Friday Box Office: “Chappie” and “Unfinished Business” Crash and Burn
The director of District 9 shakes our confidence in his ability to make Alien successful again, as his latest sci-fi film becomes another 2015 box office casualty.
Tagged: District 9
“District 9” Director Neill Blomkamp to Direct New “Alien” Film
Apparently, it’s official. Time to geek out.
The Top 10 Hollywood Mech-Suits
Considering the small number of science fiction films on his résumé (and the fact that none of them predate the 2000s), superstar Tom Cruise‘s next film actually marks his second foray into the genre...
WATCH: First Trailer for ‘Elysium’
It’s been four years since District 9 took the world of cinema by storm, but if this first trailer is any indication, Neill Blomkamp‘s follow-up, Elysium, has been totally worth the wait. Starring Matt Damon and Jodie...
The Dueling Directors of Star Wars: Episode VII
Following last week’s announcement that the Walt Disney Company has purchased Lucasfilm for over 4 billion dollars and scheduled Star Wars Episode VII for release in 2015, the Internet has been in a flurry...
New Movies Streaming on Netflix Instant Watch: May 2 – 8
Netflix Streaming Movie of the Week Kick-Ass (R | 2010) Flickchart Ranking: #135 Times Ranked: 73039 Win Percentage: 66% How Many Top-20’s: 357 Users ________________________________________________ Begins streaming on Friday May 6th. Directed By: Matthew...
In Search of Best Picture
As the Oscar telecast creeps up on us again, it begs the question: How many times has the Academy really gotten this “Best Picture” thing right, anyway? Think about it. How many controversial decisions...
Reel Rumbles #20: “Avatar” vs. “District 9”
In This Corner… 2009 was a banner year for science fiction, one of the best for the genre in recent memory. It brought us franchise resurrections (J.J. Abrams‘ Star Trek, McG‘s Terminator Salvation), critically-heralded...
A One Way Street: Foreign Films in America
American movies dominate box offices around the world. Is it because these films are better than those produced by other nations? Hardly. It falls in tune with the dominant role our entertainment culture takes...
New Video Releases for the Week of May 18, 2010
It’s a fantastic week to have Netflix Instant Watch; easily the best since I began writing this weekly post. Amongst a bunch of other solid titles, the excellent District 9, the surprisingly great Cloudy...
That the film focuses more on Kong surprises me not at all. He more closely approximates an actual character, while…
Absolutely loved "Insidious: The Red Door"! The emotional depth and intense storytelling took this franchise to a whole new level.
I liked Guardians 3. It was a good ending to the trilogy. Gunn is one of the few filmmakers who…
Top Gun and Banshees deserve all the good awards.
North Dallas Forty might be appearing an article to come ;)