Whether or not Kathryn Bigelow wins, or is nominated for that matter, for the Best Director Oscar this year, the helmer seems to have already laid the path for female comrades in making headway in the male-dominated world of directing.
Lone Scherfig – who some may argue warrants award-season recognition herself for her work on “An Education” – recently spoke highly of Bigelow and her groundbreaking success with “The Hurt Locker” to the L.A. Times (via HollywoodElsewhere).
“I think she’s admirable and it means a lot to me that she does that because it’s important that it’s not so much about gender as it is about storytelling.”
Scherfig then revealed plans to follow her compatriot and “break into action by doing a gangster movie,” a move not short of Bigelow’s venture into the genre of war films. Nothing more than a pipe-dream you might think? Not exactly, the director says that “it looks like it may happen.”
She further hints that the story may center on a middle aged man going through dramatic conflict which, as she notes, has been the leading character and issue in almost all her films. The equivalent character in her latest film, “An Education,” would of course be Peter Sarsgaard’s David.
“Exploring the criminal mind is truly interesting and something I haven’t done. I’m interested in someone more violent and more flawed.”
We’re assuming that the project will be another English-language project for Scherfig and can’t wait to see what comes of this gangster project. Where it lies in her schedule with regards to the rom-com “One Day” which she’s attached to direct though remains to be seen.
I've wanted to be respectful and kind and smart about this whole thing, since The Hurt Locker is so great, and she's made so many other fantastic movies, but god dammit, I can't take it anymore… I would drink Kathryn Bigelow's bathwater.
@gabe: it's okay. just let it out.
bigelow's direction is the only unironic thing that made "point break" watchable. however, i can not with a sane mind, say that "the hurt locker" should win anything else but best director.
The Hurt Locker is going to win Best Picture at the Oscars this year
(or at least, that's my gut response, if it doesn't happen, i'll pretty much cry cause that means something unworthy will win).
Actually an Oscar insider told me on New Years that Inglourious has a very good shot. I was dismayed.
If 'The Hurt Locker' is the favourite at this point, and 'Inglourious Basterds', 'Up' and 'Avatar' are probably among the 10 nominations, then that sets up a pretty great opportunity for 'The Hurt Locker' to beat the studio movies including the $1billion+ 3D Franchise-to-be epic.
The Oscars seem like they have a growing rep as the awards show for movies the public hasn't seen. So I think the 10 noms this year is potentially a good thing if 'The Hurt Locker' or 'Up in the Air' "officially" one-up a 3D tentpole.
No one though Slumdog Millionaire — essentially a half-foreign language film with zero stars — would win Best Picture, but it did.
The problem is Oscar usually corrects itself when it makes crazy decisions like that, but Oscar has been pretty respectable for 2 years in a row running.
Indeed. The most disappointing aspect about Slumdog Millionaire is that it will be the only film of its type to win in the next twenty years, and so the only Best Picture winner with people of that skin color for the next couple of decades is, in actuality, a piece of shit.
hey gabe, i hear if you repeat a sentiment ad nauseum, it becomes true.
Fingers crossed.