Tag: sci-fi

Review: Avatar

Posted: December 18, 2009 at 9:57 am   /   Local, Off the Wall

Avatar is director James Cameron’s technical masterpiece, that he has been working on developing since 2006. The final product is a completely immersive, breathtaking cinematic achievement that will make you feel like you are experiencing the film from the other side of the screen. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is an ex-marine who lost the use […]

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Surrogates

Posted: September 25, 2009 at 7:13 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Bruce Willis stars in SURROGATES, a futuristic sci-fi action / thriller that will surprise many this year. The film is based on the five issue comic book series “The Surrogates,” written by Robert Venditti and drawn by Brett Weldele. SURROGATES takes place in a not-so-distant future; the year is 2017. There are no flying cars. […]

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Win a complimentary pass to “SURROGATES” at the St. Louis Advance Screening

Posted: September 18, 2009 at 9:58 am   /   Contests, Local

Win a complimentary pass to the St. Louis advance screening of “SURROGATES” Enter for your chance to win a pass good for two! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY OPENS NATIONWIDE SEPTEMBER 25th! Please note that winning passes to ‘SURROGATES’ does not guarantee admission to the film. You must arrive early as seating is first-come, first-served. It is […]

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Rob Zombie Set to Direct “The Blob” Remake

Posted: August 29, 2009 at 2:08 pm   /   Local, Movie News

After rebooting the successful “Halloween” franchise, Rob Zombie is going to take on another horror classic. This time the rock star turned director is going to take on “The Blob.” “The Blob” was released in 1958, and starred Steve McQueen in his first leading role ever. The film is about a red, gelatinous blob that […]

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District 9 Director Neil Blomkamp Confirms Studio Already Wants Sequel

Posted: August 25, 2009 at 4:26 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Scifimoviepage.com had an exclusive interview with Neil Blomkamp, the impressive newcomer who directed the Peter Jackson produced alien flick, “District 9.” In the interview, Blomkamp said that SONY is already asking for a sequel. District 9 takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa – where aliens have landed some time ago, and the humans have forced […]

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District 9

Posted: August 14, 2009 at 1:33 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

Neil Blomkamp’s feature debut is another breath of fresh air to the sci-fi fans out there featuring a thought provoking story, interesting characters, and amazing special effects all adding up to one of the best films of the year. Wilkus Van De Merwe is an official for MNU’s human and alien relations team and he […]

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The Time Traveler’s Wife

Posted: August 13, 2009 at 11:00 pm   /   Local, Movie Reviews

This adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s novel of the same name is a tad confused narrative full of intriguing sci-fi ideas that slowly comes together by the end. Henry is a time traveler. Disappearing into time at random, unable to take his clothes or any object with him, running around naked can get him into sticky […]

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First Look at DISTRICT 9, Extended Featurette and HD Trailer

Posted: August 2, 2009 at 10:36 am   /   Local, Movie News

District 9 depicts a fictional world where extraterrestrials have become refugees in South Africa. Thirty years ago, aliens made first contact with Earth. Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the aliens were refugees, the last survivors of their home world. The creatures were set up in […]

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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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Moon

Posted: July 6, 2009 at 1:01 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

Duncan Jones makes his feature debut with this fantastic sci-fi film that digs into the psyche of the mind and what it means to be human and it is all fueled by a marvelous performance by Sam Rockwell. Helium-3 has saved the earth’s energy problems. A world on the verge of destroying itself through pollution […]

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