Mark Boal

Date of Birth

1973-01-23

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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Interview: Mark Boal, Luke Evans, Michiel Huisman, and Jessica Ann Collins Talk Echo 3

Posted 4 years ago

Mark Boal has been an impressive force for a few years now. His producing and writing credits for Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker both brought him early acclaim. And now, he brings his talents to the small screen...

TV Reviews

Echo 3 TV Review

Posted 4 years ago

Plot: When brilliant scientist Amber Chesborough vanishes along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother and her husband—both elite U.S. Army commandos—struggle to find her amid a guerilla war, discovering that the woman they love might have a secret. Review: Mark Boal...

TV Trailers

Echo 3: Luke Evans travels to Venezuela to rescue his sister in the trailer for new Apple action thriller

Posted 4 years ago

Mark Boal, the writer of Academy Award-winning films The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, provides us with a new action thriller from AppleTV+. The new series, Echo 3, stars Luke Evans, Michiel Huisman, Jessica Ann Collins, and James Udom....

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Competing Bowe Bergdahl films coming from Kathryn Bigelow and Todd Field

Posted 12 years ago

Controversial topics always make for intriguing feature films and the story of Bowe Bergdahl will be no exception. Competing film projects about the ordeal of the American military officer embroiled in one of the most debated news stories of the...

Tom Hardy to star in Kathryn Bigelow’s The True American adaptation

Posted 12 years ago

Director Kathryn Bigelow is attached to a new project, and has landed a fantastic actor for one of the leads. Tom Hardy will star in THE TRUE AMERICAN for Bigelow, an adaptation of Anand Giridharadas' recently published non-fiction novel The...

The Good, The Bad and the Badass: Kathryn Bigelow

Posted 13 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of one of our true modern acting giants, Daniel Day-Lewis. This week, we’re going back behind the camera to examine the career or a director who, herself, is no stranger...

Blu-Ray: Zero Dark Thirty and Lincoln hit the shelves this month

Posted 14 years ago

If you’re like me, then you’re still playing catch up on a lot of the Oscar contenders that you may have missed in theaters (I’m down to LES MISERABLES and LIFE OF PI). Since the studios jam pack the Oscar...

C’mon Hollywood: Stop confusing entertainment and politics!

Posted 14 years ago

This week, director Kathryn Bigelow’s ZERO DARK THIRTY hit theaters, finally allowing the general movie-going public to see what all the fuss was about. It’s already swept numerous critical awards and most recently netted actress Jessica Chastain a best actress...

Weekend Box Office: January 11-13, 2013

Posted 14 years ago

Zero Dark Thirty targets the top! After three weeks in limited release, filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow‘s ZERO DARK THIRTY expanded to 2900 screens this weekend. And audiences were keen to see what the buzz was all about, pushing it to #1...

Review: Zero Dark Thirty

Posted 14 years ago

PLOT: ZERO DARK THIRTY recounts the pursuit and capture of Osama bin Laden, the Al Qaeda leader held accountable for the events which took place on September 11, 2001. REVIEW: There is a disquieting storm surrounding the new film about...

Exclusive 1:1 Interview with Zero Dark Thirty star Jessica Chastain

Posted 14 years ago

Jessica Chastain is everywhere right now. Last year the actress appeared in six movies (including THE HELP, which earned her an Oscar nomination), while this year she’s been featured in “merely” four. Her latest and perhaps most significant role is...

Film critic/troll Armond White explains why Taken 2 and Ghost Rider 2 are better than Zero Dark Thirty

Posted 14 years ago

If you don’t know who Armond White is, prepare to hate someone more than me. Yeah, I have been accused of being a troll for not liking THE AVENGERS or SERENITY in my UnPopular Opinion columns, but this guy is...

Exclusive Interview with Zero Dark Thirty stars Kyle Chandler and Jennifer Ehle

Posted 14 years ago

Kathryn Bigelow‘s ZERO DARK THIRTY is kicking up a whole lot of buzz on its way to being released. Thanks to its gifted director, a tight, engrossing script and a fantastic cast, I can assure you that the buzz is...

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