Tag Archives: Neill Blomkamp

‘Splice’ Meets ‘Terminator: Salvation’ In The First Trailer for ‘Jim’

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Matt Raub

Last year, Niell Blomkamp’s District 9 changed how major studios looked at small science fiction projects. Before, ideas like “aliens in a dystopian future” were mostly reserved for direct-to-video productions. But now more and more studios are investing in scripts … Continue reading →

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Could The Sci-Fi Short ‘The Raven’ Be The Next ‘District 9’?

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Matt Raub

Back in 2005 an unknown director named Neill Blomkamp made a science fiction short with a few friends, a modest budget, and a Canadian production team. The short, titled Alive in Joburg, blew away many powerful people with its premise … Continue reading →

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Academy Award Nominees Announced

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Shannon Hood

The 82nd annual Academy Award nominations were announced this morning. This is the first year that the Best Picture category has been expanded to ten films. Here is a list of the major category nominees. For a complete list of … Continue reading →

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No Big Budget Films for ‘District 9’ Director

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Bob Starr

Avatar is getting a lot of fanfare at the moment. As it passes the $700 Million mark, people can’t help but wonder if it will go on to beat The Dark Knight’s billion dollar box office take. However, as huge … Continue reading →

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Two New Clips From ‘District 9’

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Jennifer Tomooka

With the release of District 9 imminent, two new clips — via MTV — have been released to give fans a small taste of what life is like in the mysterious District 9. The clips feature the local MNU (Multi-National … Continue reading →

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SDCC: ‘Legion’ and ‘District 9’ Stir Crowds

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Jennifer Tomooka

Hoping to drum up support for the lesser-known fantasy horror film, Legion, Sony Pictures paired it with the highly anticipated District 9 at Comic-Con on Friday. They then upped the ante by having producer Peter Jackson on hand to make … Continue reading →

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New Full ‘District 9’ Trailer

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Joe Gillis

Of all the movies coming up during the rest of this year, one that we’re particularly excited about is District 9, written and directed by Neill Blomkamp and Exec. Produced by Peter Jackson. We’ve talked about this movie before and … Continue reading →

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Uncensored ‘District 9’ Trailer and New Poster Now Online

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Chris Ullrich

We talked about this movie on the most recent episode of The Flickcast and both Matt and I thought it looked pretty interesting. The movie in question is Neill Blomkamp’s debut feature film District 9. The film, which was also … Continue reading →

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