"In a small Saskatchewan prairie town, two teenaged girls, one shy and awkward and the other more confident, are picked up at the local burger joint by a couple of guys who work the oil rigs. Heading out to the Great Sandhills, a desert-like area that stretches as far as the eye ...
Paramount has announced the lineup of movies, TV shows, and live sports coming to the Paramount+ streaming service in November. The Paramount Plus November 2024 schedule includes Taylor Sheridan’sLandman, which navigates the fortune-seeking world of Texas oil rigs, George Clooney’sThe Agency, w...
One of the oldest and most well-known movies about the oil industry is the epic western,Giant. This 1956 story of Texas ranchers striking oil was based on the 1952 novel written by Edna Ferber. With an all-star cast featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson, this tale chronicles the life...
which ultimately earned McCarthy her first movie role, in the 1999Doug Limandirected film,Go. Her first big television role, as“Sookie” onGilmore Girlswas originally to be played byAlex Borstein(currently co-starring inthe Marvelous
Taylor Sheridan's latest TV show (he wrote every episode) is based on a podcast. It's all about the world of oil rigs in Texas, where a "landman" does all sorts of services for oil and gas companies. The landman in question is Billy Bob Thornton....
In the opening moments of “Beasts of the Southern Wild” I had no idea when or where we were. Only gradually did I understand that the Bathtub is offshore from New Orleans, isolated by levees, existing self-contained on its own terms. The distant profiles of drilling rigs and oil refine...
The hour-and-a-half lead-up is filled with stress, mistakes, and staff struggling to understand their roles in bringing this new, revolutionary live show to life. From lighting rigs crashing down and catching fire to insubordination among cast and crew, Michaels experiences a crash course in ...
In the opening moments of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" I had no idea when or where we were. Only gradually did I understand that the Bathtub is offshore from New Orleans, isolated by levees, existing self-contained on its own terms. The distant profiles of drilling rigs and oil refineri...
The film stars Russell Crowe as Captain Jack Aubrey and follows the Captain during the Napoleonic Wars. While the novels the film was based on may be fictional, the referenced material such as ships, artifacts, and rigs was extremely accurate for the period. As Reddit userDumannios_Ravennotes...
(and Oscar winner) Robert Elswit, whose gorgeous 35mm cinematography makes the sprawling desert and spurting oil rigs come alive. “There Will Be Blood” is also shot with enough “magic hour” natural light to rival even Terrence Malick’s famously ethereal “Days of Heaven.” Anderson’s ...