Tag: Neill Blomkamp

85: ‘CHAPPiE’ Starring Sharlto Copley, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver

Posted: March 12, 2015 at 10:54 am   /   Film, Local, Reel Spoilers

This week Neill Blomkamp returns with RoboCopy… Ummm… I mean Chappie. A movie that our legal department requires us to inform you resembles RoboCop in no way whatsoever (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). So please ignore all of the cops who are robots, and the Peter Weller sound-alike voice work, and that giant evil robot which […]

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8: ‘Elysium’ Starring Matt Damon, Sharlto Copley

Posted: August 12, 2013 at 1:02 pm   /   Film, Local, Reel Spoilers

This week on Reel Spoilers we bust out our flux capacitors and travel forward in time to 2154 for Neill Blomkamp’s latest work, Elysium. Blake and Dan were gone this week, so we brought in intrepid Asian reporter Tricia Takanawa Steve to discuss the film. He does such a fine job, you won’t even notice […]

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Movie Review: ‘Elysium’ Excels in the Hands of ‘District 9’ Director Neill Blomkamp

Posted: August 9, 2013 at 7:51 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Author: Kevin Brackett Neill Blomkamp took Hollywood by surprise in 2009 with his independent Sci-Fi thriller Distict 9. The film, which starred Sharlto Copley, was based on his 2006 short film Alive in Joburg. The $30 million dollar indy flick, produced by Peter Jackson, would go on to make $210.8 million worldwide and score a […]

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Movie Review: ‘Elysium’ Starring Matt Damon, Sharlto Copley, Jodie Foster

Posted: August 8, 2013 at 7:00 pm   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Unless you’re South African or were a huge fan of Nike’s Crab commercial, there was probably a pretty good chance that before 2009, you’d never heard of Neill Blomkamp. Hell, I still had to Google his name to make sure I spelled it right. After the release of District 9 though, one of the biggest sleeper hits […]

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Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, Sharlto Copley to Star in Neill Blomkamp’s Next Film “Elysium”

Posted: January 3, 2011 at 10:55 pm   /   Film, Local, Movie News

Would a studio pick up the follow up film from the director who made District 9?  A film from the director who took a mere $30 million and made a film that took in over $115 world wide.  A film that would be a follow up to District 9 which was loved by critics and audiences […]

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Matt Damon to Star in Neill Blomkamp’s Next Film?

Posted: December 21, 2010 at 10:55 am   /   Film, Local, Movie News

Matt Damon is one of my favorite working actors today.  This is mostly due to the Bourne trilogy, partly due to The Departed.  The man has picked some great projects in his career.  Not all of them have been great, but he has been pretty smart lately.  So what film is he looking to work […]

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“District 9” Director and Star, Neill Blomkamp and Shartlo Copely Reunite for “Elysium”

Posted: December 7, 2010 at 1:52 am   /   Local, Movie News

Three years ago if you had asked someone who Neill Blomkamp and Shartlo Copely, it would have been quickly greeted with, “Who?” Although, many people on the street might still utter the same response, I wouldn’t expect it to stay that way. The two have now become a hot Hollywood commodity with the surprising critical […]

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District 9 Has Impressive Weekend

Posted: August 16, 2009 at 7:52 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Weekend Box Office showed an improvement over last year in the same time frame jumping almost 15% led by the impressive weekend from the sci-fi thriller District 9. District 9 which flew into theaters this weekend did sizeable business for a low budget sci-fi thriller. The film had an estimated gross of $37 million over […]

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District 9 Full Trailer

Posted: July 8, 2009 at 6:25 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Wow, this looks fantastic, and we now know that it is rated R which takes it to a whole new level. This can’t get here soon enough, mark August 14th on your calendar! District 9 Full Trailer from Zac Oldenburg on Vimeo.

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Level 5 Alert – Non-humans have escaped District 9

Posted: June 26, 2009 at 7:47 am   /   Local, Movie News

  A new viral video has been released, promoting the upcoming movie “District 9.” In the video, non-humans have escaped from the District 9 area – where aliens have been living for some time and have been banished. The movie looks more and more intriguing as more marketing and videos are released. “District 9,” directed […]

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