The Hurt Locker
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A walk-on part in the war
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <em>The Hurt Locker</em>, Catherine Bigelow’s Oscar winning film about the war in Iraq.
And the winner is … Hurt Locker, with six Oscars
Iraq war movie <i>The Hurt Locker</i>, took the Oscars by storm on Sunday winning six of the major film honours, including best movie and director.
Kathryn vs James, Iraq vs Pandora
Connoisseurs of power, gossip, reputation and behaviour must surely be relishing the extraordinary face-off at this year’s Oscar ceremony.
Oscar glances in South Africa
In Proudly South African fashion, we note two Oscar nominations for films related to South Africa, <em>District 9</em> and <em>Invictus</em>.