A replica of ancient egypt was built in 1923 for a movie and then buried. This groundbreaking cinematic event stars tom cruise as jack harper, the lone security repairman stationed on a desolate, nearlyruined future earth. The major plot twist in the 20 movie oblivion is virtually identical to the major plot twist in 2009s moon. An archaeologist uncovers terrifying secrets as he digs up the longburied tablets of the ten commandments. Sep 08, 20 project casting links to a growing library of free, downloadable scripts, television scripts, movie scripts, screenplays, perhaps a few soontobereleased movies, television, anime, unproduced and radio shows. May 31, 2007 for nearly a century, the reasons belying this odd series of actions remained clouded in obscurity. Nonton sands of oblivion subtitle indonesia cinemaindo. Sands of oblivion involves the true story of cecil b.
Now a soontobedivorced archaeologist couple morena baccarin and adam baldwin of serenity and firefly and an iraq war combat veteran victor webster of charmed have. The latest to get the dvd treatment is the utterly fun sands of oblivion, starring an immobile george kennedy along with adam baldwin and morena baccarin a reunion all you browncoats can jerk off to. The oblivion project originated as an eightpage treatment written by joseph kosinski, which was pitched in 2007 to barry levine and jesse berger at radical publishing, as a graphic novel. This is the most profound statement of the movie and its implications carry though all the rest of the points made here. Sands of oblivion shows the life of a prop that was used in the ten commandments, a film that was released in 1923. Blood and sand at oblivion nexus mods and community.
It did have potential to be though, with one of the best ideas syfy ever had. Critical reception for land of oblivion was very good, with variety praising the movies production design. After experiencing strange accidents and mysterious murders on the set of his film, the ten commandments, director cecil b. One of hollywoods last stars wins battles against enemy spacecraft, but he cant infuse this artsy scifi film with emotional vitality. Castellaneta is so entertaining in the role its a damn shame he departs the movie after only about ten minutes, at which point the film jumps to modern times where. The film tells the story of a prop from the 1923 movie the ten commandments that was actually an authentic artifact from antiquity with cursed powers. Oblivion drone making of 1k0s visual effets oblivion. Cruises spermship enters through an airlock that resembles a geometrized vulva. Sands of oblivion was better than i expected it to be, true the cgi was really not so good, but the storyline was imaginative. The scene is more interesting to describe than it is to watch. I really love thoughtful scifi that forces you to reexamine things that you take for granted in the real world from another perspective.
Apr 22, 20 film superstar tom cruise has made plenty of movies 37 and counting, but his turn as jack harper in oblivion is probably his best work ever. Sands of oblivion a replica of ancient egypt was rebuilt in 1923 for a movie and then mysteriously burried when the filming stopped. Sands of oblivion is a movie with a pretty interesting concept but could have been so much more, which i attribute a lot to what probably wasnt a very large budget. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Oblivion 20 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. Oblivion does this very well and in a manner that is not heavy. Sands of oblivion is a 2007 scifi channel original movie starring morena baccarin, adam baldwin, victor webster, george kennedy, richard kind and dan castellaneta. When he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft, her arrival triggers a nonstop chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows, and leaves humanitys fate in his hands. Sands of oblivion pictures rotten tomatoes movie trailers. As scifi channel movies go, sands of oblivion 2007 is pretty good. The artifact is believed to have cursed powers, which pop back up in the modern day. Sands of oblivion is a 2007 scifi channel original movie starring morena baccarin, adam baldwin, victor webster, george kennedy, richard kind and dan. Now, with his documentary sands of oblivion, filmmaker david flores finally uncovers the truth.
Adam baldwin was too funny, george kennedy was very convincing in his role too. Staring morena baccarin, victor webster, adam baldwin and george kennedy. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors. Now a soontobedivorced archaeologist couple and an iraq war combat veteran have uncovered the secret demille could not keep hidden. Movies like sands of oblivion if you like sands of oblivion you are looking for scary, serious and suspenseful movies about with ancient egypt, supernatural, hollywood, danger, filmmaking, curses spells and rituals and chase themes of action, adventure and fantasy genre shot in usa. Sands of oblivion tv movie 2007 sands of oblivion tv. Apr 19, 20 if youve seen the movie and want to discuss details about the film without worrying about spoiling it for those who havent seen it, please head over to our oblivion spoilers discussion. Sands of oblivion is a science fiction film that takes place in 1923. When filming was completed, he mysteriously ordered the entire set buried.
Indiewires the playlist stating that it does slowly find its rhythm, and so the film rather. Rent sands of oblivion 2007 on dvd and bluray netflix. Now, an estranged archaeologist couple and an iraq war veteran have discovered that secrets cant stay buried forever. Sands of oblivion pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released sands of oblivion pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Surely with the tet destroyed theyll be coming back. Given how uninspired and formulaic most scifi channel original movies are sands of oblivion deserves special recognition for having one of the most unique story ideas for any movie theyve ever. In sands of oblivion, a modern day excavation crew discovers that demille was secretly trying to imprison an avenging egyptian god trapped in a smuggled artifact amongst the movie props. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration.
