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'Zero Dark Thirty': Top 3 controversies from the Osama bin Laden film
"Zero Dark Thirty," which tells the story of the hunt and capture of Osama bin Laden, is already garnering critical accolades – and plenty of criticism, too. Here are the top three controversies currently surrounding the film.
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Gallery: Oscar winners 2010
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'Zero Dark Thirty': Top 3 controversies from the Osama bin Laden film
"Zero Dark Thirty," which tells the story of the hunt and capture of Osama bin Laden, is already garnering critical accolades – and plenty of criticism, too. Here are the top three controversies currently surrounding the film.
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'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Amour' capture New York Critics' awards
Kathryn Bigelow's drama was named the best film of 2012, while 'Amour' was cited as the best foreign language film.
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'Zero Dark Thirty' stirs controversy over torture scenes
'Zero Dark Thirty,' directed by Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow, follows the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
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Jessica Chastain stars in the troubling, infuriating 'Zero Dark Thirty' (+trailer)
'Zero Dark Thirty' avoids political bias too conscientiously.
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'Zero Dark Thirty': What's the story behind the film about bin Laden? (+video)The plot of 'Zero Dark Thirty,' the movie by 'Hurt Locker' director Kathryn Bigelow, has been shrouded in secrecy. Check out the trailer to learn more.
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Anne Hathaway earns early praise for 'Les Miserables'Anne Hathaway is being called a sure thing for an Oscar nomination by critics who have seen the movie 'Les Miserables.' Anne Hathaway stars as struggling single mother Fantine.
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Keira Knightley: What's next after 'Anna Karenina'?Keira Knightley won out against several other actresses for one of her next roles. Knightley stars in 'Anna Karenina,' an adaptation of the Tolstoy novel that was released this month.
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The Long Walk
'The Long Walk' is a powerful, intimate, disturbing look at the ways that war can infect the life of a soldier.
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Toronto International Film Festival: Fewer political movies, more literary adaptations
A new version of a Henry James novel and a Shakespeare adaptation by Joss Whedon were standouts.
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Captain America: 'Hurt Locker' actor may sign on for sequel'Hurt Locker' actor Anthony Mackie may sign on for the movie titled 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier.'
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Nora Ephron: Hollywood trailblazer of romantic comedies for smart women
Nora Ephron was a rare woman writing and directing in the male-dominated industry of filmmaking. Nora Ephron wrote romantic comedies for smart women, about smart women.
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Obama under fire for giving Hollywood access to Bin Laden SEALs
Rep. Peter King is criticizing the President's administration for sharing too much information with Kathryn Bigelow, the director of the Hurt Locker and the force behind a movie intended to depict the raid that killed Osama bin Laden last year.
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Academy Awards 2012: why Oscar winners are often head-scratchers
Academy Award winners aren't always the ones the viewing public expects – or wants. But the secretive Academy likes it that way. Don't forget, you're not in the Oscar club
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"The Artist" leads the Golden Globes in nominations, but others not far behind
The Hollywood Foreign Press Asssociation's annual awards are considered strong predictors for Oscar glory.
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Car of the year award: prestige. But more sales?
Car of the year is Hyundai Elantra, while Range Rover Evoque named truck of the year at Detroit auto show. But car of the year winner doesn't always see a boost in sales.
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Bin Laden movie consult has White House under fire
Bin Laden movie meeting causes stir: Washington helping Hollywood produce realistic movies isn't new. But talking to filmmakers about the Osama bin Laden raid discomfits some Americans, including Rep. Peter King (R) of New York.
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Global News Blog
Hollywood filming in Jordan hinders local filmmakersHollywood's decision to film several major movies in Jordan has made it harder for native filmmakers to afford making movies in the country.
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Oscar winners no one expected: mothers everywhere
Oscar winners dispensed morsels of wisdom in their thank-you speeches Sunday night. 'Listen to your mother' was the advice of Best Director Tom Hooper, who won for the 'The King's Speech.'
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Academy Award nominees include Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush for 'The King's Speech'
Academy Award nominees were announced Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. Natalie Portman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Bale, and Helena Bonham Carter are also Academy Award nominees for acting.
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Black Swan leads Critics Choice award nominations
Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis as rival ballerinas, got a record 12 nominations in the Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Close behind was The King's Speech.
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Hey, Soul Sister by Train, Angry Birds top iTunes top music and apps lists for 2010
Eminem and Ke$sha had the best-selling albums on iTunes and the addictive game Angry Birds was the top selling mobile app.
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The Town: movie review
Ben Affleck stars as a robber ringleader in ‘The Town,’ a dark drama with a cliché-ridden script.
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Ben Affleck goes to 'Town' with second directing gig
Ben Affleck returns with "The Town," a genre-bending bank-heist thriller that is loaded with action but also heavy on gritty working-class drama and sweet romance.
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Lackluster Memorial Day box office: Economy or bad films to blame?
Big-name films including the Sex and the City sequel failed to draw the audiences expected on the traditional kick-off of the summer movie season.
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War
Sebastian Junger’s ‘War’ details the US Army’s disastrous occupation of Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley.
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