Tuesday, 10/15
Real Husbands of Hollywood; BET. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Wednesday, 10/16
Nature; PBS. 7 pm CST (check local listings). 31st Season Premiere.
Thursday, 10/17
Reign; CW. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
In 16th Century France as Mary, Queen of the Scots moves into the country for her arranged marriage to Prince Francis and all sorts of crazy adventures begin.
Big Bad Wood; Nat Geo. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Crews if tree choppers work the Greater Boston area.
White Collar; USA. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
Rehab Addict; DIY. 9 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
Rampage: Redemption; Spike. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Friday, 10/18
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; Disney. 8 am CST. 5th Season Premiere.
Access 360 World Heritage; Nat Geo. 5 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
The Birthday Boys; IFC. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A new sketch comedy brought to us by the UCB.
Saturday, 10/19
The Graham Norton Show; BBC America. 9 pm CST. 14th Season Premiere.
With Harrison Ford, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Jack Whitehall.
Dancing on the Edge; Starz. 9:05 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Drama about a 1930s London jazz band.
Sunday, 10/20
Toy Hunter; Travel. 7 pm CST. Halloween Special.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Feel the GRAVITY
So, yeah, I'm woefully "behind" on reviewing the things I've watched/read, but once in a while I have the overwhelming need to write about something I recently witnessed.
This one is about the film GRAVITY. I saw it on a big screen; not IMAX big (and I have heard only good about seeing it in IMAX), but still larger than normal-- and in 3D.
I saw it Friday and liked it so much I saw it again Saturday.
Fantastic! The acting was great, the direction was mesmerizing, and the effects were mind-blowing. I knew Clooney and Bullock could bring it, and I've been a fan of Alfonso Cuaron since I saw CHILDREN OF MEN (which resides as my #4 favorite movie on Flickchart), but I don't think my eyes have ever seen what I saw in this film done as well as it was here. My mind cannot even comprehend how they did those things (I hope the Blu-Ray release is decked out with making-of footage; I don't believe knowing the how will affect my enjoyment of it in the future).
It was absolutely amazing; just stunning on so many levels. And, yeah, some parts were scientifically inaccurate, but it didn't matter. The film was telling a nice, tight (90 minutes) story about survival, and it did it wonderfully. Just let it hit you.
And let it hit you on the big screen with speakers all around you. This is a huge-scale movie told from the point of view of a single character. The 3D isn't obnoxious, and it may not even be mandatory, but I found it really brought something to my enjoyment of the film. I'd recommend doing a gigantic screen and in 3D.
There are so many more things I'd like to say, but I hope anyone who watches it for the first time has the same sense of surprise I had (I really didn't know what it was about other than Bullock's character gets separated from her shuttle in space and is floating away at a high speed). This is a very realistic story, so don't think it's sci-fi. It just happened to be set in space (high-Earth orbit space).
This one is about the film GRAVITY. I saw it on a big screen; not IMAX big (and I have heard only good about seeing it in IMAX), but still larger than normal-- and in 3D.
I saw it Friday and liked it so much I saw it again Saturday.
Fantastic! The acting was great, the direction was mesmerizing, and the effects were mind-blowing. I knew Clooney and Bullock could bring it, and I've been a fan of Alfonso Cuaron since I saw CHILDREN OF MEN (which resides as my #4 favorite movie on Flickchart), but I don't think my eyes have ever seen what I saw in this film done as well as it was here. My mind cannot even comprehend how they did those things (I hope the Blu-Ray release is decked out with making-of footage; I don't believe knowing the how will affect my enjoyment of it in the future).
It was absolutely amazing; just stunning on so many levels. And, yeah, some parts were scientifically inaccurate, but it didn't matter. The film was telling a nice, tight (90 minutes) story about survival, and it did it wonderfully. Just let it hit you.
And let it hit you on the big screen with speakers all around you. This is a huge-scale movie told from the point of view of a single character. The 3D isn't obnoxious, and it may not even be mandatory, but I found it really brought something to my enjoyment of the film. I'd recommend doing a gigantic screen and in 3D.
There are so many more things I'd like to say, but I hope anyone who watches it for the first time has the same sense of surprise I had (I really didn't know what it was about other than Bullock's character gets separated from her shuttle in space and is floating away at a high speed). This is a very realistic story, so don't think it's sci-fi. It just happened to be set in space (high-Earth orbit space).
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