Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

Overblown TED Talk on sexism in Hollywood picks odd targets

"...She also says, in not so many words, that Kathryn Bigelow only won her Best Director Oscar for The..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 21-27

"...like stuff that gets your adrenaline going." Sagittarian filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow said that. With the help of this attitude,..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Bill Paxton’s Lost Film Ties Together UT, Bob Fosse, and William S. Burroughs

Cut up, chopped and screwed: The long path to Taking Tiger Mountain Revisited

"...jaw-dropping résumé made him part of James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow's stock players (Near Dark, True Lies, and, of..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Gifts for Fans of the Big and Small Screen

From essential box sets to writers’ wisdom: stocking fillers and the gifts that keep on giving for your watching pleasure

"...years for a female director to win an Oscar (Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker), but that doesn't mean women..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: War Movies

Movie picks for Memorial Day

"...male-dominated film genre and Time's Up era is that Kathryn Bigelow helmed Zero Dark Thirty, as well as the..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...Detroit: Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) misses the..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Detroit

The 1967 riots are brought to life in this docudrama

"...Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow. Starring: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Drafthouse Sets Bill Paxton Memorial Screenings

Beloved everyman actor and Texas native passed away Sunday

"...2, at 7:30pm, followed by a 10:15pm screening of Kathryn Bigelow’s 1987 cult classic Near Dark, in which Paxton..."

Feb. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Point Break

Remake of 1991's action bromance

"...this remake of the 1991 cult classic directed by Kathryn Bigelow is essentially an extreme-sports showcase gussied up as..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cartel Land

Vigilante groups on both sides of the border fight the Mexican cartels in this harrowing doc

"...and indelible images. The film attracted The Hurt Locker’s Kathryn Bigelow as an executive producer, and when Cartel Land..."

July 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Vaults: Kathryn Bigelow Soldiers On

'The Hurt Locker' Oscar-winner was robbed of a 'Zero Dark Thirty' nom

"...forget three years ago when The Hurt Locker filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to ever receive a..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zero Dark Thirty

The film is suspenseful, dogged, relentless, and determined – amazing considering we already know the ending of this story about the 10-year hunt for Osama bin Laden.

"...Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow. Starring: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Jason..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 list

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10s

"...7) Zero Dark Thirty Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal recognized the makings of a..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kimberley Jones' Top 10 list

Kimberley Jones' Top 10s

"...Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master), Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty), Maïwenn (Polisse) BEST SCREENPLAY (original)..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The AggreGAYtor: December 19

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...an Armani suit, is sorry that his opinion of Kathryn Bigelow is skewed...."

Dec. 19, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Local Critics Pick ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

Austin Film Critics Association names P.T. Anderson Best Director

"...Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow’s harrowing drama about the hunt for Osama bin..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Fun Platform

Helen Knode's new murder mystery finds her leaving noir and stepping into the light

"...like her taste), maybe some Ellen Willis. A little Kathryn Bigelow. And some Scarlett O'Hara...."

April 27, 2012 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

'Black Watch'

This play gives audiences an up-close view of Scottish soldiers in Iraq

"...wartime Iraq. But two years before the release of Kathryn Bigelow's justly celebrated film, the play Black Watch proved..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cards Are Wild

More Wild Card categories to add to my Top 10 list

"...every sighting? All this, too, in the year after Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to receive an Academy..."

Jan. 6, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screens Top 10s

"...Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), Spike Jonze (Where the Wild..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Screens Top 10s

"...7) 'THE HURT LOCKER' Bigelow has made one helluva war movie, but it's her..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

AFCA Announces 2009 Awards

The Austin Film Critics Association hands The Hurt Locker top prize

"...Hurt Locker taking first place. The AFCA also honored Kathryn Bigelow and cinematographer Barry Ackroyd for their work on..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

AFCA Announces 2009 Awards

The Austin Film Critics Association hands 'Hurt Locker' top honors

"...more than one member**. Instead, top honors went to Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker, which continues its domination of..."

Dec. 16, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Hurt Locker

An elite bomb-dismantling squad in Iraq tread the fine line between keeping themselves alive and coming back for another adrenaline rush.

"...Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow. Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy..."

July 10, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2009 Film Festival

Go out and explore. With so many options, it's hard to go wrong.

March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Every Step They Take

Kathryn Bigelow dramatizes the dangerous business of bomb detonation in The Hurt Locker

"...streets of Iraq provides the suspenseful dramatic frisson in Kathryn Bigelow's new movie, The Hurt Locker...."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...Hurt Locker Director: Kathryn Bigelow. Writer: Mark Boal Forced to play a dangerous..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Continental Drift

Scenes from the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

"...Also appealing were Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York and Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker. Kaufman debuts as a director..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Panels

"...have called on his down-home charm is as impressive: Kathryn Bigelow, Walter Hill, Ron Howard, Sam Raimi, Robert Rodriguez,..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

K-19: The Widowmaker

"...Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow. Starring: Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard, Christian..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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