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Instead, Ms. Bigelow's ambitious step outside the male-bonding arena into cyberspace and Y2K jitters was a flop, even with the juicy sexual dynamics between Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, a roller-skating Juliette Lewis, and a formally inventive POV style of shooting.

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Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan (G4) -- Except for the occasional documentary (such as National Geographic Channel's Restrepo) or scripted effort (like Kathryn Bigelow's Academy Award winning The Hurt Locker or FX's short-lived Steven Bochco series Over There), anyone who has not served (or had a loved one serve) in either of our two long-running wars would be hard-pressed to understand in even a small way what it's like to be there.

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The tragically misappreciated "Strange Days" 1995 a dystopian thriller co-written and produced by James Cameron, Ms. Bigelow's ex-husband, should have upped her commercial ante after the success of "Point Break," an undercover bromance/cultural artifact whose ironic appeal owed much to its stars, Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.

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In light of her 2010 Oscar breakthrough, MoMA revisits the entire stretch of Ms. Bigelow's career, prompting an overdue reappraisal.

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True completists will want to investigate the adjacent exhibition, which illuminates how Ms. Bigelow's art background informs every element of her films, from storyboards and props to promotional posters.

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The short student film "Set-Up" (1978) opens this retrospective Wednesday, paired with Ms. Bigelow's debut feature "The Loveless" (1982), a collaboration with writer-director Monty Montgomery that stars Willem Dafoe as a biker sidetracked in 1959 rural Georgia.

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Cameron produced Bigelow's 1991 thriller "Point Break," but the couple divorced shortly after Cameron finished filming "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."

Kathryn Bigelow’s Golden Globe Nomination ‘Long Overdue,’ Says Ex-Husband James Cameron » MTV Movies Blog 2009

I hate to say it, but Bigelow's gender is likely a consideration for Academy voters.

Kathryn Bigelow Locks Up The DGA Awards… Is An Oscar Next? » MTV Movies Blog 2010

UPDATE: According to the New York Times, reports of Kathryn Bigelow's involvement are inaccurate.

Kathryn Bigelow Follows ‘Hurt Locker’ With ‘Held By The Taliban’ » MTV Movies Blog 2010

Everett Collection Patrick Swayze as a sky-diving, bank-robbing surfer in Kathryn Bigelow's 'Point Break.'

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