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The 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000-2009)

We're looking at the Best of the Decade throughout the month of the November. Today's list is the 50 Best Movies from 2000 to 2009.  read more

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District 9 Director Neill Blomkamp Talks Sequel Possibilities

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District 9 has only been in theaters for two weeks, but critical buzz combined with sizable box-office returns has made everyone, including director Neill Blomkamp, mighty excited about the possibility of a sequel to the summer's sci-fi success story. Folks who haven't seen the movie yet should tread no further. Here there be spoilers:...  read more

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Was This the Summer that Saved Sci-Fi?

There were enough awful sci-fi movies this summer to leave discerning fans a little queasy about the state of the genre...  read more

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District 9 Vs. Plan 9: A Chart Comparing the Best and Worst of Science Fiction

In the last few weeks, you may have seen ominous "For Humans Only" posters adorning bus stops and benches in your city, or "Non-Humans Seen In The Vicinity" signs plastered at your local cineplex...  read more

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District 9

District 9 begins with a classic science-fiction premise...  read more

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Watch the Trailer for Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones

Despite the creepy "Hi, I'm the director" interlude attached to most copies, the first trailer for The Lovely Bones packs a lot of material into an approachable package. The book was a relentless sensation when it was published, but the movie is aptly pitched as an everyman mystery colored by the visual ferocity of director Peter Jackson, who seems to have returned from hyper-blockbuster mode on King Kong....  read more

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Peter Jackson's District 9 Gets Trailer, Release Date

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After nearly a year of extensive viral marketing, Neill Blomkamp and Peter Jackson's District 9 emerged from its insectoid chrysalis in pulpy sci-fi glory. The film, based on director Blomkamp's stellar short film Alive In Joburg, is confirmed for an Aug. 14 release....  read more

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Del Toro and Jackson clarify Lord of the Rings prequels

Since the Lord of the Rings prequels were announced, there's been a lot of debate as to what the films would cover. Sure, it was finally confirmed that there would be two prequels a while back, but their actual content has been pretty uncertain. It's been rumored that the actual story of The Hobbit  would be the first movie while the second one would be a sort of bridge between that and The Fellowship of the Ring....  read more

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Jamie Bell and Daniel Craig sign on to Tintin roles

Steven Spielberg’s next blockbuster, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, sure has shaped up nicely. We previously learned that Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost had signed on for roles, and now comes news that Jamie Bell has landed the title part while his Defiance co-star Daniel Craig will play a villain....  read more

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DreamWorks and Paramount have a messy breakup

For quite a while now, DreamWorks has been due for some change. Its relationship with distributor Paramount had gone from shaky, to rocky, to in dire need of a life raft. Due to this tension, it was no surprise that as its contract with Paramount ended the company looked elsewhere to produce its films. Reliance, a company based mostly out of India, is helping to fund a stand-alone production company for DreamWorks....  read more

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