Alfonso Cuarón is one of those directors that certain people love with a passion, and many have genuinely waited patiently for his next work. His last feature film on the big screen was CHILDREN OF MEN in 2006, preceded by HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN in 2004 (actually my least-favorite of those films, though I know I’m in the minority). GRAVITY has been talked about for a while, featuring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock in a drama about two astronauts that may (or may not) be stranded in the cold vacuum of space. With movies like this and EUROPA REPORT, another realistic drama with a space setting, not to mention all the futuristic set films we’re getting bombarded with like AFTER EARTH and ELYSIUM, this is turning out to be a great year for Sci-Fi fans. Check out the first poster (above) and trailer (below) for GRAVITY, and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Sandra Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone–tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth… and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
Kind of like OPEN WATER but instead of sharks, you have micro-meteors and oxygen loss and the eventual pull of gravity. That’s my kind of a shark movie!