http://www.childrenofmen.org News, Reviews, Images, Articles, and Video. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:11:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This recent review of Children of Men comes to us from the Jamaica Gleaner News: 'Children of Men' Intense on Reproduction MOVIE TITLE: Children of Men (two-disc special edition) RATING:(A+ entertainment) RUNNING TIME: 1 hr. 49 mins. BONUS FEATURES: Deleted scenes, special features on futuristic design, visual effects (creating the baby), The Possibility of Hope ... http://www.childrenofmen.org/2007/04/20/children-of-men-intense-on-reproduction/ While the rest of the world has collapsed into chaos, the United Kingdom conjured up in Alfonso Cuarón's gripping but problematic dystopian thriller is hanging on by a militaristic thread. Terrorist bombs explode near Piccadilly. Immigrants and refugees are rounded up and held in pens, awaiting deportation. The world is ... http://www.childrenofmen.org/2007/04/04/children-of-men-london-2027/ By Kenneth Turan, Times Staff Writer The best science fiction talks about the future to talk about the now, and "Children of Men" very much belongs in that class. Made with palpable energy, intensity and excitement, it compellingly creates a world gone mad that is uncomfortably close to the one we ... http://www.childrenofmen.org/2007/04/02/the-intense-children-of-men-is-set-in-a-near-future-to-give-us-pause-today/ RealMovieNews.com has reviewed the Children of Men DVD. Although they give the movie itself a 5 out of 5 the DVD extras received only a 2 out of 5. I really can't fault them for the low rating - the DVD itself has only 1 special feature, a short feature ... http://www.childrenofmen.org/2007/02/17/children-of-men-dvd-review/ This "Making Of" video of Children of Men just popped up on YouTube. It particularly explains just how the long unbroken shots, that may become a Children of Men trademark and something I've talked about before, were done. Of particular note is the specialized camera rigs that had to literally ... http://www.childrenofmen.org/2007/01/23/children-of-men-the-making-of/ Well, looks like I'll have to eat my words. Despite my hope that Children of Men would climb in the box office charts its actually slipped to #7 with a $7,412,000 gross this weekend. That brings its US box office total to just over $22,000,000 and its worldwide gross to ... http://www.childrenofmen.org/2007/01/16/children-of-men-falls-to-7-at-the-box-office/ So, who is this young starlet? IMDB reveals only one previous acting role as Marie in 2005's Shooting Dogs. Well, accomplished or not this girl is hot. Although Children of Men may be her first big screen appearance on this side of the pond, I don't imagine it will be her ... http://www.childrenofmen.org/2007/01/13/so-who-is-claire-hope-ashitey/ About.com has an interview of Clive Owen by Rebecca Murray where Owen provides an actors perspective on the lengthy and difficult shots that make up so much of Children of Men. They’re very adrenalized, those sequences, because there’s huge resets. It’s like some of those big ones are four, five-hour resets ... http://www.childrenofmen.org/2007/01/13/clive-owen-children-of-men-interview/ And boy did somebody piss in their Cheerios. What caused the rise of fascism? What caused the epidemic? What caused regeneration? Once the plot takes shape, it's more or less about birthing a baby, and the vacuous Children of Men is like an episode of something slightly absurd on the Sci-Fi ... http://www.childrenofmen.org/2007/01/13/box-office-mojo-reviews-children-of-men/ The Ohio Film Critics Association have named Children of Men the Best Film of the Year. Oscar here we come. Other notables in their top 10 include The Departed, Borat, United 93, and Babel. http://www.childrenofmen.org/2007/01/12/ohio-film-critics-association-name-children-of-men-best-film-of-the-year/