In a remarkably bland evening, Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave won three Oscars®, including Best Picture and Supporting Actress, Lupita Nyong’o; Gravity won seven, including Best Director, Alfonso Cuaron, and a host of technical awards, and Dallas Buyers Blub took three including Best Actor, Matthew McConaughey, and Supporting Actor, Jared Leto. Disney’s Get a […]
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Sheldon’s Favorite 15 Movies for 2013 – Plus One!
Thanks to a nasty flu bug, I missed a lot of screenings in December, so I’ve spent most of January trying to get caught up – only to realise that it’s just not possible (the faster I run, the behinder I get). So, then… Every year, someone declares ‘It’s been a lousy year for movies!’ […]
Gravity Dominates Critics’ Choice Awards; 12 Years a Slave Named Best Picture!
The results of the 2014 Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are in and Gravity dominated the proceeding with seven wins. 12 Years a Slave may have only won three, but they were biggies: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Dallas Buyers Club nabbed both Best Actor (Matthew McConaughey) and Best Supporting […]
86th Oscars® Nominations Announced! American Hustle and Gravity Lead the Way with 10 Each!
Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards® today. Hemsworth and Boone Isaacs announced the nominees at a 5:38 a.m. PT live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar® […]
12 Years a Slave, American Hustle, Gravity Nabs 10 BAFTA Nominations Each!
The BAFTA Awards nominees were announced this evening and Hollywood did very well. Three films, two of them American – 12 Years a Slave, America Hustle and Gravity – nabbed ten noms, while Captain Phillips garnered nine. All four were included in the Best Films nods along with Philomena, which got four noms. For the […]
The Legacy of Tom Clancy and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Recasting Early Tom Hanks Roles, Gravity Review + Spoiler Session
The month of October began with some sad news, with the passing of prolific author, Tom Clancy. This week’s episode of GeekScholars Movie News begins with a retrospective of Clancy’s work and continuing legacy, as the hosts review the trailer for the reboot adaptation of his most famous character in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit which puts Chris Pine (Star […]
Gravity Composer Steven Price talks with Michelle About Creating the Epic Score!
With few exceptions, a lot of folks overlook the most important aspect of any film – the music score. How different would Raiders of the Lost Ark or Star Wars would have been without John Williams or Lord of the Rings without Howard Shore? As an former musician myself (I used to be good on […]
Gravity Serves Notice – Cuarón is One of the Great Filmmakers!
Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity can be seen in many ways. Just from a Christian sensibility, it could be taken as either a resurrection story or an expulsion from Eden tale. It could be a tale of birth or rebirth. Or, it could simply be a shipwreck tale. On every level, however you view it, it is […]
Gravity doesn’t live up to the Hype! Michelle’s Review
The internet just exploded with excitement when the trailer for Sandra Bullock, and George Clooney‘s latest flick – Gravity hit. People were spooging themselves, using phrases like “life altering,” “stunning,” “changes the very fabric of cinema,” etc. This was just for the trailer. After a week of hype, I watched the trailer thinking to myself […]
Chilling Trailer: Gravity
There’s a new trailer for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity. It focuses on Sandra Bullock’s character, Dr. Ryan Stone – practically getting inside her spacesuit. It’s absolutely breathtaking – and chilling. Check it out after the jump. Gravity opens October 4th.
Comic-Con Trailer 2013: Gravity!
Slowly, more and more trailers and clips from Comic-Con 2013 are making their way into the general populace – like Alfonzo Cuaron’s Gravity, for which Warner Brothers released two minutes of mounting tension. that you can see following the jump.