From Danny Boyle, the Academy Award-winning director of 2008's Best Picture, Slumdog Millionaire, comes 127 HOURS. 127 HOURS is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, as well as the last two people he ever had the chance to meet. 127 HOURS is a visceral, thrilling story that takes an audience on a never before experienced journey and prove what we can do when we choose life. 127 HOURS is the winner of six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor James Franco and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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...significant, moving, and extraordinary...
—Sean O'Connell filmcritic.com
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...frequently dazzling and perpetually surprising...
—A. O. Scott New York Times
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...dazzling and utterly riveting...
—Lou Lumenick New York Post
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...a true-life adventure that turns into a one-man disaster movie ? and the darker it gets, the more enthralling it becomes.
—Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly
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As nerve-racking as the whole predicament is, it's surprising how much humor manages to sneak in...
—Peter Debruge Variety
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...director Danny Boyle deftly sidesteps claustrophobia with his stunningly kinetic photography and rapid-fire editing. He also has cast the perfect actor for his virtuosic imagery.
—Claudia Puig USA Today
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In the end, 127 Hours is one man's incredible, unforgettable journey; it took the extraordinary alchemy of Boyle and Franco to also make it ours.
—Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times
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All of the key creative personnel contribute to the movie's nail-biting tension and unexpectedly moving finale. Jon Harris's editing is matchless, and Rahman's score effectively heightens the emotion. Ultimately, however, it is the talents of Boyle and Franco that sock this movie home.
—Stephen Farber Hollywood Reporter
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Is the film watchable? Yes, compulsively. Films like this don't move quickly or slowly, they seem to take place all in the same moment.
—Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times
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...mesmerizing... [15 November 2010, p.38]
—Alynda Wheat People
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Like the A.R. Rahman score that drives the movie, the triumphant 127 Hours
—Peter Travers Rolling Stone
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As Boyle's film flits from the real world -- the heavy reality of a man in a canyon, pinned, near death -- to the world of dreams and delusions, so Franco's performance transforms, encompassing both universes.
—Dan Kois Village Voice
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...a movie that bridges the gap between art-house drama and pure pop escapism.
—Andrew O'Hehir Salon
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The constant barrage of flashbacks takes away from the grim march of time; Ralston was stuck in one place for five days, but the film makes that period feel much shorter. Worse still, all that introspection adds up to a disappointingly shallow accumulation of regrets and life lessons, none of them surprising. After the adrenaline rush, 127 Hours turns to vapor.
—Scott Tobias Onion AV Club
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As a testament to positive thinking, 127 Hours will probably stand as a ringing affirmation for reckless survivalists. For those of us not so affirmed, Boyle's paean to heroism ? a better title for it might have been A Farewell to Arm ? is merely the best gross-out music video ever made.
—Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor
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My question for Boyle is simple. At what point does a director's determination to activate a static scenario become dishonest?
—Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune
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...[director] Danny Boyle opens up his Slumdog Millionaire bag of tricks to jazz up the visuals with flashbacks, premonitions, overly dramatic soundtrack choices and hallucinations. It's all just a bit too much for this otherwise compelling true story.
—Luke Y. Thompson E!
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...akin to an especially busy Mountain Dew commercial...
—Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine
Movie Blogs
First Images of James Franco in 127 Hours Released
Posted on 2010-08-07 by reelzThe first stills of James Franco in new movie 127 Hours have surfaced online, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly magazine.
127 Hours sees Franco, most known for his role as Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man franchise, take on the tricky part of mountain climber Aron Ralston. After becoming trapped under a large boulder, Ralston was forced to take matters into his own hands, and had to cut his own arm off in order to survive.
127 Hours is written and directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire), and also stars Lizzy Caplan and Amber Tamblyn. Expect to see it in a theater near you starting November 5th.
First Teaser Trailer for Danny Boyle's 127 Hours
Posted on 2010-08-25 by RyanDanny Boyle's career as a director has been pretty eclectic. He first received worldwide acclaim in 1996 with Trainspotting, then hopped among different genres until he the critical and box office success of Slumdog Millionaire brought him an Oscar. Boyle's latest, 127 Hours, is based on a true story, a first for the British director, and tells the story of mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco), who becomes trapped in a canyon in Utah after a boulder crashes onto his arm. The first teaser trailer has premiered for the movie and shows that a movie about a guy stuck against a canyon wall could, in fact, be pretty interesting to watch.
Early Review for 127 Hours with James Franco
Posted on 2010-09-12 by reelzBased on the true story of a mountaineer who must amputate his own arm in order to survive a hiking accident in a remote Utah canyon, 127 Hours is considered a potential Oscar contender. The movie, which doesn't open in theaters until November 5, is part of the Toronto Film Festival. ReelzChannel correspondent Matt Mauro saw the movie and has an early review.
Movie Chaser: 127 Hours and Other Mountain Trials
Posted on 2010-11-04 by reelzDespite the movie's other draws, the essential reason for watching 127 Hours is to see James Franco's solution to being stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Literally — it's even the title of the book the movie's based on. Aron Ralston's true story centers on the type of difficult choice that makes you think to yourself both “What would I do in a situation like that?†and “Before I go out hiking I'd better make sure my knife's not dull.†No slight to Ralston, but that might not be the toughest real-life choice ever put to celluloid. Alive shows what happens when a whole plane of people crashes, stranding its surviving passengers in the Andes for 72 days with dwindling food supplies and increasingly tasty-looking friends. You can watch it from the comfort of your warm, soft couch this month on CineMax.
more about Alive >>
Britney Spears Tells Tabloids and "Liars" Off; "The Godfather House" for Sale; Black Swan Kiss 2010's Best?
Posted on 2010-12-03 by reelzReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
As Britney Spears heads off for a romantic birthday weekend with beau Jason Trawick, she tweeted a message to anyone who claims Trawick "beat" on her: "Star Magazine, Radar Online, Jason Alexander and the rest of you liars, Ya'll can kiss my lily white southern Louisiana ass!"
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The Natalie Portman–Mila Kunis mouth-on-mouth kiss — pictured in this space yesterday — continues to attract interest as Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky tells MTV News he'd like to see it nomitated for the network's "Best Kiss" award, primarily because he'd like to see it happen again.
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Last night James Franco told Jimmy Kimmel he agreed to host the Oscars because it would take the "pressure off," since no one has hosted the Oscars and won an award on the same night. But there's is a first time for everything, and Franco's our pick to win Best Actor.
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"The Godfather House" is for sale. The eight-bedroom, three-bathroom Staten Island house used as the Corleone family estate is listed for $2.9M. Anything north of about $2.8M is an offer they probably can't refuse.
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