Geena Davis Puts a Sexist Hollywood on Notice

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 9, 2019 In "This Changes Everything," Davis and peers like Kimberly Peirce, Meryl Streep and Taraji P. Henson zoom in on their industry's gender gap. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Detroit’: It Looks Like Vietnam, but It’s the USA

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Jul 27, 2017 Director Kathryn Bigelow turns the tragic events of July 1967 in Detroit into a tense suspense film. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Happened to the Female Directors of Hollywood? (Part 4)

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Mar 17, 2017 The ’80s and ’90s brought welcome advances for female filmmakers. But would the bias that produced the term “chick flick” remain? (Shown: A screen shot from Mira Nair’s 1991 film “Mississippi Masala.”) Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Story of ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Filmmakers and the CIA Just Got Creepier

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 10, 2015 The Oscar-winning film "Zero Dark Thirty" became a prestigious awards vehicle for its co-creators, journalist-turned-screenwriter Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow. It also became a source of controversy -- and all the more so after this latest news. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hollywood Isn’t So Progressive When It Comes to Female Filmmakers

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 4, 2013 When Kathryn Bigelow won an Oscar for 2008's "The Hurt Locker," it was widely viewed as a breakthrough moment for women who worked behind the camera. But several years later, Bigelow is still an exception to the long-held belief in Hollywood that a man must steer a film in order for it to have a chance at financial success. A new study reveals the extent of the gender gap behind the camera in the movie industry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Another Word for Propaganda

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 18, 2013 Why aren't film director Kathryn Bigelow's claimed government sources, including employees of the CIA, in jail like Pfc. Bradley Manning? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Zero Dark Thirty’: Kathryn Bigelow Shows Us the Things We Carried

Susan Zakin / Truthdig Jan 12, 2013 When "Zero Dark Thirty" opens nationally Friday, many moviegoers will already have made up their minds. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Hollywood’s Raid on Convention

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Dec 16, 2012 So far, I have not seen any negative reviews of "Zero Dark Thirty" and it is with some reluctance that I'm about to write one. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Where Are the Women Directors?

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Jan 26, 2012 Here’s a thought exercise: In a nation where 33 percent of the Supreme Court justices are women, 17 percent of the seats in the Senate and House are held by women and 12 percent of the statehouses have female governors, what accounts for the fact that only 5 percent of movie directors in 2011 are female? What accounts for the fact that only 5 percent of movie directors in 2011 are female? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bigelow Pushing Forward With ‘Kill Bin Laden’

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2011 After her Oscar win for "The Hurt Locker," director Kathryn Bigelow set her sights on another ambitious project that has taken on new significance over the last 24 hours, given the subject matter: "Kill Bin Laden." However, as Deadline's Mike Fleming pointed out Monday, the movie isn't solely focused on the late al-Qaida leader. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

An Oscar for America’s Hubris

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 10, 2010 What a shame that the one movie about the Iraq war that has a chance of being viewed by a large worldwide audience should be so disappointing. According to press reports, members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally found a movie about the Iraq war they liked because it is “apolitical."What a shame that the one movie about the Iraq war that has a chance of being viewed by a large worldwide audience should be so disappointing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Hurt Locker’ Wins Big at Oscars

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2010 It was the first Iraq war movie to really break through, and now "The Hurt Locker" has won six Academy Awards, including best picture and best director, marking the first time an Oscar for directing has gone to a woman. The movie opens with a quote from Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )