“Forever linked in my mind”: the two movies Kathryn Bigelow called life-changing
A formative moment for a game-changing filmmaker.
Kathryn Bigelow
How Willem de Kooning inspired Kathryn Bigelow: “I liked those big gestures”
The influences behind a trailblazer.
How Kathryn Bigelow battled for Keanu Reeves’ pivotal role: “I’m going to turn him into an action star”
“Kathryn was fixated on him.”
How Sam Peckinpah changed Kathryn Bigelow’s life: “Sheer genius in storytelling”
“Just extraordinary.”
What is the lowest-grossing ‘Best Picture’ Oscar winner?
Many audiences “had a physical reaction to it”.
‘Mouchette’: The Robert Bresson movie Kathryn Bigelow calls “pure poetry”
“The content is anything but still, it’s just magnificent.”
How Andy Warhol sparked the career of Kathryn Bigelow
“A movie is accessible – available. That was exciting to me from a political standpoint.”
The “gorgeous” movie that inspired Kathryn Bigelow’s greatest triumph
One of cinema’s most influential female filmmakers.
How one of Kathryn Bigelow’s favourite movies inspired her greatest triumph
“I’m constantly looking at that film for its sheer bravado.”
