With a little over two weeks to go until its limited theatrical release, a new trailer and poster have arrived online for Oscar-winning writer-director Alfonso Cuaron’s (Gravity, Children of Men) upcoming family drama Roma; check them out here… ROMA follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a young domestic worker for a family in the middle-class neighbourhood of Roma […]
Alfonso Cuaron reveals why he chose to direct Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Alfonso Cuaron wasn’t known for making blockbuster movies so why did he choose to direct Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban? Alfonso Cuaron, the director of critic-friendly films such as Children of Men, Gravity, and the upcoming Roma, wouldn’t be the first name one might think of to direct a film in the Harry […]
Who are the contemporary Masters of Cinema?
Anghus Houvouras on the contemporary Masters of Cinema… Sometimes a good movie conversation can lead you to interesting places. Take the discussion around the wildly overpraised Baby Driver; a good movie that’s being called a ‘masterpiece’ (it’s not). During the discussion my friend Simon Columb posted this on Twitter: Edgar Wright ain't no "master". Bloomin' […]
First poster for Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma
Following the first trailer earlier in the week [watch it here], a new poster has arrived online for acclaimed filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron’s (Gravity, Children of Men) upcoming family drama Roma; take a look here… ROMA follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a young domestic worker for a family in the middle-class neighbourhood of Roma in Mexico City. Delivering an […]
Netflix releases first trailer for Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma
Ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival later this month, Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron’s (Gravity, Children of Men) upcoming family drama Roma; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp_i7cnOgbQ ROMA follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a young domestic worker for a family in the middle-class neighbourhood of Roma […]
The Biggest Oscar Snubs
Henry Bevan on the biggest Oscar snubs… You can never escape the Oscars. Even once the winner has been crowned, publications start talking about the next crop of hopefuls. There have already been vague articles on this already and people are already talking about Black Panther’s chances at becoming the first superhero movie to get […]
Casey Affleck teams with Alfonso Cuaron for horror TV drama
According to Deadline, Anonymous Content is shopping around a new TV drama package which has Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron attached to write and direct, with Academy Award-winning actor Casey Affleck on board to star. Although details are being kept under wraps, the site reports that the project is a horror, and tracks the origins of […]
Warner Bros. enlists Alfonso Cuaron to help with Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book movie
Faced with the critical and commercial success of Disney and director Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book, Warner Bros. has now enlisted some Oscar-winning assistance for its own take on the Rudyard Kipling classic. According to Deadline, the studio has brought in Gravity helmer Alfonso Cuaron to offer notes on the movie, and to see if […]
Movie Review – Gravity (2013)
Gravity, 2013. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. SYNOPSIS: A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. When the trailer for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity hit the Internet earlier this year, it sparked a huge amount of interest from movie goers […]
