

Best Feature The Hurt Locker

Best Documentary Food Inc.

Breakthrough Director Robert D. Siegel Big Fan

(Siegel broke out just last year as the screenwriter of The Wrestler)

Catalina Saavedra »

- NATHANIEL R

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'The Hurt Locker' Among Winners of 2009 Gotham Awards

30 November 2009 8:55 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

"The Hurt Locker" has become a big winner at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. Nominated in three categories, the action drama movie took home two kudos. The film won Best Feature, beating out "Amreeka", "Big Fan", "The Maid", and "A Serious Man".

Additionally, the Iraq-set movie about an Army bomb squad written by Mark Boal grabbed Best Ensemble Performance award. This award was shared among the film's cast, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse, and Evangeline Lilly, as well as casting director Mark Bennett.

Meanwhile, "Big Fan" which was also honored with three nominations was only able to aid its helmer Robert Siegel to win Breakthrough Director. Also taking the stage to receive an award that night was Catalina Saavedra, who was named Breakthrough Actor with her performance in "The Maid".

Other films that were also among the winners that night included "Food, »

- AceShowbiz.com

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"The Hurt Locker" Shines at the Gotham Independent Film Awards! See Full List of Winners!

30 November 2009 8:01 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

"The Hurt Locker" won big at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at a ceremony held at New York City.s Cipriani Wall Street. The film beat "Amreeka," "Big Fan," "The Maid," and "A Serious Man" for the Best Feature Trophy.

"The Hurt Locker" also won the Best Ensemble Performance Award beating "Adventureland," "Cold Souls," "A Serious Man," and "Sugar."

(For the complete list of nominees, click here)

Presented by Ifp (Independent Filmmaker Project), the Gotham Independent Film Awards. is one of the leading awards for independent film and the first major honors of the film awards season.

A total of 22 films received nominations in six competitive categories, including: Best Feature, Best Documentary, Breakthrough Director, Breakthrough Actor, Best Ensemble Performance and Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You.

For the second year, the recipient of the Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You award will »

- Manny

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Gotham Award Winners

30 November 2009 7:19 PM, PST | AwardsDaily.com | See recent AwardsDaily news »

via IndieWire: Best Feature The Hurt Locker — Kathryn Bigelow, director; Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, producers (Summit Entertainment) Best Documentary Food, Inc. — Robert Kenner, director; Robert Kenner, »

- Ryan Adams

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The Hurt Locker and Big Fan Lead the Gotham Indie Award Noms

30 November 2009 1:32 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (Best Feature, Ensemble, Breakthrough Actor) and Robert Siegel Big Fan (Best Feature, Breakthrough Director and Actor) managed to pick up three mentions each for the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Award nominations, but the big winner on November 30th might actually be The Coen Bros. A Serious Man who have noms in the Best Feature and Best Ensemble Perf. categories. - Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (Best Feature, Ensemble, Breakthrough Actor) and Robert Siegel Big Fan (Best Feature, Breakthrough Director and Actor) managed to pick up three mentions each for the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Award nominations, but the big winner on November 30th might actually be The Coen Bros. A Serious Man who have noms in the Best Feature and Best Ensemble Perf. categories. Sebastian Silva's (who we just recently interviewed) picked up  pair »

- Ioncinema.com Staff

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[DVD Review] The Negotiator

10 November 2009 12:00 PM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Pulse-pounding police dramas flood the film market place. Good cops, bad criminals and sometimes even worse cops make for compelling stories with lines that don’t always stay on the respective sides of black and white. Casting the excitable Samuel L. Jackson in the role of a man caught in that gray territory plays perfectly into the actor’s safe zone, as does Kevin Spacey playing a calm and controlling negotiator charged with navigating the path between total crisis meltdown and healthy resolution. The main and background players alike, many of whom even the casual viewer will recognize from bit parts, all take on roles well within their typecast boxes and the film benefits from their expertise. If any shortcoming can be found in the film it’s with the story’s convenient oversights at key moments, but unless you’re actively looking for them the story hurries along with a prompt pace. »

- Lex Walker

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"The Hurt Locker" Tops Gotham Independent Film Awards!

19 October 2009 5:02 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

"The Hurt Locker's" march to the Oscars has begun! The film, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, is nominated for best feature, breakthrough actor, and best ensemble performance at the 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards.

Robert Siegel's "Big Fan" also topped the Gotham nominations with best features, breakthrough actor, and breakthrough director noms.

"The Hurt Locker" is one of my favorite films this year (Click Watch My Top 10 Best Movies of Summer 2009!) so I'm rooting for this brilliant flick!

Bigelow, Natalie Portman, and Stanley Tucci, and producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will each be presented with a career tribute.

The ceremony will be held Nov. 30 at Cipriani Wall Street.

And the nominees for the 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards are:

Best Feature

"Amreeka"

Cherien Dabis, director; Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin, producers (National Geographic Entertainment)

"Big Fan"

Robert Siegel, director; Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin, producers (First Independent Pictures)

"The Hurt Locker"

Kathryn Bigelow, »

- Manny

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Gotham Independent Film Awards Nominations Announced

19 October 2009 11:13 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

IndieWire has revealed the nominations for th 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, which will be held on Monday, November 30 and is the first major awards ceremony of the awards season. Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker and Robert Siegel's Big Fan both lead the way with three nominations apiece, with both up for Best Feature. The complete list of nominations are below.

