By Jess Lomas December 5, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line (hey, whatever; […]
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Watch the ‘Gravity’ spin-off short ‘Aningaaq’
November 21, 2013 
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Alfonso Cuarón, son and Gravity co-writer Jonás has directed a short companion piece to their epic sci-fi blockbuster. Titled Aningaaq, it concerns an Inuit man (Orto Ignatiussen) who [mild spoiler alert for Gravity] receives a distress call from an American astronaut. Warner Bros are submitting Aningaaq for Oscar consideration in the Live Action Short Film category: one of the few contests that inevitable Academy Award-scooper Gravity won’t […]
Continue readingThe spaces between – Gravity review
October 2, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo October 2, 2013 The old adage goes, ‘They just don’t make ’em like they used to.’ Alfonso Cuarón‘s Gravity should inspire a rephrasing: ‘They’ve never made anything like this before.’ Truly. Its VFX are bigger than your VFX. Even James Cameron – notorious egomaniac – conceded defeat after a viewing, declaring it […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Gravity
May 10, 2013 1 Comment
Ladies and gentleman, that recurring nightmare you’ve been having has been brought to life by Alfonso Cuarón! The teaser for his long-awaited Gravity has arrived online, and it’s about as claustrophobic and stressful as promotional materials get. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star as astronauts who are stranded in space following a technical malfunction. According […]
Continue readingFrancis Lawrence to helm Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire
April 23, 2012 0 Comments
Francis Lawrence sits atop the Cornucopia victorious. Lionsgate has confirmed the I Am Legend director will helm their Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire. He replaces outgoing director Gary Ross, who exited on account of not having “the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted.” Lawrence reportedly beat Bennett Miller, […]
Continue readingDavid Cronenberg to direct Catching Fire?
April 13, 2012 0 Comments
Canada’s finest, David Cronenberg, is on Lionsgate’s shortlist of potential directors for their Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire. According to the L.A. Times, the studio is also interested in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban helmer Alfonso Cuarón, and Biutiful director Alejandro González Iñárritu, among others. After weeks of speculation, Gary Ross announced on […]
Continue readingCloverfield director ventures into The Twilight Zone
October 17, 2011 0 Comments
Warner Brothers has chosen Matt Reeves to direct the new film adaptation of The Twilight Zone television series, Deadline reports. Only two weeks ago it was revealed that the studio was considering such big names as Christopher Nolan, Alfonso Cuaron, David Yates and Michael Bay, but it seems Reeves (Let Me In and Cloverfield) has […]
Continue readingChristopher Nolan and Michael Bay wanted for The Twilight Zone
October 5, 2011 0 Comments
Warner Brothers has Christopher Nolan, Michael Bay, Alfonso Cuaron, David Yates and Rupert Wyatt in their sights to enter The Twilight Zone, Variety reports. The studio is moving forward with the reboot of the much-loved television series, which ran from 1959 to 1964. In 1983, The Twilight Zone got the big screen treatment, in which four […]
Continue readingJohnny Depp considering Pirates 5, adding to $350 million payday
July 6, 2011 7 Comments
It doesn’t take a genius to guess why Disney would want a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, what with the fourth instalment collecting over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office and becoming the seventh highest grossing film of all time. Of course, any sequel – and its success – would hinge on […]
Continue readingBurton, Raimi, Levy and Cuarón in the running for Pirates 5?
June 6, 2011 0 Comments
Critical consensus surmises that, upon taking over from Gore Verbinski, director Rob Marshall gave Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides a bland handling. Our own Simon Miraudo wasn’t exactly blown away, and Margaret Pomeranz commented that the franchise had reached its use by date. So it makes sense that measured star Johnny Depp is […]
Continue readingSandra Bullock defying Portman’s Gravity
September 13, 2010 1 Comment
Last week it was reported that Alfonso Cuaron had extended an offer to Natalie Portman to star in his upcoming sci-fi thriller Gravity. According to CinemaBlend, Warner Bros is nervous about having Portman carry the big budget feature alone, and is now courting Sandra Bullock for the role. The film centers around a woman left […]
Continue readingNatalie Portman to star in Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity?
September 7, 2010 0 Comments
Warner Bros have officially offered Natalie Portman the lead role in Alfonso Cuaron‘s upcoming sci-fi thriller Gravity. Portman jumped to the top of WB’s wishlist following the positive notices out of the Venice and Telluride film festivals for her performance in Black Swan. According to The Hollywood Reporter (who nabbed the exclusive): “[Gravity] centers on […]
Continue readingCuaron’s Gravity will have 20-minute opening shot
June 17, 2010 0 Comments
Some interesting details have emerged regarding Alfonso Cuaron‘s upcoming sci-fi thriller Gravity, starring Robert Downey Jr. as a leader of a doomed space station team. The U.K. based special effects company Framestore have revealed details of the difficult task ahead of them. The Playlist have compiled their comments, which include Framestore’s claim that the project […]
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