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5 hrs ago | Guardian Unlimited

Brad Pitt to land in Dark Void

Brad Pitt could be set to battle aliens in an adaptation of the computer game, Dark Void, according to reports Next fight, aliens ... Brad Pitt in Fight Club.

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Related Topix: Inglourious Basterds, Fight Club, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Brad Pitt, Video Games

Mon Nov 23, 2009

The Newtown Bee

What's Playing At Edmond Town Hall?

Coveting the advanced propulsion and weaponry of the craft, the government inters the survivors as it struggles to unlock the secrets of their mysterious captives.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Variety

Place plays a power role

International locations have played a role in the stories of countless Oscar-winning pics.

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Related Topix: The Hurt Locker, Jordan, World News, South Africa, Iraq, An Education

Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Daily Princetonian

Campus Picks: Nov. 19, 2009

The first half of "District 9" does such a good job setting up clever allegorical situations - this time, the humans oppress the aliens! - and lovingly sketching out an alternate universe that it feels like a missed opportunity when the film's second half turns into a conventional chase thriller.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Whitman College, The Office, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Tue Nov 17, 2009

IGN FilmForce

A-Team Cameo News

UK, November 12, 2009 - Dwight Schultz -- a.k.a. the original "Howling Mad" Murdock -- has apparently shot a cameo in the forthcoming A-Team movie.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, The a-Team

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Is 'Avatar' best picture fodder after all?

Stuff heard around town this week ... When I caught up with 20th Century Fox co-chairman Jim Gianopoulos at last Thursday night's BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards at the Century Plaza, he had just seen the latest cut of James Cameron's eagerly awaited 3-D extravaganza, "Avatar," and was full of more genuine enthusiasm than I have ever heard him express ...

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Related Topix: Avatar, Titanic, Drama Movies, Action Movies, History Movies, James Cameron, The Hurt Locker, Star Trek

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Hollywood Rethinks Use Of A-List Actors

Hollywood studios are now thinking twice about splurging on A-list movie stars and costly productions in reaction to the poor economy, but also because of the surprising success of recent films with unknown actors.

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Related Topix: Thriller, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, New Moon, Adventure, Musical Movies, University of Southern California, Horror Movies, Animation Movies, Short, A Christmas Carol, Family, Entertainment

Digital Spy

Original 'A-Team' actor in film cameo

Original A-Team cast member Dwight Schultz will make a cameo in the upcoming movie adaptation.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, The a-Team, Action TV, Entertainment, The A-Team, Television, Dwight Schultz

Wed Nov 11, 2009

The Globe and Mail

Harry Potter, dinosaurs boost Cineplex sales to all-time high

Movies Harry Potter, dinosaurs boost Cineplex sales to all-time high Actors Daniel Radcliffe, left, Emma Watson, centre, and Rupert Grint arrive for the U.S. premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in New York.

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Related Topix: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter, Books, 9, Crime Movies, Action Movies, The Dark Knight, Thriller, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Bizcommunity

District 9 lands in SA

Award-winning Peter Jackson's sci-fi movie, about aliens in South Africa, was 100% filmed in Gauteng and directed by local boy-made-good Neill Blomkamp.

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Related Topix: South Africa, World News, Africa,

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Wired News

Half-Life Visuals Supercharge Sci-Fi Short Escape From City-17

Gamer/filmmaker David Purchase remembers precisely when Half-Life changed his life.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Firstshowing.net

No District 9 Sequel Until Jackson & Blomkamp Are Ready

Isn't weird that even though a movie makes lots of money and is considered a huge success, no one wants to see a sequel.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Film School Rejects

7 Directors Who Could Handle 'Dune'

With the riveting news that Peter Berg is hopping off Dune and Paramount's search for a new director comes the names Neill Blomkamp and Neil Marshall being tossed around.

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Related Topix: Moon, The Hurt Locker

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Deadline Hollywood Daily

Peter Jackson's 'District 9' Crosses $200M; Sequel Only May Happen 'At Some Point'

The alien apartheid film likely to snag one of the newly expanded 10 Best Picture Oscar nominations did it in worldwide box office this weekend -- $115M domestic and $85M international so far .

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

E! Online

The New A-Team: Take a Good, Long Look

Do they make the grade? In the upcoming big-screen reboot of The A-Team , it's not just the old van that's getting upgraded.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, The a-Team, Mixed Martial Arts, Quinton Jackson, Mr. T, Entertainment

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Xbox 360 News Coverage 24

God of War III demo hitching a ride on District 9's Blu-ray release

Listed in: News , Games , God of War III Tags: Sony , Europe , Neill Blomkamp O 12 It seems Sony is pulling out all the stops in order to get the God of War III demo out and into peoples' PS3s.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Firstshowing.net

Peter Berg is Off of Dune; Paramount Wants Neill Blomkamp

As we've known for at least a year, Paramount has been trying to develop another take on Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi classic Dune , originally attaching The Kingdom director Peter Berg .

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Related Topix: The Descent, Thriller, Horror Movies, Adventure

Charlotte Observer

New 'A-Team' together for photo

From left: Bradley Cooper as Templeton "Faceman" Peck, Quinton Jackson as B.A. Baracus, Shalto Cooper as "Howlin' Mad" Murdock and Liam Neeson an Col.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, The a-Team, Mixed Martial Arts, Quinton Jackson, Action TV, Entertainment, The A-Team, Television

Tue Oct 27, 2009

OregonLive.com

Levy's High Five, October 23-29

Christoph Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds" 1. "A Serious Man" Those impish ghouls Ethan and Joel Coen return to their suburban Minnesota childhoods and take merry delight in poking, probing and altogether pestering one Larry Gopnik , a hapless physics professor whose world is crumbling to bits.

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Related Topix: Inglourious Basterds, A Serious Man, Christoph Waltz, The Informant!, Drama Movies, The September Issue

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch

First look at a The A-Teama : TVa s original band of rogues hits the big screen

Mr. T is nowhere to be found in this movie adaptation of the tongue-in-cheek '80's action series from director Joe Carnahan .

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Related Topix: Clash of the Titans, Family, Action Movies, Adventure, Horror Movies, Taken, Thriller, Drama Movies, The a-Team, Hip-Hop

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