Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Contagion

Contagion is a 2011 American medical thiller film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film has an ensemble cast that won or nominated in Academy Award, Kate Winslet (Best Actress, The Reader), Gwyneth Paltrow (Best Actress, Shaksepeare In Love), Marion Cotillard (Best Actress, La Vie En Rose), Jude Law (Nominated for Best Actor, Cold Mountain), Laurence Fishburne (Nominated for Best Actor, What's Love Got To Do with It), Matt Damon (Best Original Screenplay, Good Will Hunting).

The film follows the rapid progress of a lethal indirect contact transmission virus (fomite transmission) that kills within days. As the fast-moving pandemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than does the virus itself. As the virus spreads around the world, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.

Soderbergh received cooperation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and also worked with a group of scientific advisers for the film. With a production budget of $60 million, filming began on September 25, 2010 and was initially scheduled to last until January 11, 2011. Filming locations included Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, Dubai, Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Brazil, Russia, Malaysia and Hong Kong, where the filming took place at the Hong Kong International Airport.

The film premiered on September 3rd 2011 in 68th Venice Film Festival and since then the film received many postive reviews and critical acclaim from the film critics.

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump is an American comedy - drama film released in 1994 based on the novel of the same name written by Winston Groom. The film directed by Robert Zemeckis. Filming took place in late 1993, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Extensive visiual effects were used to incorporate the protagonist into archived footage and to develop other scenes.

The film stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field.

The story depicts several decades in the life of Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks), a person with an IQ of 75 who travels across the world cause he's ability to do something unperdictable like played ping pong and it bring him to the China, attended to the military school and it bring him to the Vietnam War, meeting historical figures, influencing popular culture, and experiencing firsthand some of the historic events of the latter half of the 20th century.

The film recieved very postive reviews from the film critics and also won many numerous awards, and it recieved 6 Academy Award in 1995 including Best Picture, Best Actor in A Leading Role (Tom Hanks), Best Director (Robert Zemeckis), Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Adapted Screenplay. Gary Sinise nominated for Best Actor in A Supporting Role.

The famous quote from this film is "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get"