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muddled News Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd is an empty man. A Civil War veteran without a family, he wanders the Western Plains, reading stories from the many newspapers he has in tow, bringing them to audiences hungry for diversion. He ekes out a living on the meager donations he collects, just enough to get him to the next town. He has no true direction, every day much like the last. So, when his path crosses that of a young white girl whos been kidnapped by natives, hes unsure how to proceed. ...

Copy to Clipboard ‘The Midnight Sky’ (Netflix) A lonely scientist. A mysterious global catastrophe. A group of astronauts stuck on another planet. George Clooneys ‘The Midnight Sky’ boasts of visionary screenplay and top-notch cast. Based on Lily Brooks-Dalton’s acclaimed novel ‘Good Morning, Midnight’, the post-apocalyptic film follows Augustine (Clooney) as he races to stop Sully (Felicity Jones) and her fellow astronauts from returning home. The grandeur of...

Arrival (Denis Villeneuve; no scenes in space, but bizarre-looking aliens play charades with Amy Adams), Blade Runner 2049 (Villeneuve again, playing around in Scott’s gloomy sandbox), First Man (Damien Chazelle; not science-fiction but a biopic about the original spaceman counts), and last year, Ad Astra (James Gray). This doesn’t even include thoughtful, small-scale science-fiction efforts from auteurs like Spike Jonze (2013’s Her) or Claire Denis (2019’s High Life), both of whic...

LOGIN Inside George Clooney’s ‘The Midnight Sky,’ From Felicity Jones’ Surprise Pregnancy to His ‘Santa Claus’ Beard The actor-director even drew on his work on the ’90s medical drama “ER” for lessons in how to get the audience invested in his postapocalyptic sci-fi dramaSteve Pond | December 23, 2020 @ 6:15 AM Last Updated: December 23, 2020 @ 6:16 AM AWARDS BEAT Netflix A movie that’s set partly in outer space and partly in the frozen expanses of the ...

Trumps Mar-a-Lago trip, possible vaccine deal, holiday traffic: 5 things to know Wednesday Editors, USA TODAY © Susan Walsh, AP First lady Melania Trump wore a steel-colored tweed coat by Dolce & Gabbana to watch the turkey pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, on Nov. 24, 2020. Trump expected to head to Mar-a-Lago for last presidential Christmas President Donald Trump is expected to arrive in Palm Beach, Florida, Wednesday, according his official schedule...

Believe it or not, George Clooney will be turning 60 soon. It’s a fact that he brings up voluntarily during a roundtable Zoom interview with Malaysian and Indonesian journalists for The Midnight Sky, his latest feature which he directs and stars in. At this video conference, the American actor looks as sharp and handsome as he always has as Hollywood’s leading man. Or in other words, not at all like a person we’d think is 59 years old. Wearing a short-sleeved white shirt, Clooney is frie...

George Clooney has long been one of Hollywood’s most globetrotting stars, but these days he is hunkered down with his wife, Amal, and their two young children in their home in Studio City, Calif. When Clooney bought this house in 1995, he was saving lives every Thursday night on NBC as Dr. Doug Ross on “ER.” Now, with a deadly pandemic raging, all he can do is try to tend to those he cares about most. He worries about his elderly parents, who live in Kentucky. He and his wife have regular...

Where was The Midnight Sky filmed? Explore the filming locations of George Clooney’s Netflix film   The Midnight Sky lands on Netflix on December 23rd but where was the George Clooney movie filmed? What filming locations did The Midnight Sky use? George Clooney is one of the biggest names in Hollywood. Whether the 59-year-old star is acting in or directing a film, it always picks up plenty of attention. Clooney’s latest film, The Midnight Sky, lands on Netflix this December but just where ...

Review: Clooneys The Midnight Sky a cold, alienating experience George Clooney directs and stars in this story about a post-apocalyptic Earth Adam Graham Its lonely out there — in space, on Earth after a global disaster and in "The Midnight Sky," a solemn, snail-paced sci-fi drama from director-star George Clooney.  "Gravity" its not. That heart-racing action epic (also starring Clooney) explored similar themes of isolation and finding the will to live in the face of surefire death. "The ...

Posted on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui George Clooney hates cold. Probably because snow is cold, and wet, and gets everywhere. But he would sacrifice discomfort, even embrace it, for  cinema. That’s the thrust of the latest  The Midnight Sky featurette, which Netflix has released ahead of the Clooney-directed sci-fi epic’s release on the streaming service. The Midnight Sky Featurette The Midnight Sky was a labor of love, especially from director-star Clooney, who overcame...