Oblivion 2 to be a prequel hollywood hindustan times. After filming was completed, he bulldozed the sets into the guadalupe sand dunes of the central california coast. It was directed by david flores and premiered july 28, 2007 on the sci fi channel. The top 22 movie locations in iceland guide to iceland. Oblivion is a 20 american postapocalyptic actionadventure film coproduced and directed by joseph kosinski, and produced by peter chernin with screenplay by karl gajdusek and michael debruyn, starring tom cruise in the main role alongside olga kurylenko, andrea riseborough, morgan freeman and nikolaj costerwaldau in supporting roles. Demille constructed a replica of ancient egypt in the california desert for his epic movie, the ten commandments.
Apr 18, 20 all 34 songs from the oblivion 20 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Oblivion is available now on bluray combo pack, dvd and digital download. The moment sands of oblivion jumps to modern times it starts down a slippery slope to just being another uninspired and formulaic most scifi channel original movie. The zone was filmed at manmade sand dunes on thompson creek, west of st francisville, on the mississippi about 35 miles northwest of baton rouge. The film was highly praised in japan when released after fukushima disaster. Apr 18, 20 if nothing else, oblivion will go down in film history as the movie where tom cruise pilots a white, spermshaped craft into a giant space uterus. Now, with his documentary sands of oblivion, filmmaker david flores. View hd trailers and videos for sands of oblivion on rotten tomatoes, then check our tomatometer to find out what the critics say. Okay kids, false alarmyou can all come out from under your desks now. The acting while not great is pretty decent, the dune buggy chase is exciting, the film is photographed quite nicely in more places than not and there is some striking scenery. This story gives a fictional explanation as to why he did it. Sands of oblivion hd movies free download 720p 1080p. Its believed that the prop is a real, authentic, ancient artifact.
Demille finished the epic film, the ten commandments 1923. Sands of oblivion is not a bad movie, its just that it is not a particularly good one either. A replica of ancient egypt was rebuilt in 1923 for a movie and then mysteriously burried when the filming stopped. Python hollywood horror movie robert englund, casper van dien, dana barron. Oblivion film locations the worldwide guide to movie. Watch sands of oblivion 2008 full movie free online.
Rent sands of oblivion 2007 starring dan castellaneta and morena baccarin on dvd and bluray. Sands of oblivion tv is a film directed by david flores with adam baldwin, morena baccarin, dan castellaneta, george kennedy, year. Yes, he did incredible and serious work in films like a few good men and the last samurai, and he has shown remarkable good humor in movies like rock of ages and tropic thunder, but oblivion provides him an opportunity to give his most nuanced and mature. After filming was completed, he bulldozed the sets into the guadalupe sand dunes of. With sands of oblivion, flores travels to the site of the initial burial and excavates the items once again, with a team of archaeologists, to investigate the truth behind these legendary events. The premise is interestingwhile filming the original silent version of the ten commandments in 1923. Another scifi channel movie with stephen baldwin in it. Oblivion 2 to be a prequel oblivion director jospeph kosinski talks about the much anticipated part ii of the scifi film and his camaraderie with lead actor tom cruise. The project was subsequently developed into an illustrated novella released to coincide with the film release. In the modern day these resurface leading to murder and mayhem. A replica of ancient egypt was rebuilt in 1923 for a movie and then mysteriously burried when the filming. This area has previously provided desert locations for jonah hex and gi joe.
And speaking of rot, kevin and crew throw in a rotting, mummified egyptian doggie god anubis actor nick principe to spice things up except it doesnt. He arrives inside a massive chamber lined with egglike glass bubbles. Demille, who in 1923 built a massive city set out in the desert to shoot his movie and, when he was done, left it there to rot. He is best known for his vehicle designs in movies like tron. Now a soontobedivorced archaeologist couple and an iraq war combat veteran. Oblivion also seems to borrow other details from moon, such as the phony missioncontrol and the layout of the scene with the big reveal. The film tells the story of a prop from the 1923 movie the ten commandments that was actually. Sands of oblivion 2007 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Sands of oblivion on dvd 08217981 from starz anchor bay. Sands of oblivion 2007 action, adventure, fantasy youtube. Mar 07, 2011 a replica of ancient egypt was rebuilt in 1923 for a movie and then mysteriously burried when the filming stopped. Demille constructed a replica of ancient egypt in the california desert for his epic movie the ten commandments. Sands of oblivion tv movie 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
This movie has some beautiful images of planetary ruin and huge tracts of desert and forest with the topmost bits of famous buildings poking up. Sands of oblivion 2007 stream and watch online moviefone. For an indepth discussion of the film by the screen rant editors check out our oblivion episode of the sr underground podcast. Sands of oblivion trailer directed by david flores. Sands of oblivion is a 2007 scifi channel original movie starring morena baccarin, adam baldwin, victor webster, george kennedy, richard. Now, this team, intent on preserving the hollywood legacy, unknowingly releases the terror once more. His orc face is courtesy of another one of my projects, head06 for everyone including orcs and new textures and facial meshes. Released 2007, sands of oblivion stars dan castellaneta, adam baldwin, morena baccarin, george kennedy the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. With morena baccarin, adam baldwin, victor webster, george kennedy.
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