Kathryn Bigelow

The Hurt Locker

Arts, Culture & Media

Director Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie follows a three-man Explosive Ordnance Disposal team around Baghdad in 2004, as the insurgency was cresting — and the tension doesn’t let up for a minute. Bigelow (who directed the cult surfer movie “Point Break“) tells Kurt that she cast unknown actors to keep audiences guessing: “If it’s a very […]

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The Hurt Locker

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The Hurt Locker

Arts, Culture & Media

Kathryn Bigelow is only the fourth woman ever to be nominated for the Best Director Oscar. “The Hurt Locker,” follows a three-man Explosive Ordnance Disposal team around Baghdad in 2004, as the insurgency was cresting ? and the tension doesn’t let up for a minute. Bigelow told Kurt that she cast unknown actors to keep […]

The World

The Hurt Locker

Global Politics

Director Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie follows a three-man Explosive Ordnance Disposal team around Baghdad in 2004, as the insurgency was cresting ? and the tension doesn’t let up for a minute. Bigelow (who directed the cult surfer movie ?Point Break?) tells Kurt that she cast unknown actors to keep audiences guessing: “If it’s a very […]

The World

Takeouts: Oscar winners, listeners respond to step competition results

Conflict & Justice

OSCAR TAKEOUT: “The Hurt Locker” won big over “Avatar” and Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to take the Best Director award. TV blogger Delaina Dixon recaps the 82nd Academy Awards’ winners and losers. Read a blog post about Delaina’s New York Oscar party. LISTENERS: Last week, we discussed a controversial step competition, where a […]