Tag: Sandra Bullock
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‘Gravity’ Ending Explained: Does Sandra Bullock Get Home From Space?
In 2013, director Alfonso Cuarón, the keen and decidedly selective filmmaker known for such films as Children of Men, Y Tu Mamá También, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, brought Gravity into the world. Written by Cuarón and his son, Jonás Cuarón, Gravity is a swift hour-and-a-half of heart-pounding peril wrapped in the…
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Ryan Reynold’s Darkest Comedy Came Out a Year Before ‘Deadpool’
In 2016, Ryan Reynolds erupted into an A-list comedy-action star via the release of Deadpool. While the star had previously appeared in comedies such as Van Wilder, Waiting…, and the Sandra Bullock-led rom com The Proposal, his fourth wall breaking reprisal of the Merc with a Mouth — first embodied by the actor in 2009’s…
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The Blind Side and Hollywood’s blind spot – podcast
Why is the retired NFL player Michael Oher bringing a lawsuit against the family who took him in as a teenager? Andrew Lawrence reportsWhen Andrew Lawrence, now of the Guardian US, interviewed the American football player Michael Oher in 2009, Oher was already uncomfortable about how his life story was being portrayed to the public.…
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This Actor Played the Leading Role More Times Than Anyone Else
Today, many lead actors pride themselves on scarcity. Leonardo DiCaprio, Sandra Bullock, and Denzel Washington have emerged as the rare movie stars in modern pop culture partially because they don’t inundate audiences with new movies. These performers can take years off in between movies and make people’s hearts grow fonder for their presence. Whenever they…
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Samuel L. Jackson Says ‘A Time to Kill’ Cut Scenes Robbed Him of ‘Getting an Oscar’: ‘Really, Motherf—ers? You Just Took That S— From Me?’
Samuel L. Jackson told The Times last year that he deserved to win the Oscar for best supporting actor over Martin Landau (“Ed Wood”) at the 1995 Academy Awards. In a new interview with Vulture, the actor said he was robbed of a second chance to win an Oscar just a couple years later with…
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‘Bird Box’ Would Be Nothing Without John Malkovich
As one of the most hyped films of 2018, Bird Box ultimately left a lot to be desired, despite having some pretty big names in Sandra Bullock and John Malkovich. While Bullock gave a quality performance, as expected, it wasn’t really enough to save the lackadaisical attempt at terrifying audiences. It wasn’t the worst horror…
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‘Bird Box Barcelona’ Review: Netflix Spin-off Surpasses the Original in Every Sense
In 2018, Netflix’s Bird Box adapted the novel of the same name by Josh Malerman about a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by strange creatures who drive mad anyone who looks at them. Despite an exciting concept, the movie failed to impress critics who pointed out how thin Bird Box’s script was. Nevertheless, the film became one…
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‘Speed’ Was Once Pitched as ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Sequel: ‘It Was a Final Hail Mary’
The “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise almost steered “Speed” away from audiences.The Eddie Murphy comedy-action vehicle was once briefly on the brink of taking over the “Speed” script before Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock were attached to star, according to former Paramount vice president of production Don Granger.During Kris Tapley’s latest episode of the “50 Mph”…
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Scarlett Johansson Says Failed ‘Gravity’ Audition Was ‘Just Sitting in a Chair With a Helmet on’ and ‘Pretending I Was Floating in Space’
Scarlett Johansson revealed to Variety last month that she auditioned for the lead role in Alfonso Cuarón’s 2013 3D space epic “Gravity,” which became a box office blockbuster with over $720 million worldwide and earned 10 Oscar nominations, including best picture. Cuarón won the best director prize, while Sandra Bullock was nominated for best actress.…
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Scarlett Johansson Recalls ‘Weird’ Screen Test for ‘Gravity’: ‘I Was Just Sitting in a Chair with a Helmet on’
Scarlett Johansson couldn’t get her audition for Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” off the ground.The “Under the Skin” star told Entertainment Tonight about doing a screen test for Cuarón’s Oscar-winning 2013 film that eventually starred Sandra Bullock as an astronaut whose space shuttle is destroyed.Johansson revealed that she has “done a lot of weird screen tests” and…