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'Zero Dark Thirty' Senate Investigation Is Closed (Report)

February 25, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 16 weeks ago

"Zero Dark Thirty" filmmakers became subjects of the probe after politicians objected to its portrayal of torture by CIA officers

  

Oscars 2013: Inside the After-Parties (Photos)

February 25, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 16 weeks ago

Elton John clears $6 million net on viewing and after-party, a Barbra Streisand supergroup at the Governors Ball, Seth's overnight orchestra, and the late-night scene at the Chateau

  

10 Secrets of the Oscar Envelope: 'It's Engineered like a German Car'

February 24, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 16 weeks ago

Seen by billions but touched by few, here's an exclusive hands-on tour of the most famous envelope in the world.

  

Partying Down During Oscar's Walk-Up Week (Photos)

February 21, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 16 weeks ago

From Jessica Chastain chatting up Harry Potter, to Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams hunkering down together, to awards winners with trophies riding shuttle buses -- a continuously updating gallery of the scene leading up to Oscar night.

  

Oscar Party List 2013: The Shindigs, From Intimate to Sprawling

February 19, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 17 weeks ago

Your guide to five days of Oscar celebrations broken into Nominees, Decision Makers, the Scene and Oscar Sunday

  

Tony Kushner, Alan Dershowitz, WGA Editor Blast Congress Over 'Zero Dark Thirty' Criticism

February 11, 2013 By Steve Pond 18 weeks ago

Oscar nominee Tony Kusher and WGA magazine editor Richard Stayton are among those who sign letter defending "Zero Dark Thirty" on First Amendment grounds

  

Leon Panetta, 9/11 Families Join Chorus of Support for 'Zero Dark Thirty'

January 31, 2013 By Steve Pond 19 weeks ago

As final Oscar ballots approach, the controversial Kathryn Bigelow movie picks up support from the secretary of defense, families of 9/11 victims, Martin Sheen and Michael Moore 

  

Real-Life 'Zero Dark Thirty' Agents Come Out for HBO's Osama bin Laden Sundance Doc

January 22, 2013 By Steve Pond 21 weeks ago

HBO documentary tells its own version of the hunt for Osama bin Laden -- and the agents who took part in the search weigh in on Kathryn Bigelow's take

  

Inside the Golden Globes Afterparties (Photos)

January 14, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 22 weeks ago

The face of AMC (Jon Hamm) joins HBO; JLo and Diddy are together again, and Bill Murray and Rosario Dawson dance together. Inside the bashes at the Beverly Hilton and beyond

  

Partying at AFI, BAFTA With Bradley Cooper, Hugh Jackman, J. Lo and More on Golden Globes Weekend

January 13, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 22 weeks ago

Jon Bon Jovi with Harvey Weinstein, J. Lo and Bradley Cooper, Stacy Keibler, Real Housewives, and no time to watch the NFL playoffs. The nonstop scene inside the Four Seasons and across West Hollywood on a packed party weekend

  

Inside the AFI Awards Power Lunch 2012 (Photos)

January 12, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 22 weeks ago

"I'm a big fan." The elite of TV and Film cross pollinated at AFI's presitigious lunch at the Four Seasons on Friday

  

Inside the Critics Choice Movie Awards: What You Didn't See on TV

January 11, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 22 weeks ago

The social scene between commercials, the blown kisses, and Eva Longoria kneeling before George Clooney. The top untelevised moments from inside the rapid fire show.

  

How Do You Pronounce Quvenzhane Wallis? (Exclusive Video)

January 10, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 22 weeks ago

Newly crowned Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis stares down the camera and tells everyone how to get it right.

  

Senators Call for Investigation Into 'Zero Dark Thirty' Sources

January 3, 2013 By Steve Pond & Brent Lang 23 weeks ago

After complaining that "Zero Dark Thirty" wasn't true, the Senate Intelligence Committee has changed course and now wants to know where the filmmakers got their information

  

'Zero Dark Thirty' Review: Like a Really Good 'Law & Order' - With Waterboarding

December 18, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 26 weeks ago

Kathryn Bigelow’s dissection of the hunt for Osama bin Laden starts strong and features memorable performances but fizzles a bit by the time boots hit the ground

  

Kathryn Bigelow Denies 'Zero Dark Thirty' Apologizes for Torture (Exclusive)

December 16, 2012 By Steve Pond 26 weeks ago

In an exclusive interview with TheWrap, the director and screenwriter of "Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal, say their film doesn't advocate torture or make a hero of Obama. It simply portrays what went down

  

'Zero Dark Thirty' Steps Into the Line of Fire, Answers Critics

December 11, 2012 By Steve Pond 27 weeks ago

Jessica Chastain says new disclosures about her "Zero Dark Thirty" character show that the movie got it right; Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal say it's "preposterous" to call their film pro-torture

  

'Les Miz,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' Upset the Oscar Race - But Is One the Big Winner?

November 26, 2012 By Steve Pond 29 weeks ago

Two of the year's most hotly-awaited films, Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables" and Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty," have the potential to upset an already unsettled Oscar race

  

Jessica Chastain Says She Always Knew Osama bin Laden Film Would Be Politicized (Exclusive)

September 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 39 weeks ago

Jessica Chastain compares "Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's telling of the hunt for Osama bin Laden, to the type of films they made in the 1970s.

  

Cannes 2012: Shiny Happy People, and Osama bin Laden

May 17, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Day 2: The Cannes jury meets the press, and the potential acquisition of an Osama bin Laden movie could cause complications this fall

  

Pentagon, CIA Sued Over Alleged Meetings With Kathryn Bigelow

January 17, 2012 By Kurt Orzeck 1 year ago

A government watchdog files over information its says was provided to the director and writer Mark Boal for the film "Killing bin Laden"

  

'Hurt Locker' Suit: Army Sgt. Ordered to Fork Over Thousands in Attorneys Fees

December 9, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

A multi-million suit claiming that the team behind the Best Picture winner stole an Iraq vet's life story has been tossed

  

Lawsuit Against 'Hurt Locker' Filmmakers Thrown Out (Updated)

October 13, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver plans to appeal the ruling, which ordered him to pay court costs

  

Sony Nabs Rights to Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden Movie

May 24, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

The true-life thriller will be written by "Hurt Locker" scribe Mark Boal

  

'Hurt Locker' Screenwriter to Produce WikiLeaks Movie

February 2, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Mark Boal, Management 360 and Financier Megan Ellison have optioned a 'New York Times Magazine' article about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

  

Julia Roberts, Kathryn Bigelow Join Awards Picture

February 1, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Roundup: Roberts gets ASC honor, Bigelow joins WGA presenters, and the Academy debuts interactive red carpet

  
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