The Human Project is Universal’s viral marketing site for Children of Men. You can join and check out the forums or complete their ‘challenges’ for ‘points’, the prizes are a little weak if you ask me.
1 Signed Mini One-Sheet
1 T-shirt
1 Beanie
1 Survival Kit
1 Digital Clock Keychain
1 Sticker
It all seems a little pandering and under developed to me.
User blairerickson posted this video on YouTube a few days ago and I thought it was a great little short. It’s a compilation of Children of Men clips interspersed with snippets from the many glowing reviews the movie has received. As far as Children of Men being nominated for an Academy Award in ‘06 I know that that is why the films North American distributors pushed for a limited release at the tail end of 2006.
While you may know that Children of Men is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by P.D. James
You may not know it but Children of Men was released theatrically in the UK quite a while ago and is now nearing its January 15 DVD release. Looking to get an early DVD copy in the states? Order Children of Men from Amazon.co.uk.
Mininova is hosting a divx UK DVD rip of Children of Men, you can grab the .torrent here.
The US trailer for Children of Men can be found here in High Definition courtesy of Apple and Quicktime.
For me perhaps the most striking aspect of Children of Men was the cinematography. The dark, slowly paced, claustrophobic, and unbroken shots made for a truly unique cinematic experience. Apparently luck, along with meticulous planning, played a part in capturing such shots.
Finally, on the 13th day, he attempted to shoot the sequence for the first time. “And it’s a fiasco,” he recalls. Accidents and blunders ruined the shot. Every time he had to start over, Cuarón’s crew needed several hours to move the tanks back into place, re-rig explosives in the street and walls, and equip ill-fated extras (the ones caught in the movie crossfire) with fresh blood packs.
Children of Men opened to wide release at #3 in the box office this weekend - $10,295,000. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict this fine film actually moves up a box office spot next weekend to #2 and makes even more gross than its opening weekend - something near unheard of in the film industry.
