Stills from Stories – Up in the Air (2009)

“We are here to make limbo tolerable, to ferry wounded souls across the river of dread until the point where hope is dimly visible. And then stop the boat, shove them in the water and make them swim.” – Ryan Bingham

Monologue Pacing Constructs Set – Skyfall (2012)

“He [Silva] needs to have an entrance.” – Sam Mendes (DP/30)

Stills from Stories – Holes (2003)

Attention to detail or overanalyzing…

Houston, We Have No Problems – Apollo 13 Review

In the recent past the space genre was represented by films like Event Horizon, Sunshine, and the new Star Trek films. These movies provide solid entertainment value, but not much beyond that. Between 2000 and 2010 only two movies loosely related with space garnered Best Picture nominations from the Academy Awards, District 9 and Avatar. Both were unique films depicting allegorical themes and having great visual effects. However, the only semblance of space were the origins of the aliens and, in some form, both had spaceships. Not much space was actually shown. Thankfully, the space-film genre appears to be having a mini renaissance.