#51. Gravity
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Writer(s): Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón and Rodrigo García
Producers: Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman
Distributor: Warner Bros.
The Gist: Co-written by Alfonso and his son, Jonas Cuarón, this centers on a team of astronauts — including the lead medical engineer and a talkative “mile-a-minute” veteran astronaut — who are asked to abandon their fix-it Hubble telescope mission and quickly reboard their ship after a sudden implosion of Russian satellites triggers a debris avalanche in orbit that threatens their immediate safety. It’s basically a very high concept sci-fi thriller and a nonstop race for our protagonists to get back to earth…(more)
Cast: George Clooney and Sandra Bullock
List Worthy Reasons…: Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men was among the best films of 2006. Emmanuel Lubezki is among the top three working DPs in the business. The last time he wore a spacesuit (Solaris) Clooney wasn’t out of his place. The big unknown: was Sandra Bullock right choice for the co-lead? The highest “studio” project on our top 100 list, this merges auteur with the Hollywood system.
Release Date/Status?: Wide release on November 21st. Could this be an AFI Film Festival or NYFF entry?
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