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...bitter end: 1) Kathryn Bigelow, 58, may be the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director, and 2) if she does, she'll beat out her ex-husband James Cameron. These are possibilities that never crossed her mind when she was shooting her Iraq-war movie The Hurt Locker in Jordan in 2007, perspiring in the 115°F heat, her face covered in dirt. (See the top 10 movies...
...guys, and things blowing up. She's known for her adrenaline-pumped action sequences in films like the vampire western Near Dark (1987) and the surfer-heist cult classic Point Break (1991); the subtitle of the Directors' Cuts volume of film criticism about her is "Hollywood Transgressor." With The Hurt Locker, she's transgressed her way right to the threshold of the industry's highest honor. Breaking the Oscars' glass ceiling after a career of original, uncompromising films would make the history-making that much more fun. (See the 100 best movies of all time...
Tension is a hallmark of her films, as are provocative characters, and The Hurt Locker has both. But it marked a departure by giving her the chance to investigate an ongoing conflict, to be relevant. Which is why it perplexes her that some critics have characterized it as apolitical. "You have graphic depiction of innocent children killed by bombs," she says. "You have soldiers incapable of surviving a catastrophic event. And I think at the end of the day you look at the cost of this war on human lives and broken families...
...Eyelid Movies” are the bass lines and Barthel’s vocals. Carter’s guitar playing also occasionally shines, particularly on the album’s quieter songs. The album’s lyrics, while only hooking the listener occasionally, certainly do not hurt any of the songs. This neutrality is as much as the record needs, as its other aspects provide plenty of highlights. Although not remaining stellar throughout, this album provides a great overview of what Phantogram are capable of accomplishing. Based on its singles alone, “Eyelid Movies?...
...Claire Chapotot of France went flying off a bump and skidded on her behind before coming to a stop. "Ooohhhh, that's got to hurt," yelped one of the p.a. guys. American Callan Chythlook-Sifsof smashed her back against the snow after bungling a landing; somehow, she bounced back up. "You know, I'd have to come down in one of those yellow baskets if that happened to me," said a wisecracking announcer. Naturally, replays of all the crashes conveniently popped onto the big screen at the bottom of the hill, where the crowd was gathered to watch the event...