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Tag Archives: Gravity

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Further Breaking Down the Academy Award Nominations

Posted on January 16, 2025 by czf • Leave a comment

Looking at the Oscar nominations with a few of our favorite lenses. Continue reading »

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My Golden Globes Ballot

Posted on January 10, 2025 by czf • 1 Comment

My picks for winners and losers for this Sunday’s Golden Globes. Continue reading »

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Jose Cuaron’s Gravity Short Film Companion

Posted on November 20, 2025 by czf • Leave a comment

A short provides the other half of a very long-distance call. Continue reading »

5 things Hollywood needs to learn from Gravity’s success
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5 things Hollywood needs to learn from Gravity’s success

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung • 2 Comments

The film’s critical and commercial success could provide the model for a new kind of blockbuster. But is Hollywood listening? Continue reading »

Review: Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity and the simple stories of complex cinema
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Review: Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity and the simple stories of complex cinema

Posted on October 8, 2025 by czf • 4 Comments

Some complained about Gravity’s thematic simplicity. Here’s why that’s wrong. Continue reading »

10 best extended takes and tracking shots
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10 best extended takes and tracking shots

Posted on October 4, 2025 by thestakemag • 1 Comment

As we wait for Gravity, the Stake picks our 10 favorite extended shots in movie history. Continue reading »

Gravity, Sandra Bullock, and women in genre film
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Gravity, Sandra Bullock, and women in genre film

Posted on September 9, 2025 by czf • 2 Comments

Sandra Bullock is among the highest paid actresses working in Hollywood, which makes her experiences in the industry insightful and worthy of consideration. Continue reading »

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