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4 October 2008 9:40 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Seen on: October 3, 2008

The players: Director: Fernando Meirelles, Writers: Don McKellar, Jose Saramago (book), Cast: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, Alice Braga

Facts of interest: Opened this year's Cannes Film Festival.

The plot: The film follows a small group of people struggling to survive after an epidemic of blindness descends upon their city.

Our thoughts: Fernando Meirelles’ “Blindness” is not as powerful or engaging as his previous works “The Constant Gardener” and “Cidade de Deus,” but the film is definitely not as bas as some critics made it out to be. The nature of the subject matter examined in this mystery thriller is one that concerns all of us, but it’s the way it is presented here that may not be appealing to large audiences.

Franck Tabouring

4 October 2008 2:00 AM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news

Fernando Meirelles' latest film Blindness has hit theaters this weekend, and we've got a shot for you to win some cool swag from the film. And assuming you aren't out protesting the film, you should be interested in what we have to offer. Three (3) lucky winners will score a copy ...

Neil Miller

4 October 2008 1:42 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Miramax sent us a brand new movie clip entitled “The King” from the upcoming thriller “Blindness” by director Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and starring Julianne Moore (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee), Mark Ruffalo (Shutter Island) and Alice Braga (Crossing Over). Plot: A doctor’s wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder. Based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest Blindness news and trailers.

Brian Corder

3 October 2008 3:45 PM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news

As you may have already seen, I posted my own take on Fernando Meirelles' film Blindness this morning, and while I thought it had its merits, I was not overwhelmed. But I am also told that it sticks very closely to the book upon which it is based, and should ...

Neil Miller

3 October 2008 12:43 PM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Ok, I'm not sure what the deal is with Blindness, other then the fact it was helmed by the director of City Of God... but the basic premise and TV spots I've seen thus far scare the crap out of me. Now, Yahoo is offering you a chance to see the first 5 minutes of the film on-line! Blindness was directed by Fernando Meirelles and stars Don McKellar, Julianne Moore (Hannibal), Mark Ruffalo (Zodiac), Danny Glover (Saw) and Alice Braga. The film is based on Jose Saramago's acclaimed novel that is set in motion when an epidemic of blindness sweeps through a contemporary city and pushes society to the brink of breakdown. It opens today in theaters! Visit the official website Here and watch the first 5 minutes below!

'Blindness' First Five Minutes @ Yahoo! Video

3 October 2008 10:39 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Director Fernando Meirelles, who reportedly reworked Blindness after it was savaged by critics at the Cannes Film Festival last May -- and who has been under attack in recent days by organizations of the blind, which have also blasted the movie -- has come under renewed assault as the movie finally opens wide. "Blindness," writes Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times "is one of the most unpleasant, not to say unendurable, films I've ever seen." Christy Lemire of the Associated Press calls it a "pretentious, preposterous allegory." Claudia Puig, writing in USA Today, is less harsh. "The film is an often thought-provoking metaphor. But as a thriller, it becomes dreary," she observes. And Neely Tucker concludes her review in the Washington Post with this rather cryptic observation: "Meirelles, a talented director, has given us a thoughtful film based on a disturbing work of art. It achieves moments of beauty, but also leaves us wanting to like it more than we actually do." Note: Reviews of additional new films will appear here on Monday.

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3 October 2008 10:21 AM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

The themes of "Blindness" go by in a blur. When resi dents of a nameless cosmo polis are suddenly struck blind, the vagueness seems so deliberate that the allegory could be steering our attention to AIDS, pacifism, the surreal craziness of Latin American dictatorship or the Golden Rule.

Director Fernando Meirelles ("The Constant Gardener") situates the outbreak in an unidentified international-flavored city. When one man suddenly loses his sight while his car is stopped at a traffic light, the shocking ease with which total strangers slip into bad Samaritanism sets the grim tone.

