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Filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow sets up a scene for her Iraq war drama “The Hurt Locker,” actually shot in Amman, Jordan. |
Kathryn Bigelow probably loves many things, but the two I know about are westerns and adrenaline junkies.
Westerns because she directed the great 1987 horror tale “Near Dark,” about vampires roaming the West as the last American outlaws.
Adrenaline junkies because she directed 1991’s “Point Break,” about surfing dudes who rob banks for the sheer thrill of it.
Bigelow’s newest movie, “The Hurt Locker,” combines an adrenaline junkie with western elements, but it’s about U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
The intense drama tells the story of a military bomb squad. It opens wide in the Northwest suburbs this weekend. I recently sat down with Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal for a brief interview. (Read more…)