As we draw close to Oscar time, it’s important to remind people just what deserves what, despite what a few dusty-ass raisins in Hollywood say. I said it before and I will say it again, the Oscars should be a peoples choice award and there shouldn’t be separate categories for male and female actors….there…my twoContinue reading “This Gravity featurette guarantees them winning every technical category in the Oscars”
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Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity May be Scientifically Inaccurate, but it Will Terrify You
When debris from a damaged satellite destroys the space shuttle, what’s left of the crew must fight for survival. Gravity is the 2013 film directed by Alfonso Cuarón starring Sandra Bullock as bio-medical engineer, Dr. Ryan Stone, and George Clooney as veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski. I feel most reviews of Alfonso Cuarón’s science fiction horror film Gravity should come with aContinue reading “Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity May be Scientifically Inaccurate, but it Will Terrify You”
A List of successful science fiction films featuring amazing female leads.
I wanted to compile this list in response to an article I read in Women and Hollywood, regarding the troubles director Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) had, placing Sandra Bullock in the lead role of his new movie GRAVITY. When successful films that featured a female lead the list is pretty long, but why isContinue reading “A List of successful science fiction films featuring amazing female leads.”
Director Alfonso Cuaron has achieved the next level of cinematic realness with these clips from GRAVITY
There’s been much talk about Alfonso Cuaron’s new film GRAVITY starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, but until now we really hadn’t seen any lengthy footage. Well ladies and gents, here it is and it’s absolutely breathtaking. What Alfonso and his VFX team has done is unlike anything I’ve ever seen and for this toContinue reading “Director Alfonso Cuaron has achieved the next level of cinematic realness with these clips from GRAVITY”
Bullock and McCarthy heat up The Heat
After months of waiting, The Heat arrives in theaters around the States this weekend and I, for one, couldn’t be more pleased to tell you to go see it. No. Seriously. Go see it. Now. Easily the funniest film of 2013 so far, The Heat had me laughing so hard I would’ve normally been embarrassed. We’reContinue reading “Bullock and McCarthy heat up The Heat”
Trailer for Gravity starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock may be too intense
Maybe it’s me, but films like this always mess with me because I can’t help placing myself on the receiving end of these desperate situations, that and the whole loneliness thing…argh…gut wrenching. I think the last time I felt like this was when I watched the Chris Kentis film Open Water. Any of you who’veContinue reading “Trailer for Gravity starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock may be too intense”
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