By KYLE SMITH

3 October 2008 7:24 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Fernando Meirelles returns to the big screen with "Blindness," a mystery thriller about an epidemic of blindness that descends upon a large city. Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore star in the lead roles. The film premiered at Cannes and pulled mixed reviews. Let's see what our online friends have to say about it:

• Katey Rich at Cinema Blend: "A sharp view of humanity with a glimmer of hope, 'Blindness' is a movie for our times-- flawed, brutal, with key moments of brilliance."

• LatinoReview's Ron Henriques: "Though the third act takes the picture in a direction filled with hope and perhaps freedom, the dramatic power is already lost and the story is turned into nothing more than a morality tale."

• James Rocchi at Cinematical: "But while Blindness can be faulted for many things, it also has to be respected for its ambition, craft, and effort."

Franck Tabouring

3 October 2008 6:00 AM, PDT | From Spout.com | See recent Spout news

If the titles of the three films mentioned in the title don't evoke a sense of anxiety about the present, I'm not sure what will. At the same time, they're all immensely different films. Fernando Meirelles's new film, Blindness, opens tonight. Will it replace Children of Men as our favorite recent film about societal collapse? Karina joins us to talk about one hit and one miss from the New York Film Festival thus far. While Happy-Go-Lucky inspired homicidal thoughts, <a href="http://blog.spout.com/2008/0 ...

Kevin Buist

3 October 2008 2:00 AM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news

Lets face it, not every film can be a winner, no matter how badly you want it to be good. This particular theory was one that I was reminded of this week as I screened Fernando Meirelles' latest film Blindness. It is the story of a mysterious epidemic of blindness ...

Neil Miller

3 October 2008 1:15 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore in Blindness

Photo: Miramax Blindness is a film about the human spirit and it has never looked so ugly. Seriously, Blindness presents a second coming of the concentration camp and it isn't pretty. A mysterious rash of blindness is infecting people and they are rounded up and quarantined so as not to infect others. Food is dropped off and the members of these closed off camps are forced to fend for themselves. Make due and if you die we don't care seems to be the motto as armed guards stand watch and will fire at their own discretion. The situation escalates and a happy ending is nowhere in sight and to say the film ever reaches any real sense of happiness (or sense of justice) is a serious stretch in the definition of the word. The film is shot from the perspective of the infected

Brad Brevet

3 October 2008 12:01 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Blindness

Starring Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, and Gael Garcia Bernal

Directed by Fernando Meirelles

Rated R

It's a tough position to be in, wanting something to be better than it is. I don't have kids, but if I did, I imagine I'd have to pretend to like a lot of school plays and soccer games. Chicago Cubs fans have had to pretend for 100 years that they actually believe this is the year, despite evidence to the contrary (again).

With Blindness, I wanted badly to appreciate it more than it deserves. I just can't.

In 2002, I discovered a little movie called City of God. I shared it with everyone I could. At the time, it was not yet nominated for four Oscars and had no reputation as being one of the best films of the decade. That came later. But I sold it hard and professed the talents of its director,

Colin Boyd

2 October 2008 10:00 PM, PDT | From The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news

Blindness Directed by: Fernando Meirelles Cast: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga, Gael Garcia Bernal Time: 2 hrs Rating: R Plot: A city is suddenly struck by an epidemic of "white blindness." The blind are quarantined by the government and one woman (Moore) who can still see, lies to be with her husband (Ruffalo). They attempt to deal with the blindness as best they can. Who’s It For? This is a different type of film and will most likely be a bit uncomfortable for some. There is a difficult rape scene and there is really no reason to have your kids see this film. You are also going to see naked bodies of all shapes and sizes. Expectations: I read the book by José Saramago ... Ok, that's not totally honest. I starting reading the book, liked the concept, but got distracted with other things. My wife liked it though, and

2 October 2008 8:18 PM, PDT | From QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news

Yahoo movies is hosting the first 5 minutes of Fernando Meirelles' Blindness. We've obviously been waiting for this one a long time and Marina's review from Viff only solidified my anticipation. The film sees its American premiere tomorrow (October 3rd) so if any of you get out and see it be sure to drop us a line in the forums and tell us what you thought. You can find the first 5 minutes here.

