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“The Hunt,” starring Mads Mikkelsen (“A Royal Affair,” “Hannibal”), is directed and co-written by Thomas Vinterberg and opens in New York City this Friday. On Wednesday July 10, 2013 at Lincoln Center, Examiner Dorri Olds attended an intimate cocktail party with actor Mads Mikkelsen. Meeting celebrities is an interesting job but not all stars enjoy chatting. Once … Read more
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Read MoreQ&A: CIA agent Nada Bakos talks about ‘Manhunt’ and terrorism and inaccuracies in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
“Manhunt” is an official selection for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. It’s a documentary by Greg Barker about the CIA’s search and capture of Osama bin Laden. Nada Bakos, who is featured in the film, served as an analyst for the CIA. She was on the team charged with analyzing the relationship between Iraq, Al Qaeda, and September 11. Bakos was privy to the inside track on what happens behind doors in the Central Intelligence Agency. Bakos was apprehensive at first about working with Barker but he won her over and she agreed to do her part in the documentary.
Read MoreIt is impossible not to make comparisons between “Manhunt” and last year’s movie, “Zero Dark Thirty.” The Oscar nominated Best Picture raised a lot of questions, especially about torture used during CIA interrogations. Searching for the truth, Examiner Dorri Olds interviewed Nada Bakos this week. It is clear that Bakos thinks before she speaks. She’s careful with her words and uses very few but she comes across as very likable and engaging.
Read More“The Iceman” opens this week. It’s an intense, crime thriller. It is fascinating, disturbing and darkly exciting. Inspired by actual events, the story is about Richard Kuklinski. Stars Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, Chris Evans
Read More“The Company You Keep” stars Robert Redford (director) as Jim Grant, a former Weather Underground activist who is on the lam. Shia LaBeouf plays journalist Ben Shepard who uncovers Grant’s identity. It’s a political thriller with a slew of top actors including Susan Sarandon, Richard Jenkins, Chris Cooper, Nick Nolte, Sam Elliott, Stanley Tucci and Julie Christie. “The Company You Keep” is playing now in New York City
Read MoreJeff Bridges, who has been dedicated to stamping out hunger for the past 30 years, is now starring in a powerful documentary, “A Place at the Table.” The film is brought to you by Participant Media, a company with an amazing track record of building social action campaigns and producing films like “Waiting for Superman” and “Inconvenient Truth.”
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