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Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain. Realizing that help is not on the way, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing each other to survive and discovering their inner strength. -WWW GENRES Drama DIRECTED BY Hany Abu-Assad SCREENPLAY BY Chris Weitz and J. Mills Goodloe PRODUCED BY Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, David Ready BASED UPON THE BOOK BY Charles Martin STARRING: Idris Elba as Dr. Ben Bass, a surgeon Kate Winslet as Alex Martin, a photojournalist Dermot Mulroney as Mark, Alex’s fiancé Beau Bridges as Walter, the pilot of the charter plane Raleigh and Austin as Dog, Walter's dog Misery loves company and tragedy, more often than not, brings people together. I still have a hangover.  The movie is beautiful.  I did not expect that because I was very iffy about this film.  Idris El...

Set in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa, a former dancer, and her husband Roland, an American writer, travel the country together. They seem to be growing apart, but when they linger in one quiet, seaside town they begin to draw close to some of its more vibrant inhabitants, such as a local bar/café-keeper and a hotel owner. - Written by Production There were many reasons why I chose not to blog about this, but here I am writing this entry anyway. The story was so-so.  I have seen a lot of these types of films while growing up and when I didn't know better, I wrote a lot of these types of films before and I burned the most unedifying ones. Watching this movie made me miss my typewriter.  I wrote better stories using my handy-dandy typewriter, except the ones I showed to that ______ awardee.  Which one?  I won't say because I purposely showed him the worst things I have written.   Back to the story written by Mrs. Pitt herself... Da...