https://www.scmp.com/rss/524082/feed Film Director and Producer. Known for directing action and thriller films, she became the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director for *The Hurt Locker* (2008), which also secured Best Picture. Her filmography includes *Point Break*, *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), and *Detroit* (2017). en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Matt Glasby Matt Glasby This is the latest instalment in our From the Vault feature series, in which we reflect on culturally significant movies celebrating notable anniversaries. One of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Kathryn Bigelow is known for the likes of Point Break, Zero Dark Thirty and this year’s awards-tipped A House of Dynamite. In 2010, she became the first woman to win the best director Oscar, for The Hurt Locker. But even great filmmakers stumble sometimes. Part sci-fi thriller, part... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3329049/why-kathryn-bigelows-strange-days-released-30-years-ago-was-way-ahead-its-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3329049/why-kathryn-bigelows-strange-days-released-30-years-ago-was-way-ahead-its-time?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:15:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Even with the film and streaming industries in an upheaval, and too few new titles finding their under-marketed way to theatres this year, the movie summer of 2025 stayed alive. Job one: done. Autumn comes next, and this lovely season has a way of raising our quality expectations. We have the usual quotient of critical successes coming soon, having premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May. More of these prestige titles will follow suit after first-look appearances at the Venice, Telluride... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3323867/10-films-watch-fall-anemone-nuremberg-and-springsteen-biopic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3323867/10-films-watch-fall-anemone-nuremberg-and-springsteen-biopic?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 02:00:08 +0000