Before all you overzealous Jessica Chastain fans (Are there actually any out there?) start hurling rotten tomatoes in my direction, please hear me out: I like her, too. She seems like a lovely person, and she's certainly a capable actress. There's no question about that. Though I think she was nominated for the wrong movie last year (her work in The Tree of Life was more worthy of a Best Supporting Actress nomination than her performance in The Help ), she deserves her rapidly bulging filmography. At the very least, I'd been expecting her [...]
Director: Kathryn Bigelow Cast: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong, James Gandolfini Certificate: 15A Running Time: 157 minutes Release Date: January 25th The existence of Zero Dark Thirty is pretty miraculous. Originally developed as an account of The Battle of Tora Bora—a 2001 military campaign in the mountains of Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden was believed to be hiding—both plot and production needed a massive overhaul after bin Laden was killed last year. Writer Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow had to alter on [...]
Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty arrives in theatres a day after securing several Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and after riding a wave of controversy regarding the use of torture in the military. This gives the film the added pressure of having to live up to the hype as there will be people going into the film looking to pick it apart. It should be noted though that, as hard as it will be at this point, Zero Dark Thirty works best when you put aside all preconceived notions and just observe the film [...]
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Jason Clarke has become the first actor to officially sign on for Kathryn Bigelow's next film. The Oscar-winning director of The Hurt Locker is tackling an account of the Navy SEAL team who hunted down Osama Bin Laden. Her writer Mark Boal was researching the special ops team when they killed the world's most wanted man, handing him a Hollywood ending on a plate. The untitled, low-budget film, which Bigelow is squeezing in before drug-running drama Triple Frontier, now has its first soldier. Australian actor Clarke has appeared in Public Enemies, [...]
Raise 'em up if you remember Basshead's classic party dronethem, "Do You Wanna Fuck Or What?" If you've got both hands up high and wonder whatever happened to that witty, slow flow rapper, then you need to get your hands on Jason Clark's "The Lone Ranger" as soon as possible. Or, as soon as your slacker ass will get it together to think about doing it. If you want to know something about Jason Clark, join the club. There's very little out there about him-he's an indie producer who composes slow grind, handclap beat, and he's got a [...]
Many series start off with an eyebrow-raising premise but, like a jammed gun, fail to execute it. It's a rare occurrence when a TV show brings about a narrative seemingly adapted from socio-analytical literature. Think Prison Break . Others lose their initial intrigue and become overly entrenched in the characters, rather than the story. Think House . Then there are the masterpieces that pulled a Jordan and failed to realize when the run was over. Think E.R. The Chicago Code , brought to us by Shield [...]
You've waited and waited and waited as the day drew closer. Well dust off those dancin' shoes and Google Map this place you're hearing be called 'The Pointe' , because Halfway to Forecastle is finally here. If you can't get your DJ/electronic fix at this year's H2F there must be something seriously wrong with you and you may want to see a doctor, as you've probably had a brain aneurysm in your sleep. Along with 3 stages worth of music, you can expect the other staples of the Forecastle festival, art and activism, to have [...]
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All electronic line-up featuring Kid Sister, LA Riots, Trash Yourself, and more LOUISVILLE, KY – The Forecastle Festival has announced the lineup to the third annual “Halfway to Forecastle” mini-fest, January 23rd in downtown Louisville, KY. The event will feature an all-electronic music line-up for the first time in the festival’s history, with artists performing on three stages inside The Electric Blue: The first official concert hosted inside the 20,000 square foot industrial warehouse. In addition to live music, the event will feature a nautically-themed fashion show, light and laser shows, live graffiti artists, ice sculptures, break dancing, [...]
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