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Kathryn Bigelow: under fire
The Hurt Locker made Kathryn Bigelow the first woman to win a best director Oscar. But some say her new thriller, Zero Dark Thirty, about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, endorses torture When Osama bin...
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Oscars 2013: Lincoln stays red-hot favourite as awards fever rises
Well-timed parallels to Obama's election campaign could help bring Steven Spielberg the same success as Schindler's ListThere's no mistaking it: the film industry awards season has moved into high gear...
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Academy member calls for Oscars boycott of Zero Dark Thirty
David Clennon has urged others to snub Kathryn Bigelow film at awards for 'promoting acceptance of the crime of torture'Hollywood studio Sony has been forced into a fresh defence of the controversial...
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Zero Dark Thirty’s torture scenes are controversial and historically dubious
While Kathryn Bigelow's film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden has been ridiculed for its Arabic dialogue, CIA secrecy prevents historians from fully assessing its accuracy Director: Kathryn Bigelow...
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Oscars race 2013: Argo in pole position after winning Writers Guild award
Argo remains an Oscar frontrunner and Zero Dark Thirty rejoins the Academy race, winning top honours at the Writers Guild of America awardsArgo has solidified its place as the Oscar frontrunner after...
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Senate drops Zero Dark Thirty inquiry
Investigation into whether Zero Dark Thirty film-makers were granted access to classified CIA material is closed Just a day after Zero Dark Thirty foundered at the Oscars, taking just a single...
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