2 October 2008 7:58 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Before moviegoers head to theaters on the first weekend in October, Miramax Films have presented thriller movie lovers with the first five minutes video of their upcoming "Blindness". Opened with a scene covering a busy traffic on one ordinary morning, it then closes up to one particular car stopping in red light. When the light turns green, the man driving the car hits the brake causing chaos on the street.

When the shot comes closer to the man, it is revealed that he is experiencing a sudden blindness. Several people watching the odd circumstances from the sidewalk then comes to his aid. Still dazed and confused by his mysterious condition, the blind man explains what it feels like to be blind to another man who volunteers to drive him home.

Based on Jose Saramago's best selling novel, this psychological thriller centers its story on the fragility of mankind as it

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2 October 2008 3:04 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Tomorrow, the new dystopian drama Blindness will arrive in theaters. It's been a long road for the adaptation of Jose Saramago's 1995 novel. The film first premiered at Cannes, on the festival's opening night in May. Reaction to it was not overwhelmingly positive, and we know what happens when audiences don't love a movie at a film festival (snip snip).

So five months later, here we are again, with director Fernando Meirelles (City of God) helming the story of a blindness pandemic that leads to a total breakdown of society. Though we don't see them in this clip, there are some actors in Blindness whose work you're more than familiar with: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, and Gael Garcia Bernal.

Here's the first five minutes of Blindness, a clip that absolutely sets up the action that follows.

Colin Boyd

2 October 2008 2:01 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Yahoo! posted the first five minutes of Fernando Meirelles' mystery thriller "Blindness," which opens tomorrow. I didn't watch it because I want to walk into the film not knowing how it kicks off, but I decided to post the clip in case you want to get a small taste of the film. Watch at own risk! In the film starring Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore, an epidemic of blindness descends upon a large city.

Franck Tabouring

2 October 2008 12:04 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

The phrase "style over substance" generally denotes empty flash, but it takes on a slightly different meaning in Blindness, an adaptation of Jóse Saramago's acclaimed allegorical novel about a mass epidemic of sightlessness. Here, style and substance are both ample. They're just at odds with one another, as director Fernando Meirelles piles on a host of visual gimmicks, no doubt intending to suggest the intense disorientation of those newly inflected with "white blindness." But the effect of his aggressive language—the extremely shallow focus, the heavenly whites and blurry blacks, the jagged editorial ellipses—are a major distraction from what might have been a timely and politically loaded tale of society on the brink. There's a good movie here, but we get it in pieces that are sometimes hard to decipher. The opening scenes neatly capture the spread of the mysterious disease: In a traffic jam in an unnamed city,

Scott Tobias

1 October 2008 3:02 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Those folks with plans to see Fernando Meirelles' Blindness this weekend may find themselves blinded by ... protesters? That's because activists from the National Federation of the Blind were pretty ticked off after learning the premise behind the flick: that, essentially, a blindness epidemic strikes leading most folks to go absolutely apesh*t on one another. It would probably be in poor taste to criticize the group for not seeing the film before they protested against it, however I should point out that this all came about after seven Nfb staffers watched the movie (three of which were sighted) at a screening.

The Nfb claim the movie is offensive, and that it "portrays blind people as monsters ..." A spokesman for the organization added, "We face a 70 percent unemployment rate and other social problems because people don't think we can do anything, and this movie is not going to help ... at all.

Erik Davis

1 October 2008 2:09 PM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

In celebration of the theatrical release on October 3rd, Miramax is giving away two movie posters to two Toxic Shock TV forum members from the upcoming thriller “Blindness” by director Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and starring Julianne Moore (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee), Mark Ruffalo (Shutter Island) and Alice Braga (Crossing Over). The contest ends on October 15th, 2008. Only active members qualify, Click Here to sign up today. Plot: A doctor’s wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder. [...]

Brian Corder

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