By winning an Oscar for best directing Cuaron became the first Hispanic or Mexican to win an Academy Award for Best Director. Gravity takes place in present time at 372 miles away from earth in outer space where an astronaut and a medical 906 Words 4 Pages Decent Essays Read More Essay on...
If it was a standard Western or movie in general, it all would have taken place in the first town and been about how they exacted revenge from the unscrupulous businessman who rips them off — the workers against the corporation.But then the characters are taken beyond that to where they...
Insidious: Chapter 3(horror, Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott) – This installment is a prequel to the first two. I’ve only seen the first movie, but it was pretty scary. Perfect October viewing. Faith of Our Fathers(drama, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Downes) – Man searches for information ab...
An astronaut doctor Ivan Hood and his fellow astronaut Kelly return from their mission in space to find the world has been taken over by aliens. Now Dr. Ivan Hood and Kelly must lead a revolution to free the human slaves from their alien masters. ...
“What I love about the way this film represents women is that each and every one of us is an inpidual, unique,” Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o, who plays a spy in the movie, told the Los Angeles Times. “I think that’s a very powerful message to send to children – ...
The film follows the life of shuttle astronaut Jose Hernandez (portrayed wonderfully by Michael Pena) and is based on his autobiography Reaching for the Stars. Although very modern in tone and suffused with Mexican culture, the film feels like a message in a bottle from simpler times. Hernandez...
A story about a charismatic cowboy doll and his arch rival, the shiny new astronaut toy, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen),Toy Storyis a film about love, loss, and growing up. And if the heartwarming and genuinely funny script isn't enough to draw you in,Toy Storyhas earned its place in ...
The American Astronaut(2001)– An absurdist indie sci-fi/western/musical/comedy co-starring the Boy Who Actually Saw a Woman’s Breast Antichrist(2009)– Controversial, extremely graphic allegory about a man and woman lose their child and retreat to a cabin in the woods where they go crazy ...
Walkout is the true story of a young Mexican American high school teacher, Sal Castro. He mentors a group of students in East Los Angeles, when the students decide to stage a peaceful walkout to protest the injustices of the public school system. Set against the background of the civil ...
Two years later, he sat in the position of director and actor of �The Three Burial of Melquiades Estrada�, a movie very close to his heart as the Mexican influence was rather thick. As in 2006 he joined the veteran director, Robert Altman in a, surprisingly, drama musical movie ...