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Sandra Bullock Wins Oscar For Her Performance in 'The Blind Side'

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

By James Foyle
MovieSet.com

No one really saw this one coming: Sandra Bullock is back, and at the top. She picked up the award for best actress the other night at this year’s Oscars. Her performance also landed her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. The film, The Blind Side, itself received a nomination for best film.

Sandra Bullocks acting career has remained pretty stable during the last decade; unfortunately she’s been mostly starring in flops, and/or in floppy roles. Who would have thought we’d see her at the top again? There’s nothing like winning the gold to get things moving, so I really I don’t think we’ve seen the last of her. After a performance like that in The Blind Side, I expect she’ll be her finding her way into some other major films during the next few years.

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‘Blind Side’ Hype Hits Grizzlies Analyst Sean Tuohy

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

By Shannon Nystedt
MovieSet.com

Thanks to the popularity The Blind Side, Grizzlies analyst Sean Tuohy, depicted by country star Tim McGraw in the sports/drama, find himself as perhaps the only NBA team analyst more popular now than the players he describes on the air.

Literally blind sided by the films success, Sean Tyohy finds himself constantly being interviewed by the media and asked by strangers what was it like to adopt Michael Oher, the hulkish, budding NFL star who joined the Tuohy family as a kid out of desperation?

"…You're certainly not prepared for something like this…"

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Writer/Director John Lee Hancock on Sandra Bullock in ‘The Blind Side’

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

By Shannon Nystedt
MovieSet.com

Based on Michael Lewis’ book, 'The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game', writer/director John Lee Hancock’s upcoming sports/drama The Blind Side depicts the remarkable true story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American boy from a broken home, taken in by the Tuohys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Tuohys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle. Although the book focused mainly on Oher’s story, the film centers more on his relationship with the Tuohys, especially with his adopted mother Leigh Anne, played by Sandra Bullock.

“…I had a hard time explaining exactly who Leigh Anne was. Finally, I just said, 'Sandy, you've got to go and meet this woman.' We went down to Memphis, met the real Leigh Anne, who is Southern, Christian, Conservative, with everything that goes with that. But surprising, somebody who defies definition. She took this kid in and looked out for him. And Sandy immediately goes, 'I get it. I get her. I have to do this because she's this complex and this part scares me so much...'"

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Trailer released for Sandra Bullock’s new Sports Drama ‘The Blind Side’

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

By Shannon Nystedt
movieset.com

Sandra Bullock plays a southern suburban mother in the upcoming film The Blind Side which tells the story of a poor, oversized and under-educated teenager who is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential.

Check the trailer out here.