Posts Tagged ‘Sandra Bullock’

The first teaser trailer for director Alfonso Cuarón‘s new film, Gravity, has hit, and it’s a fantastic first look.

Featuring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as a pair of astronauts stranded miles from Earth after a disaster in orbit, this film looks to be, by turns, utterly breathtaking, and amazingly intense. Check out the trailer below.

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Gravity opens October 4.

Warner Bros. has released the first tease for director Alfonso Cuarón‘s upcoming sci-fi epic, Gravity. The studio unleashed the striking image on Twitter with the tagline “Don’t Let Go”.

The film stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, and we should find out even more soon; Warner Bros. plans to release the first trailer on Friday. For now, here’s the synopsis:

Dr. Ryan Stone (Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (Clooney). But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone—tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth…and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

Cuarón is responsible for the utterly beautiful Children of Men (which ranks an impressive #290 on the global Flickchart), so I, for one, can’t wait for his next foray into science fiction.

Gravity is due for release on October 4.

As the Oscar telecast creeps up on us again, it begs the question: How many times has the Academy really gotten this “Best Picture” thing right, anyway?

Think about it. How many controversial decisions are there in the Academy’s history? How many times is a movie other than Best Picture long remembered as the best of the year?

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There are a ton of smaller movies on DVD and Blu-ray this week. Take a look…

Rank the week of January 18th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best movies ever made:

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Buried (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Buried reviews and rankings Rank it amongst the best thriller movies of all time.

Flickchart Ranking: #1562
Times Ranked: 2251
Win Percentage: 65%
How Many Top-20′s: 9 Users

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Ryan Reynolds gets buried alive.

Animal Kingdom (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Animal Kingdom reviews and rankings Rank it amongst the best crime thriller movies of all time.

Flickchart Ranking: #2151
Times Ranked: 1773
Win Percentage: 74%
How Many Top-20′s: 3 Users

add Animal Kingdom to my list of the best movies ever buy dvd on amazon Netflix

Look at that win percentage! From what I hear, imagine if Scorsese was Australian and this is what you’d end up with. This movie also furthers my theory that Guy Pearce is incapable of making a bad movie.

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The Hurt Locker

Best Picture, Directing (Kathryn Bigelow), Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Writing (Original Screenplay)

  • Currently ranked #1258 of all-time
  • ranked 22405 times
  • wins 74% of matchups

Avatar

Art Direction, Cinematography, Visual Effects

  • Currently ranked #1356 of all-time
  • ranked 46252 times
  • wins 67% of matchups

Crazy Heart

Actor in a Leading Role (Jeff Bridges), Music (Original Song)

  • Currently ranked #1356 of all-time
  • ranked 46252 times
  • wins 67% of matchups

Up

Animated Feature Film, Music (Original Score)

  • Currently ranked #389 of all-time
  • ranked 80198 times
  • wins 64% of matchups

Inglourious Basterds

Actor in a Supporting Role (Christoph Waltz)

  • Currently ranked #751 of all-time
  • ranked 43698 times
  • wins 82% of matchups

The Blind Side

Actress in a Leading Role (Sandra Bullock)

  • Currently ranked #4771 of all-time
  • ranked 2448 times
  • wins 53% of matchups

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Actress in a Supporting Role (Mo’Nique)

  • Currently ranked #3971 of all-time
  • ranked 3932 times
  • wins 64% of matchups

The Young Victoria

Costume Design

  • Currently ranked #6674 of all-time
  • ranked 205 times
  • wins 70% of matchups

Star Trek

Makeup

  • Currently ranked #64 of all-time
  • ranked 231425 times
  • wins 68% of matchups

The Cove

Documentary Feature

  • Currently ranked #4425 of all-time
  • ranked 1061 times
  • wins 71% of matchups

The Secret in Their Eyes

Foreign Language Film

  • Currently ranked #11181 of all-time
  • ranked 4 times
  • wins 33% of matchups