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Could an Iraq war movie actually be good? Kathryn Bigelow's unsettling film is more than explosions and gore By Stephanie Zacharek Read more: Stephanie Zacharek, Movies, Movie Reviews, Arts & Entertainment, Reviews, Iraq War Video: Interview with Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal June 26, 2009 | What's most striking about Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" isn't its action sequences -- which are low-key to begin with -- but its tense quietness: This is a war movie that rarely goes "boom," a salient choice considering that its central character is an explosives expert. Then again, perhaps the true subject of Bigelow's movie isn't war but human stress: After a particularly tough day the movie's three central characters, bomb-squad specialists, go back to base and commence drinking and roughhousing and wrestling, seeing who can... [read full story]
From left: Bayern Munich´s Ivica Olic, Mario Gomez, Luca Toni and Thomas Mueller attend a training session in Munich on the eve of their Champions League group A match against Maccabi Haifa FC. BERLIN (AFP) - German giants...
Tehran - The Iranian supreme leader said Wednesday that efforts by the opposition to change the country's political status quo were futile. Those who are deceived by a smile or applause by the enemy and try to confront the...
The National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company and China's Sinopec company agreed a USD 6 billion deal on establishing and developing oil refineries in Iran. Mehr News Agency said talks are ongoing between experts...
Thailand's largest industrial conglomerate said that it has signed a deal with state oil firm Qatar Petroleum International to invest in a Vietnam petrochemical complex worth up to $4.0 billion, Reuters reported. The project,...
