During a recent press conference to promote his sci-fi thriller-drama Gravity, director Alfonso CuarĂ³n was finally asked the one question reporters have bizarrely neglected to put forward: What was it like filming a movie in space?
I still felt Alfonso CuarĂ³n's Gravity in my body the day after I saw it last week.
It's a very exciting adventure for her! Also today: a sad story about Mike Myers, a sad story about Jimmy Smits, a somewhat happy story about Maura Tierney, and a sad story about a beloved Brooklyn neighborhood.
After he does this one movie, that's it. It can never get better. Also today: Natalie Portman might be shot into space and left there, TV actresses get TV deals, Joan Holloway gets a new assignment, and nerd news.
It's true. Yoda has looked up to the heavens and declared this true. Also today: up-and-comer Anthony Mackie lands another role, a promising movie stalls out, Tom Cruise gets a sexy sidekick for his next Mission, and Twilight news.
1. Star Gael Garcia Bernal is utterly adorable in person, and may very well fit in one's front pocket.
Our dissatisfaction at Friday's news that Guillermo del Toro would inherit the Hobbit reins from Peter Jackson met with a mix of scorn and curiosity over the weekend. "Pony up an alternative, Cochise," wrote a commenter. "Destroy those two GENIUSES and all we will be left with is Lucas and Spielberg. And that is not…
