Movies
Monday, October 13, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
The Great Gatsby (2013 film)
The Great Gatsby is a 2013 Australian-American 3D drama film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name. The film was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, and Elizabeth Debicki. The budget to make this film was $105 million and their box-office consists of $351,040,419. The Great Gatsby won two Oscars. These two Oscars were for Production Design and for Costume Design. It currently has a 49% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Gravity
Gravity is a 2013 British-American 3D epic science fiction thriller film. It was directed, co-written, co-produced and co-edited by Alfonso Cuarón, and stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts involved in the mid-orbit destruction of a space shuttle and their attempt to return to Earth. The budget to make this film was $100 million. Their box-office was $716,392,705. Gravity won 7 oscars although it lost the Best Picture award, lost it to 12 years a slave.
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave is a 2013 British-American historical drama film and an adaptation of the 1853 slave narrative memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a New York State-born free African-American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery. Northup worked on plantations in the state of Louisiana for twelve years before his release. Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong'o, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, and Alfre Woodard are all featured in supporting roles. The budget to make this film was 22 million dollars. The box-office was $187.7 million. Although it didn't have a huge box-office, it won an Oscar for Best Picture. Their supporting actress, Lupita Nyong'o, also won an Oscar. In rotten tomatoes, it has a 97% fresh tomatoes.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Frozen
Frozen is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 53rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen, and featuring the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, and Santino Fontana, the film tells the story of a fearless princess who sets off on an epic journey alongside a rugged, thrill-seeking mountain man, his loyal pet reindeer, and a hapless snowman to find her estranged sister, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.
Frozen is currently the 6th highest box-office film of all time. It's current box-office is $1,129,173,000 and it's budget is $150 million.
Monday, March 24, 2014
The Impossible NEW TRAILER (2012) Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts Movie HD
The Impossible (Spanish: Lo Imposible) is a 2012 English-language Spanish disaster drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and written by Sergio G. Sánchez. It is based on the experience of María Belón and her family in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The cast includes Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland. The film received positive reviews from critics for its direction and its acting, especially for Watts who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. The budget to make this film was $45 million and its Box-office was $198,087,212.
This is one of my favorite movies. I could watch this movie so many times and I would never get bored of watching it. This movie is just so great and makes me cry every time I watch it. I would really recommend people to watch this film.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Divergent
Divergent is an upcoming American science fiction action film directed by Neil Burger, based on the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth. It stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoë Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Mekhi Phifer, Jai Courtney, Miles Teller, and Kate Winslet. The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic version of Chicago. In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late. Divergent is scheduled to be released on March 21, 2014 in the United States.
I am so anxious to watch this film. I read the book and loved it. I'm a bit disappointed with the movie so far because the characters and plot doesn't look like I imagined but it's fine. I hope that movie turns out to be good.
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