The 50 Best Summer Blockbusters of the 21st Century, Ranked
A salute to the wonderful combination of popcorn, air conditioning, car chases, and Tom Cruise.
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Battle: Los Angeles Review
Do you like modern war movies, gritty action, alien invasions, Aaron Eckhart and (most importantly) do you really really like over-the-shoulder shaky cam? Do you not care for things like original dialogue, plotting, or characters? If this describes you, then Battle: Los Angeles is what you should be watching right now.
District 9 Review
2009 has been an incredible year for science fiction films. Duncan Jones’ impressive Moon and James Cameron’s super-hyped Avatar can consider themselves in extremely good company with District 9. Director Neill Blomkamp has a very bright future ahead of him. Based on Blomkamp’s short film Alive in Joburg, District 9 is quite simply one of […]
The Short Films and Commercials of Neill Blomkamp
People are going to be absolutely blown away when they see District 9; the first feature film South African born-Vancouver, BC based filmmaker Neill Blomkamp. With the release of District 9 tomorrow, Blomkamp is sure to quickly become the hot new director in Hollywood. His cinéma vérité style combined with his seamless integration of computer effects, […]
New District 9 Behind-the-Scenes Video
WingNut Films has released a behind-the-scenes featurette for District 9. [youtube width=”560″ height=”344″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Cy9u_-O54[/youtube] Dork Shelf has a huge boner for this movie. District 9 comes out on August 14th.
District 9 Theatrical Trailer
Yahoo Movies has posted the full theatrical trailer for Neill Blomkamp‘s feature film debut District 9. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ift3dAPQn_w[/youtube] The unorthodox alien invasion film was produced by Peter Jackson, who hired the director to helm the live-action Halo movie which fell through. District 9 is based on Blomkamp’s short film Alive in Joburg. District 9 will be […]
Podcast 5: Phone Journey
Know what to expect when you go to see Wolverine—at least, what to expect from the trailers. Will, Jeff, and Lucas analyze a bevy of movies, video games, and promotional TV shows. Lucas Preys, Jeff tells us what he thinks of documentaries, and Will survives wave after wave of zombies. All this, Daredevil, and Montalbán's chest are in the fifth episode of the Dork Shelf Podcast.
District 9 Trailer Lands
Commercial director Neill Blomkamp was originally hired by Peter Jackson to direct the live-action Halo film, but when that fell through Blomkamp was left in the lurch. Thankfully at least some good has come of the situation, with Halo in development hell Blomkamp was given the opportunity to make District 9, a feature length version […]
