Oscars: 10 Films That Could Dominate in Below-the-Line Categories, From ‘Tenet’ to ‘The Midnight Sky’

George Clooney has a gregarious, outsized personality, especially in his acting, but he’s more thoughtful and introspective than you’d think and a lot of that side of him comes out in his filmmaking. Take “The Midnight Sky,” his latest directorial effort which is a sad, lonely, and bleak look at the apocalypse, but also the stars and hope for mankind.

Knowing that what we imagine is more terrifying than what we see, “The Midnight Sky” plays the end of the world pretty close to the vest, with nary a devastated cityscape to be seen. It is a canny move for a movie that pivots around an apocalyptic disaster, and one that pays off at times by refocusing the story from the spectacle of loss to its rending emotional reality.

While exploring deep space as an actor in Solaris and Gravity, George Clooney presumably was also a close observer of how two top directors, Steven Soderbergh and Alfonso Cuarón, respectively, handled the challenges of sci-fi for grownups. Judging by the distinctive design elements of Netflix's The Midnight Sky, he also appears to have absorbed lessons from Tomorrowland, not letting busy CG fakery supplant solid storytelling.

Watch Video: 'The Midnight Sky' Trailer: George Clooney Warns a Spaceship Not to Return to Earth in Netflix Sci-Fi FilmIt’s 2049, and humanity is being wiped out by something known as “The Event,” the details of which we are mostly spared. The crew of a remote base on the Arctic Circle goes home to spend doomsday with their loved ones, all except for the terminally-ill Dr.

The Midnight Sky, timing is everything. Will George Clooney, playing a very important scientist named Augustine Lofthouse, overcome outrageous obstacles to contact distant astronauts in time? Will said astronauts survive a daring mission to restore damaged communication equipment in time? Will our lead characters experience the emotional awakenings they so desperately need in time?It's striking, then, to consider the timing of this film.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticNot every actor who tries his or her hand at directing has the chops to be a true filmmaker; in fact, very few do. But George Clooney, in the early 2000s, took to directing as if born to it.

Clayton Davis Space and silence are the structural bones of Netflix’s “The Midnight Sky.” Still, the spirit and heart are fixed within its visual decorations and taut narrative that allows director, producer and star George Clooney to examine uncharted and personal territories. Based on the book “Good Morning, Midnight” by Lily Brooks-Dalton, there’s a compelling case to be made that “The Midnight Sky” is his finest hour, both in direction and performance.

Clayton Davis Oscar-winner George Clooney and Caoilinn Springall barely speak in Netflix’s “The Midnight Sky,” but the two were able to convey their emotions. Clooney, who directs, produces and stars, takes on one of the most the most challenging and demanding films of his career, doing a lot of preparation and taking into account many unknowns.

George Clooney is a man of many talents.

It’s two days after Thanksgiving when George Clooney speaks to Deadline to discuss his ambitious The Midnight Sky, a timely sci-fi film split between a spacecraft and the frozen Iceland tundra. Scripted by The Revenant writer Mark L.

Mank director David Fincher.In a profile of the filmmaker published in the New York Times, Pitt, who is a close friend of Fincher, opened up about the experience of watching a film with the director.Pitt has starred in three of Fincher’s films so far – Seven, Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. “He’s one of the funniest [expletive] I’ve ever met,” the actor told The Times.Discussing their movie nights, he added: “He’ll be muttering the whole time: ‘That shot works.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticGeorge Clooney has a unique distinction when it comes to Oscar history.

It’s a great irony of Hollywood that actors become stars due to their onscreen excellence, yet the fame that results can wind up interfering with the work that made them celebrities in the first place.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe Intl. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has accused the Golf Channel of not providing regular COVID-19 testing for crews responsible for broadcasting portions of the PGA and LPGA Tour, leading to “multiple infections.”The below-the-line union said while players and caddies have received rapid COVID tests prior to events, Golf Channel’s behind-the-scenes workforce is not afforded this same benefit.

Marta Balaga Netflix’s sci-fi drama “The Midnight Sky,” set for release next month, will see George Clooney as a scientist in the Arctic trying to protect a little girl, and prevent a group of astronauts from coming back home after a global catastrophe.“It’s two different worlds; we were basically saying we were going to shoot ‘The Revenant’ and stop, and then shoot ‘Gravity,’” said Clooney about his seventh feature as a director during an online seminar at EnergaCamerimage Film Festival