‘Movie Corner’ Archives
Gravity
Gravity ***** Warner Bros. Science Fiction/Adventure/Thriller  Cast: Sandra Bullock (Ryan Stone), George Clooney (Matt Kowalski), Ed Harris (Voice from Houston). Running time: 91 minutes. Director: Alfonso Cuaron Doctor Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is lost in space. a feeling of terror and possible loss of life and fellow astronaut Matt Kowalski (George Clooney) when warned from Houston (voice of Ed Harris) a Russian satellite accidentally explodes and the debris is headed their way. Ryan and Matt stop fixing a problem on the Hubble telescope but before they reach safety the debris hits them as well as the telescope. Ryan is cut off from the telescope by the debris causing her to drift in zero gravity. Before the incident, Ryan, Matt and Phaldut Shariff (Paul Sharma) are sharing idle conversation, then, all hell breaks loose. Cuaron”'s cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki making and awe catching cinematography works superbly in what is one of the finest [...]
The Grandmaster
The Grandmaster By Howard McQuitter II “The Grandmaster” (2013) **** 1/2 Drama/Action/Adventure Weinstein Company Cast: Tony Leung (Ip Man),Chen Chang (The Razor), Ziyi Zhang (Gong Er), Zhao Benshan (Ding Lianshang), Hye-Kyo Song (Zhang Yongchen), Xiao Sherr Yang (San Jiang Shui). (PG-13) Running time: 130 minutes. Languages: Mandarin/Cantonese/Japanese. Countries: China/Hong Kong. Director: Kar Wai Wong. Men in black in a night rainstorm perform martial arts in such stylist form they almost look like dancers dancing to Swan Lake. In super slow motion the raindrops splash like waves of an ocean and movements of men kick and punch each other like mountain goats clashing horns in silent thunder. Director Kar Wai Wong spent ten years on the project “The Grandmaster,” indeed, turning out, what I call, a grand film. Often times with martial arts films it can be difficult or impossible just what era is being depicted. Kar Wai [...]
Lee Daniels”' The Butler
Lee Daniels”' The Butler” ***** Weinstein Company Biography/Drama Cast: Forest Whitaker (Cecil Gaines), Oprah Winfrey (Gloria Gaines), Elijah Kelley (Charlie), David Oyelowo (Louis), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Carter Wilson), Terrence Howard (Howard), Lenny Kravitz (James Holloway), James Marsden (John F. Kennedy, Vanessa Redgrave (Annabeth Westfall), Alan Richman (Ronald Reagan), Liev Schreider (Lyndon B. Johnson), Robin Williams (Dwight D. Eisenhower), Ami Ameen (Cecil Gaines, age 15), Nelsen Ellis (Martin Luther King Jr.) and Clarence Williams III (Maynard.(PG-13) Running time:132 minutes. Director: Lee Daniels. Writer: Danny Strong. Lee Daniels”' fictional character butler Cecil Gaines based on the real life butler Eugene Allen serving in that position in the White House during seven presidential administrations. Lee Daniels”' “The Butler” is essentially a love story tapestried with the civil rights movement and walking the tightrope against [...]
