The Hurt Locker News

'The Hurt Locker' Among Winners of 2009 Gotham Awards

December 01, 2009 11:12:50

"The Hurt Locker" has become a big winner at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. Nominated in three categories, the action drama movie took home two kudos. The film won Best Feature, beating out "Amreeka", "Big Fan", "The Maid", and "A Serious Man".

Additionally, the Iraq-set movie about an Army bomb squad written by Mark Boal grabbed Best Ensemble Performance award. This award was shared among the film's cast, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse, and Evangeline Lilly, as well as casting director Mark Bennett.

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Nominees of 2009 Gotham Awards Announced

October 20, 2009 02:10:37

On Monday, October 19, the Independent Filmmaker Project has announced the nominees for the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, unraveling the dominance of "The Hurt Locker" and "Big Fan". Both feature films received the most nominations with three gongs each, and will battle it out in two categories, Best Feature and Breakthrough Actor.

In the Best Feature category, the two are up against Cherien Dabis' "Amreeka", Sebastian Silva's "The Maid" and the Coen brothers' "A Serious Man". As for the actor title, "Hurt Locker" enlisted Jeremy Renner and "Big Fan" put Patton Oswalt in competition with Ben Foster, Catalina Saavedra and Soulemane Sy Savane.

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New Trailer for Kathryn Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker'

April 16, 2009 10:04:53

A brand new trailer for "The Hurt Locker" has been premiered via Apple. More than two minutes long and filled with bomb explosions, the promotional video presents gripping footage of what can be called as one of the world's most dangerous jobs as it described, "To do this job, you have to be brave, you have to be crazy, and you have to be the best."

"The Hurt Locker" follows three elite members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squad who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives in the streets of Baghdad. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he quickly surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, when he recklessly plunges them into a deadly game of urban combat, to seek out and disarm deadly bombs in a thrilling race against time.

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War Film 'The Hurt Locker' Welcomes Trailer

January 07, 2009 03:01:45

Trailer to award-winning "The Hurt Locker" has just been released. Less than two minutes long, the video footage introduces first the elite bomb squad unit before moving on showing the chaos and dangers they are facing in present-day Baghdad. Filled with explosions and gun fights, the sneak peek displays how the team try to disarm deadly bombs which come in many shapes.

Based on recently declassified information about an elite Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in present day Iraq, "The Hurt Locker" follows an EOD unit as they are forced to play a dangerous game of cat and mouse in the chaos of war. Placed in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb, they must now work together to survive.

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Four Stack Things into "The Hurt Locker"

March 15, 2007 09:03:14

Probably this could be the dream team moviegoers often imagine of. Production Weekly has learned that Charlize Theron, Colin Farrell, Ralph Fiennes, and Willem Dafoe are joining forces to highlight an Iraq-set action drama entitled "The Hurt Locker."

Set to enter production later this spring, the project centers on an elite Army bomb disposal unit who get forced to play a risky game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war and have to come together in a city where every person is a potential enemy.

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FN Bad ass movie

posted by JIMWATZ on Apr 15, 2009

I agree with the guy below great movie. ISOTF

posted by BOMBSQ on Apr 15, 2009

Worse movie ever. Disgraces the men and women who put that bomb suit on.

posted by Bmbsqd on Jul 28, 2009

It was by far, the BEST movie i've seen in a long time. greatly put together, well worth the money!

posted by Freezypop987 on Aug 01, 2009

Dang, that was an awesome piece of film !Thumbs up!

posted by Hool on Oct 17, 2009