It turns out the CIA and Pentagon officials were just big fans of The Hurt Locker.
New documents pertaining to government and military cooperation on the Osama bin Laden takedown film Zero Dark Thirty (out Dec. 19) were posted Tuesday evening by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, but they fail to confirm the organization’s theory that director Kathryn Bigelow and producer-screenwriter Mark Boal were given special access for the sake of political gains.
In fact, media relations officials discussed the need to be fair to others who were seeking similar information about the May 2, 2011 raid — and they told each...
New documents pertaining to government and military cooperation on the Osama bin Laden takedown film Zero Dark Thirty (out Dec. 19) were posted Tuesday evening by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, but they fail to confirm the organization’s theory that director Kathryn Bigelow and producer-screenwriter Mark Boal were given special access for the sake of political gains.
In fact, media relations officials discussed the need to be fair to others who were seeking similar information about the May 2, 2011 raid — and they told each...
- 8/29/2012
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
Did director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal get unprecedented government access for "Zero Dark Thirty"? "According to documents obtained by Judicial Watch, the White House, Defense Department and CIA all offered rare, if not unprecedented, access to Boal and Bigelow. The access included a guided tour of a secret CIA planning facility called The Vault and linking Boal up with what a Defense Department official described as 'a planner, Seal Team 6 operator and commander.' The only restriction was that Boal not disclose the Seal’s name. Defense Department Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Douglas Wilson stressed that Bigelow’s and Boal’s access would be unique. 'We need to be careful here so we don’t open the media floodgates on this,' Wilson wrote in an e-mail obtained by Judicial Watch." Wired "Beasts of the Southern Wild" was among critics' picks at Cannes: "Fipresci, the International Fede.
- 5/27/2012
- Gold Derby
Washington -- Obama administration officials made "a planner, operator and commander of Seal Team Six" that killed Osama bin Laden available to a Hollywood director and screenwriter working on a movie about the successful raid, according to Pentagon and CIA records obtained by the conservative group Judicial Watch.
The group released hundreds of pages of documents on Tuesday, secured under a Freedom of Information Act request, that it says show transcripts of meetings and communication between government agencies, Kathryn Bigelow, the Academy Award-winning director of "The Hurt Locker," and screenwriter Mark Boal.
Rep. Peter King (R-n.Y.), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said in a statement Wednesday that the emails tell a "damning story of extremely close, unprecedented, and potentially dangerous collaboration" with top officials at the CIA, Department of Defense and the White House, as well as with a top Democratic lobbying firm, the Glover Park Group.
The group released hundreds of pages of documents on Tuesday, secured under a Freedom of Information Act request, that it says show transcripts of meetings and communication between government agencies, Kathryn Bigelow, the Academy Award-winning director of "The Hurt Locker," and screenwriter Mark Boal.
Rep. Peter King (R-n.Y.), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said in a statement Wednesday that the emails tell a "damning story of extremely close, unprecedented, and potentially dangerous collaboration" with top officials at the CIA, Department of Defense and the White House, as well as with a top Democratic lobbying firm, the Glover Park Group.
- 5/23/2012
- by Andrea Stone
- Huffington Post
Set for release this winter, the documentary film Us and the Game Industry promises to explore the motivations of indie developers like thatgamecompany. Filmmaker Stephanie Beth tells us what she learned from a new era of rebellious entertainment
Something important is happening with games at the moment. It has nothing to do with the blockbusting mainstream success of Modern Warfare 3. It isn't about the increasing convergence of Hollywood movies and Triple Aaa interactive entertainment. It is about a quiet revolution in the indie sector, where small studios and even lone developers create offbeat subjective titles rather than noisy mega-bucks shoot-'em-ups.
Because, just as in movies, it is the game design outliers who are producing the most interesting work, and who speak about the future of the medium. Last week saw the release of Journey, a beautiful, elusive adventure game by the small La studio thatgamecompany. Set on a dying desert world,...
Something important is happening with games at the moment. It has nothing to do with the blockbusting mainstream success of Modern Warfare 3. It isn't about the increasing convergence of Hollywood movies and Triple Aaa interactive entertainment. It is about a quiet revolution in the indie sector, where small studios and even lone developers create offbeat subjective titles rather than noisy mega-bucks shoot-'em-ups.
Because, just as in movies, it is the game design outliers who are producing the most interesting work, and who speak about the future of the medium. Last week saw the release of Journey, a beautiful, elusive adventure game by the small La studio thatgamecompany. Set on a dying desert world,...
- 3/13/2012
- by Keith Stuart
- The Guardian - Film News
Dancing with the Stars winner J.R. Martinez has fans in high places. U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta wrote a letter to the Iraq war veteran and called him up to offer his congratulations for winning the mirror-ball trophy in last week's finale, according to the Department of Defense. In his letter, Panetta praised the former Army infantryman, who suffered severe burns when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb while serving in Iraq in 2003. "Over the course of this competition, your spirit captivated the nation and your victory sends a powerful message about the strength and resilience of our wounded warriors,...
- 11/27/2011
- by Aaron Parsley
- PEOPLE.com
In this Indie Spotlight, we’re featuring interesting film and video projects that are currently working on kickstarting their funding. Check out some of these very cool projects before they go big.
Here is what Christian Santiago has to say about his indie doc and web series about tagging and graffiti:
I’ve been working on a graffiti documentary called “Immortalized” and a web-series called Element Tree presents: “Yard Work” where I document and showcase the different styles and techniques that each artist uses in order to create a masterpiece.
Find out more about Immortalized and Element Tree.
Ye olde Chris Crocker of “Leave Britney Alone” fame is working on a project that illuminates what happens when videos go viral, including comments, hate, and unexpected fame. Here’s what Chris has to say:
Me at the Zoo takes its name from the first ever YouTube video. It’s an unconventional documentary about Chris Crocker,...
Here is what Christian Santiago has to say about his indie doc and web series about tagging and graffiti:
I’ve been working on a graffiti documentary called “Immortalized” and a web-series called Element Tree presents: “Yard Work” where I document and showcase the different styles and techniques that each artist uses in order to create a masterpiece.
Find out more about Immortalized and Element Tree.
Ye olde Chris Crocker of “Leave Britney Alone” fame is working on a project that illuminates what happens when videos go viral, including comments, hate, and unexpected fame. Here’s what Chris has to say:
Me at the Zoo takes its name from the first ever YouTube video. It’s an unconventional documentary about Chris Crocker,...
- 8/21/2011
- by Catherine
- Movie Gnome
Everett Justin Kirk and Alexander Gould on “Weeds”
Judging by the intensity of this week’s “previously on ‘Weeds’” introductory recap segment, today’s episode is going to answer some very important questions.
From her low-rent halfway house bedroom, Nancy is taking a call from Silas, who apparently has returned from his stint as a pot picker for Heylia James out in Humboldt County, California. As part of the deal with Heylia, Silas has returned with 30 pounds of vacuum-sealed, Grade...
Judging by the intensity of this week’s “previously on ‘Weeds’” introductory recap segment, today’s episode is going to answer some very important questions.
From her low-rent halfway house bedroom, Nancy is taking a call from Silas, who apparently has returned from his stint as a pot picker for Heylia James out in Humboldt County, California. As part of the deal with Heylia, Silas has returned with 30 pounds of vacuum-sealed, Grade...
- 8/9/2011
- by Nick Andersen
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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