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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
"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)
- Manny
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, »
The Hurt Locker and Big Fan Lead the Gotham Indie Award Noms
19 October 2009 | 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. Sebastian Silva's (who we just recently interviewed) picked up pair of noms for The Maid in the Best Feature and Breakthrough Actor categories. Unfortunately Goodbye Solo only received a Breakthrough Actor nom when it should have doubled up with a Best Feature nom as well, and mysteriously Sophie Barthes received a Best Ensemble nom when she should have warranted a Breakthrough Director nom as well - that Breakthrough Director category has a pair of real turkeys in it, and nowhere in sight »
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
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. »
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. »
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
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)
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
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
'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, »
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
The Hurt Locker Review
9 July 2009 4:02 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Kathryn Bigelow is one of Hollywood’s best talents. Never heard of her? Well surely one has seen her films as she’s done Point Break, Near Dark, and K-19: The Widowmaker. As far as female directors go, there’s something that separates Bigelow from the rest of the pack in that she can construct a good film. Yes, I know, the sex card comes out but truth is film is a male dominated world and there hasn’t been one female director to make a splash like Kathryn Bigelow. The woman just knows how to get the very best out of her films and in some cases can elevate the material she’s given to make it work. After a seven year absence Bigelow returns with The Hurt Locker, a film where there’s not enough good words in the English Dictionary to praise such a wonderful, great, and »
- Philip Barrett
Riveting, Must-See ‘The Hurt Locker’ is Flawless Filmmaking
9 July 2009 8:48 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Filmmaking simply doesn’t get much more riveting than Kathryn Bigelow’s incredible “The Hurt Locker,” a cinematic experience unlike any other that you will have this year. Building and releasing tension better than her peers have in a long time, Bigelow has made not only the best Iraq War movie to date but the best film of 2009 at just over the halfway point.
Rating: 5.0/5.0 With “The Hurt Locker,” Bigelow takes viewers to the other side of the world to bring into relatable perspective a daily grind that most of us couldn’t even imagine. The leads in “The Hurt Locker” are soldiers in Iraq who diffuse bombs for a living, often in range of sniper fire and often with materials and equipment tragically unable to protect them should something go wrong.
Read Brian Tallerico’s full review of “The Hurt Locker” in our reviews section. “The Hurt Locker” is a visceral, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Watch the first eight minutes of Summit Entertainment's 'The Hurt Locker' online
8 July 2009 2:33 PM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »
The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Remember Me studio Summit Entertainment has released the first eight minutes of its latest masterpiece The Hurt Locker on Hulu (below). The Hurt Locker, which is now playing in New York and Los Angeles, and which will be available in select theatres following soon, is described as "one of the defining films of the decade" (by the Daily News). The film stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse, and is directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The story of The Hurt Locker is described as follows: The Hurt Locker is an intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat... »
- thetwilightexaminer
'Hurt Locker' - First 8 Minutes Online
8 July 2009 11:15 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Bomb squad. War zone. Malfunctioning robot. In the opening sequence of The Hurt Locker, director Kathryn Bigelow expertly sets a tone of anxious, sweat-soaked drama. The film has been playing in New York and Los Angeles, expands to selected cities this Friday, and then goes wide on July 24. You can watch the first eight minutes online at Hulu (or after the jump).
And if that doesn't grab you, I don't know what will. I saw The Hurt Locker at SXSW, and that opening sequence pinned me to my seat. Guy Pearce leads a bomb squad that includes Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty. They're already suited up in protective gear as the scene begins, wisecracking and otherwise demonstrating an easy camaraderie. A small wheeled robot has a minor mechanical malfunction, requiring Pearce to walk into harm's way to fix it. The team's wary conversational bravado continues, even as they shift into »
- Peter Martin
Dakota Fanning Stuck With Another Bad Dad
8 July 2009 7:20 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
We all know it's the women-- Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, et al.-- who will get the meatiest roles in The Runaways, the biopic about the serious bad-asses who formed the first all-girl punk band in the 70s. But that isn't keeping the menfolk for singing up for roles. Brett Cullen, a.k.a. Goodwin on Lost and Wayne Sutry on Damages, has just joined to play the alcoholic, abusive father of band member Cherie Currie (Fanning), according to THR. No telling how big the role will be, though I imagine the film will focus more on the band's life together rather than their pasts. And what is it with Dakota Fanning completely unable to get a decent dad? Paul Bettany beat her up in Secret Life of Bees, David Morse was her good-for-nothing pop in Hounddog, and John Hodgman was unable to save her from evil Spider-Mom in Coraline. »
The Hurt Locker - Exclusive commentary clip.
7 July 2009 11:40 PM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Check out a new exclusive commentary clip from Summit Entertainment's "The Hurt Locker," starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse and Christian Camargo. Kathryn Bigelow scores a big win with this incredible and realistic docomentary-styled war drama written by Mark Boal. Bigelow produced the film alongside Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro. Check out "The Hurt Locker" group for images, clips and more. To see the exclusive clip, check on the right under "Related Links & Features." »
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 2 Signed ‘The Hurt Locker’ Posters With Star Jeremy Renner
7 July 2009 12:53 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 2 signed “The Hurt Locker” posters by star Jeremy Renner and a few other cast members and filmmakers! “The Hurt Locker” stars Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly and Christian Camargo.
“The Hurt Locker,” which opens on July 10, 2009 in Chicago, is the winner of the 2008 Venice Film Festival Signis Grand Prize. The film will be showing at AMC River East and Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema in Chicago as well as CineArts in Evanston, Ill.
To win your “The Hurt Locker” signed poster courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is tell us your danger story in this Web-based submission form. That’s it! Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “The Hurt Locker” with Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce and Jeremy Renner. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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