Zero Dark Thirty

While most of the controversy over “Zero Dark Thirty” -- Kathryn Bigelow’s account of America’s hunt for, and ultimate assassination of, Osama...

Lest we forget, the Oscars are, on the most basic level, a marketing tool for the film industry. The Academy's seal of approval is supposed to be acco...

Argo is not my favorite film of the year. It didn't even make my best-of list. But it's a populist mainstream genre entry of uncommon craft and intelligence, rooted in character and narrative. In terms of the best representation of what 2012 had to offer, Argo is absolutely the movie of the year.

Both Boal and Bigelow seem intent on shoving aside the true facts about torture's effectiveness. All Boal would offer when I queried him on the subject recently was the pallid response that the issue was "politically controversial, as you know."

If you search the Academy Awards acceptance speech database, you'll find that, over the past four decades or so, winners have thanked Jesus three time...

Sometimes Oscar prognosticators are slow on the uptake. After all, if something unexpected happens once, it's a fluke. Twice, and it's a coincidence. ...

"Zero Dark Thirty" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Actress (Jessica Chastain), Best Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Original Screenplay (Mark B...

Zero Dark Thirty, in spite of the controversy about the efficacy of torture in tracking down Bin Laden, manages to be a very upbeat portrayal of human inventiveness within the government.

LOS ANGELES — "Zero Dark Thirty" hunted down the top spot at the box office – and easily won it. Sony Pictures' controversial Osama bin L...

Since its release, Kathryn Bigelow's film, "Zero Dark Thirty" has been under extreme political scrutiny. The movie, written by Mark Boal ("The Hurt...

Welcome to the first in what will be a series of weekly columns updating the state of the Oscar race. We'll continue to trace who's ahead and who's a ...

As I have been warning about for months, 10,000 releases all opened in this very weekend, with another 5,000 coming on Tuesday. Let's just get right into it.

Film: Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Cast includes: Jessica Chastain (The Help), Jason Clarke (Public Enemies), Reda Kateb (A Prophet), Kyle Chandler (Friday...

"Zero Dark Thirty," the epic new film about the decade-long quest to bring down Osama bin Laden, is a movie of such unfathomable complexity that it's ...

Everyone is talking about "Zero Dark Thirty," the newest film from the Oscar-winning "Hurt Locker" team of writer Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigel...

As another year comes to a close, there's only one question -- well, at least around the Moviefone Christmas Tree -- that lingers in the air: What wer...

This week, the New York Film Critics Circle named "Zero Dark Thirty" the best film of 2012, and Kathryn Bigelow, best director. Depicting the true sto...

NEW YORK -- The New York Film Critics Circle named Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" the best film of 2012, voicing its strong support for the grim...

It was the greatest manhunt in history, and soon, audiences will get to see how it all unfolded. From director Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker")...

Movie taglines tend to traffic in the absurd (see: "A Good Day to Die Hard"). However, the newest poster for "Zero Dark Thirty" seems to get it just r...

After many controversies, the teaser for Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" has arrived. Here, Kathryn Bigelow re-teams with her "Hurt Locker" sc...

Apparently Rep. Peter King was on to something when he raised concerns back in January about director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Marl Boal poten...