Osama Bin Laden

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

December 16, 2012 By Steve Pond 22 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' Heroine's Real-Life Inspiration Under Scrutiny

December 10, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 23 weeks ago

"Zero Dark Thirty's" main character's real-life inspiration was passed over for promotion

  

Navy SEAL From Osama bin Laden Kill Raid Punished Over 'Medal of Honor' Videogame

November 9, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 28 weeks ago

Seven SEALs will be docked pay and receive letters of reprimand

  

National Geographic Channel to Show Osama bin Laden Thriller 'Seal Team Six'

October 4, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 33 weeks ago

Nicholas Chartier, who helped produce "The Hurt Locker" with Kathryn Bigelow, is now competing in the Osama bin Laden raid market with the director, who is releasing "Zero Dark Thirty" in December

  

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

September 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 36 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.

  

Documents Reveal Pentagon, CIA Help With Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty'

August 29, 2012 By Brent Lang 38 weeks ago

Government officials apparently really like "The Hurt Locker" and haggle about who has to pay for coffee

  

Steven Spielberg’s Rep Denies Director Will Make Bin Laden Film

August 27, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 38 weeks ago

Steven Spielberg was alleged to be in talks to adapt "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden"

  

Kathryn Bigelow's Osama Bin Laden Film Gets a Teaser Trailer

August 6, 2012 By Brent Lang 41 weeks ago

"Zero Dark Thirty" stars Jessica Chastain and Joel Edgerton and is directed by Kathryn Bigelow

  

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

  

Universal Acquires International Rights on Kathryn Bigelow's Osama Bin Laden Film

May 15, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution for Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden project, penned by "Hurt Locker" writer Mark Boal

  

Davis Guggenheim Obama Ad Uses Osama bin Laden's Death to Sell Re-Election (Video)

March 9, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

New Guggenheim ad points to economic crisis, health care, and a certain decision that Joe Biden says was the president's alone

  

Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden Film Set Swarmed by Hindu Protesters in India (Report)

March 2, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Radical group is angered that Pakistan is being portrayed on Indian soil, but a production employee on Kathryn Bigelow's film insists that the show will go on

  

Whitney Houston and Osama Bin Laden: The Little-Known Connection

February 13, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden was so obsessed with "How Will I Know" singer Whitney Houston that he wanted to kill her husband, Bobby Brown

  

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"

  

Twitterverse Jokes About Gaddafi's Death: 'Say Hello to Mr. Jobs' (Updated)

October 20, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Comedians immediately began quipping about the Libyan dictator after his death Thursday

  

Donald Rumsfeld 'Delighted' with Al-Jazeera English

September 30, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The former Secretary of Defense tells David Frost the network is an "important means of communication"

  

Michael Moore, Elisabeth Hasselbeck Tangle Over Osama Bin Laden (Video)

September 15, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

"The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck is outraged by Michael Moore's assertion that Osama bin Laden should have been put on trial

  

White House: Kathryn Bigelow Did Not Get Special Access for Bin Laden Film

August 10, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) is calling for an investigation into allegations "The Hurt Locker" director received confidential information

  

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

  

Justin Bieber Pledges to Meet With 9/11 Victim's Teen Daughter

May 12, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 2 years ago

The media said that the "Baby" singer and the 14-year-old, tragedy-struck super-fan would never get together. They were wrong.

  

Isn't Describing Bin Laden's Bloody Death Photos Enough?

May 12, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Do we really need to see his "brains ... kind of draped out from the socket"?

  

NPR Joins Fox News' Shep Smith, Others Demanding Release of Bin Laden Death Photos

May 11, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Public broadcaster latest media organization to file Freedom of Information Act request

  

Right Wing Back to Attacking Obama After a Pause for Bin Laden Killing

May 10, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Talking heads return to their talking points -- along with Bush-whining, torture-baiting, football-spiking -- after an all-too-brief respite.

  

Donald Trump: The Rise and Flameout of a Presidential Run

May 9, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 2 years ago

How the real-estate mogul/reality star went from surprisingly viable candidate to joke in a few short weeks

  

Watch Osama Bin Laden Read His Last Will and Testament on SNL (video)

May 7, 2011 By Wrap Staff 2 years ago

Osama bin Laden apparently left a last will and testament. And Saturday Night Live got an exclusive video copy

  

Bin Laden Videos Show Terror Leader Watching Himself on TV

May 7, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

A massive trove of intelligence taken from the leader's compound included videos, with one in which the terrorist leader – holding a remote - likes to watch himself

  
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