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By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: You could say that Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” has encountered choppy waters since experimenting with a limited release at the tail end of last year (so as to be eligible for Oscar consideration).
Not from critics, mind you. Bigelow’s taut, tense depiction of the CIA and U.A. military’s hunt for Osama Bin Laden has been recognized and lauded by virtually every major guild. Just this morning, Bigelow’s name was one of five nominated for the Directors Guild of America’s top prize … a well-deserved nod, in my humble opinion.
But Bigelow has been knocked in the court of public opinion for the film’s depiction of waterboarding, and was even marginally criticized by the government agencies she tried to credit in press releases that aren’t worth the time spent to assemble them. Note to the CIA: Intelligent moviegoers understand “Zero Dark Thirty” isn’t a documentary. Your confirmation is unnecessary.
Jessica Chastain understands why the film’s realism might confuse, though. The actress who plays Maya, the lead investigator on Bin Laden’s trail, spoke with me about the devil in the details of “Zero Dark Thirty” when we sat down for an intimate interview in New York City. We very well may hear Chastain’s name called on Thursday when the Academy announces its Oscar nominations. Here’s my conversation with Chastain, which might help to explain why I think she’s worthy of a Best Actress nomination:
HollywoodNews: When you have a character like Maya, where there’s a lot of information that you can go back and research on your own and dig into to try and better formulate the character, is that something you’re interested in, or do you prefer to keep it to what’s on the page?
I love to do it. You know, if I wasn’t an actor, I would love to be an investigative journalist. Or a spy! I wouldn’t want to kill anyone, but the research and all the details …I find that with a role like this, or any part, doing the research to find out who the character is and what their motivations are – for me, that’s the most fun.
And with this, I’m playing a woman who is trained to be unemotional, and analytically precise. When playing that, I’ve still got to find the humanity inside of her, inside of that arc of where she begins the movie and where she ends. And at that [...]

‘Zero Dark Thirty’ co-star Jason Clarke speaks: I had the pleasure of speaking in person with him a few weeks back at a luncheon in New York City, and Jason was kind enough to schedule a longer talk over the phone shortly thereafter. He’s a lot of fun to just shoot the breeze with, but he also has plenty to say about the Oscar hopeful film he has out now, as well as what’s coming up next for him.

Jason Clarke: Hi Joey, how are you mate?
Joey Magidson: I’m doing well, how about you?
Jason: Good, where are you?
Joey: I’m actually back in New York…
Jason: Nice!
Joey: Indeed, since I saw you last at that lunch…
Jason: Oh fuck, now I know who you are! Yea yea, good good good. How’s your dog?
Joey: He’s doing much better. We were at the emergency room actually right after that, but he’s fine now. He’s apparently much younger than we thought too, so it’s really like having a newborn in the apartment.
Jason: Oh my god.
Joey: It’s rough, but he’s super smart, so that’s good.
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HollywoodNews.com: Lindsay Lohan could be facing some serious jail time as a result of her recent legal issues, but now she might be making a last ditch effort to avoid jail.
It is rumored that Lindsay is hoping to avoid jail time by checking into rehab, states RadarOnline. Her legal team is allegedly encouraging her to go to rehab for at least six months in order to save her life.
Lindsay has reportedly been reluctant, but now that she is facing jail time, she might be checking into rehab instead.
Do you think she’ll go to rehab?
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HollywoodNews.com: Despite the denials, it seems that something might be going on between Rihanna and Chris Brown as the two are now sporting matching jewelry.
Rihanna took to Twitter and Brown took to Instagram to show off some new Rolexes that seem to match, states UsMagazine.com. “Don’t believe me just watch #newtoy #justcusimnumber1 #roleylife #dopedealer,” Rihanna said about her new watch.
“Ball game!” Brown commented about his own watch.
Rihanna has denied a rekindled romance despite her posting a shirtless picture of Brown as they also spent Thanksgiving together.
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HollywoodNews.com: Lindsay Lohan might have gotten a lot of poor reviews for ‘Liz & Dick,’ but one person who has her back is Lady Gaga.
Gaga took to Twitter to recently show her support to the struggling actress, states E! News. “@lindsaylohan you did a beautiful job on Liz & Dick, Let no one bring u down, Liz didnt, they always try to knock the greats down a few pegs,” Gaga tweeted.
And Lindsay was sure to write her supporter back: “@ladygaga thank you so much!”
What do you think about Lady Gaga’s support of Lindsay?
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HollywoodNews.com: Rihanna and Chris Brown apparently got together for the holidays as it is rumored they spent Thanksgiving together.
It is rumored that Rihanna headed to Berlin, Germany where Brown was performing a concert, states UsMagazine.com. “All alone in my big ole jet!!! See u soon lover,” Rihanna posted on Twitter.
To further confirm the rumors, Rihanna then tweeted, “#Berlin #CarpeDiem.” Brown’s concert is called Carpe Diem.
It is also reported that after his concert, Brown was photographed with Rihanna at Berlin’s Adagio nightclub.
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HollywoodNews.com: Considering Megan Fox hid the birth of her first child for almost a month, it’s surprising that she even allowed paparazzi to catch her out publicly for the first time since giving birth.
Fox headed out with Brian Austin Green for dinner in West Hollywood, states E! News. The two haven’t been spotted out together since she gave birth in September to their first son together.
Both appeared casual as they dined at Jar restaurant. Their newborn son, Noah, was not with them for the meal.
Do you like how they are handling all this?
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HollywoodNews.com: Taylor Swift has dated a few people, but she has still not found the exact thing she wants in a relationship.
Swift recently opened up to ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ about what she thinks makes a relationship right, states People. “It needs to be equal. If I feel too much like I’m wearing the pants, I start to feel uncomfortable and then we break up,” Swift revealed.
And it seems she is very ready for her next boyfriend to take charge from time to time: “It’s wonderful to hand over the reins to your boyfriend when you control so much of these big, high-pressure decisions, you know? That is a huge defining factor in who you choose to be with.”
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HollywoodNews.com: Lady Gaga is doing what she can to help out with the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy as she has donated $1 million for relief efforts.
Gaga donated the money to the Red Cross as she wants to help out her home state of New York, states TooFab. “To New York and The American Red Cross. Today I pledge 1 million dollars to New York & The American Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy Relief,” Gaga revealed.
She went on to comment that she is grateful for all that New York has done for her as a person and an artist.
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HollywoodNews.com: Everyone always analyzes Taylor Swift’s songs as they are usually about someone in particular, but she is helping out this time as she is explaining the ‘Red’ title track.
Swift recently revealed that the song is complicated in that it includes a mix of emotions, states People. The song is about “this relationship that I had that was, like, the worst thing ever and the best thing ever at the same time.”
“You have the great part of red, like the red emotions that are daring and bold and passion and love and affection. And then you have on the other side of the spectrum, jealousy and anger and frustration and you didn’t call me back and I need space,” Swift said about red being the perfect color to match the feelings.
What do you think about the song?
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