Best Feature

- Amreeka - Cherien Dabis, director; Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin, producers (National Geographic Entertainment)

- Big Fan - Robert Siegel, director; Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin, producers (First Independent Pictures)

- The Hurt Locker - Kathryn Bigelow, director; Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, producers (Summit Entertainment)

- The Maid - Sebastian Silva, director; Gregorio Gonzales, producer (Elephant Eye Films)

- A Serious Man - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors/producers (Focus Features)

Best Documentary

- Food, Inc. - Robert Kenner, director; Robert Kenner, »

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Review: Did you ever see… The Negotiator?

15 October 2009 12:19 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

This week sees the release of Law Abiding Citizen. The story of a man, played by Gerard Butler, who is forced to watch his family murdered. When the District Attorney makes a shady deal with the defendants, Butler takes matters into his own hands.

The director is F. Gary Gray. You may not recognise the name, but he has directed a tense thriller before, again about a man taking justice into his own hands. Starring the then dream partnership of Kevin Spacey and Samuel L. Jackson, let’s take a look at 1998’s The Negotiator.

As so often happens, there were a couple of movies on the same subject released around the same time, namely hostage negotiators. The other in this case was the Eddie Murphy vehicle, 1997’s Metro. Metro wasn’t very good, but ironically turned out to be, barring Bowfinger, his best movie for years to come.

At the time, »

- Barry Steele

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David Morse & Martha Plimpton Join LAByrinth Theatre Company for 'Barn Series' and 'Live Nude Plays'

9 October 2009 6:19 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

LAByrinth Theater Company (Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell & Yul Vázquez, Artistic Directors and Marieke Gaboury Producing Director) continues its fall season with two annual festivals of free staged readings, the Barn Series (October 6 - October 30, 2009) and Live Nude Plays (October 31 - November 3) the Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street) and is pleased to announce award-winning stage veterans David Morse and Martha Plimpton will appear onstage in readings in October. »

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David Morse & Martha Plimpton Join LAByrinth Theatre Company for 'Barn Series' and 'Live Nude Plays'

9 October 2009 10:19 AM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

LAByrinth Theater Company (Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell & Yul Vázquez, Artistic Directors and Marieke Gaboury Producing Director) continues its fall season with two annual festivals of free staged readings, the Barn Series (October 6 - October 30, 2009) and Live Nude Plays (October 31 - November 3) the Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street) and is pleased to announce award-winning stage veterans David Morse and Martha Plimpton will appear onstage in readings in October. »

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The Hurt Locker (Review)

7 August 2009 9:29 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

The Hurt Locker Directed by Kathryn Bigelow In the past decade or so, many (bad) war movies have permeated our screens, most of them taking place in the Middle East. A prolonged war in Iraq, coupled with the unceasing animosity that exists between Palestine and Israel, has attracted many Hollywood directors. They have been using the volatility in that area in an attempt to shock audiences and bring us as close to that environment without physically doing so. Some movies have succeeded (3 Kings, The Kite Runner, Black Hawk Down) but most have failed to generate any tension whatsoever (Body of Lies, Redacted, The Kingdom, Jarhead). In The Hurt Locker, director Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, Strange Days) produces a surprisingly accurate portrayal of a soldier's life in Iraq, using many cues from her colleagues Paul Greengrass and Werner Herzog. Bigelow blends fast-moving scenes with slow, far-away shots to give her audience »

- Ricky

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Klaus Badelt: Shanghai

7 August 2009 3:25 AM, PDT | MovieScore Magazine | See recent MovieScore Magazine news »

Klaus Badelt is the new composer signed to score Swedish director Mikael Håfström’s upcoming romantic thriller Shanghai. Badelt, who is best known for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Poseidon, The Time Machine, is the third composer on this film. He is replacing UK composer Alex Heffes who, in his turn, had replaced Gabriel Yared, the composer who scored Håfström's 1408. Shanghai is a 1940s period piece starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, John Cusack, David Morse, Yun-Fat Chow and Li Gong. It tells the story about an American who travels to Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor, discovers that his friend has been murdered and unveals a big secret that his own government is hiding. Film is slated to premiere later this year. »

- noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)

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The Hurt Locker Review

26 July 2009 7:49 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

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 »

- Sean

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I Fell in Love with "The Hurt Locker" and You Should Too! The Best Movie of the Summer!

25 July 2009 10:36 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

I'm exploding with joy to tell you that "The Hurt Locker" is definitely the best movie of the summer, and is a contender to be one of the best of the year!

Written by Mark Boal (pictured on left) and directed by Katherine Bigelow (pictured on right), the film made its debut at the Venice Film Festival last year, and didn't make its way to the Us until March 2009 at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

(From L to R: Anthony Mackie, Jeremy Renner, Brian Geraghty)

"The Hurt Locker" tells the story of an elite Army bomb squad in Iraq and the highly-combustible game they play against potential enemies. And those enemies can also be the war raging within each characters.

Anthony Mackie ("We Are Marshall," "Million Dollar Baby") stars as the by-the-books Sergeant Jt Sanborn. All he wants is to get out of Iraq.

Brian Geraghty ("Bobby," "The Guardian »

- Manny

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'The Hurt Locker' Treats Audiences to a World of Pain

15 July 2009 9:25 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

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 | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

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. »

- Paul Young

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