Mark Kermode on… Kathryn Bigelow, a stylish ruffler of feathers

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From vampire noir to Bin Laden, Point Break to Detroit, the first woman to win an Oscar for best director has never pulled her punches Watching new Jeff Nichols release The Bikeriders , starring Austin Butler and Tom Hardy as 60s Chicago greasers, I was reminded of two other movies: László Benedek’s 1953 Marlon Brando vehicle The Wild One , explicitly cited as an inspiration, and The Loveless , the 1981 feature debut of Kathryn Bigelow , the American film-maker (b.1951) who would go on to become the first woman to win a best director Oscar with her 2008 war drama The Hurt Locker . A symphony of leather-clad posing (with just a touch of Kenneth Anger ), The Loveless was a staple of the late-night circuit in the 80s, often on a double bill with David Lynch’s Eraserhead . Sharing directing credits with Monty Montgomery, Bigelow playfully deconstructed masculinity and machismo in a manner that was one part wry to two parts relish. I remember seeing The Loveless at the Phoenix in East
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Kandi Burruss Will Be Serving The Drama On BravoTV On March 6th

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Kandi Burruss will serve the drama on BravoTV on March 6th. Check out the post that she shared on her social media account. Kandi said: 'Only 2 WEEKS to go! #KandiAndTheGang is serving the DRAMA Sunday Mar 6th on @BravoTV!' Someone else posted this: 'Did they say Atlanta? Did we check the map? #OmerettaTheGreat #whatIsAtlanta?#WhichZone?' and a commenter posted this: 'Y’all did amazing last night in Charlotte! My sis and I really enjoyed it.' One fan posted this: 'Can't wait!!! I rewatched your ski trip on vacation ...y'all are good tv.' A commenter said: 'OMG The food is amazing there… Every-time I touch down in the A, I have to dine in,' and a commenter said: 'Can't wait to check it out.... Also and thanks for last night you and the ladies rocked Charlotte last night.' Someone else said: 'I was expecting some real good cooking from OLG.. The little baby size portions of side dishes is ridiculous. Plz if OLG don’t do nothing plz make the real macaroni n cheese…and tell the cook to stop SALTING DOWN THEM GREENS…FYI.'   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Kandi Burruss (@kandi) A fan posted this: 'Keep rising to the TOP!!!! Stay humble and thankful!' A commenter posted this message in the comments: 'I can’t wait to watch you are my favorite housewife reality star singer he just an all-around good person God bless you.' The other day, we were revealing that Kandi Burruss is celebrating the birthday of her BFF, Cynthia Bailey and she shared the following post on her social media account. Check out the words that she shared on her IG below. 'Happy Birthday to my girl @cynthiabailey!!!! Sending you love even though I know you are locked in the Big Brother house. Everybody give @cynthiabailey some bday love!' Kandi said. Kandi Burruss is having the best time with her BFFs and her fans and followers are here for this. Check out the latest reports about the RHOA star here. 'I’m so excited for y’all to see #LineSisters on @lifetimetv tonight! My girls @drewsidora @letoyaluckett @tarhondajay & @kierrasheard did their thing! The movie is so good. Watch it tonight at 8pm EST & let me know what you think!' Kandi captioned her post.

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