‘Arts’ 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 [...]
MUSLIM JOURNEYS FILMS & Discussions
U of M West Bank & HN Central Library Monday Oct. 21 4:00 to 6:30 pm Koran by Heart Insights on Islamic culture; 3 families with children in a Cairo Koran-reciting contest; with discussion. Humphrey School, Cowles Auditorium, U of M 301 19th Av. So. Cawo Abdi, Prof.of sociology U of M with Abdirahman Mukhtar and Ahmed Ali, HN County Library Monday Nov. 25, 4 - 6 p.m Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World An epic journey across 9 countries and 1,400+ years of history exploring the richness of Islamic art and revels in finding commonalities in a shared artistic heritage with the West and East. Elmer L. Andersen Library, 222 21st Av. So. Catherine Asher, Prof. Islamic and Indian Art; 1200 to today having traveled from Spain to China areas with sizable Muslim populations. (more…)
