‘Ghostbusters’ Locations Through The Years And Debugging The Science Of Sci-Fi Around The Blogosphere
–But first, more peer-created “Where the Wild Things Are” art! The movie’s official We Love You So blog has been supporting a Crailtap contest asking for imaginative Photoshop work-ups of “Wild Things” art in pop culture imagery. The results have been impressive, to say the least. (We Love You So)
–This next one comes compliments of [...]
‘Sorority Row’ & ‘Whiteout’ Do Bad All By Themselves In The Sunday Box Office Report
1. “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” ($25 million)
2. “9″ ($11 million)
3. “Inglourious Basterds” ($6.6 million)
4. “All About Steve” ($6 million)
5. “The Final Destination” ($5.7 million)
Despite the plethora of R-rated or similarly violent films at the box office this weekend, Tyler Perry’s “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” proved the most cunning when [...]
Tyler Perry Does Good All By Himself In The Saturday Box Office Report
1. “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” ($8.6 million)
2. “9″ ($3.3 million)
3. “Sorority Row” ($1.92 million)
4. “Inglourious Basterds” ($1.9 million)
5. “All About Steve” ($1.8 million)
After weeks upon weeks of violent fare dominating the movie scene, most box office watchers — myself included — expected a similar result at theaters this weekend. Considering Friday’s results, [...]
‘9′ And ‘Whiteout’ Butt Heads In This Week’s Box Office Poll
They’re not the only two releases on the plate this week, but they’re the two which are most likely to divide audiences. Shane Acker’s “9″ has been something of a staple on MTV Movies Blog these past few months. I caught a screening over the summer and very much enjoyed what I saw.
Produced by [...]
A ‘Boondock Saints II’ Trailer And ‘9′ Cast/Director Interviews In Today’s Dailies — 9/2/09
– The Sundance Film Festival will add the Next section for next year’s gathering. The category will showcase six to eight films which make “innovative and original” use of low-/no-budget features. I wonder if “District 9″ would have made the cut. (Variety)
– Buried in a report on the upcoming lineup for Dino De Laurentiis Co., [...]
Defending Remakes And Lousy Superheroes Around The Blogosphere
– First up in this relatively quiet day Around the Blogosphere is a well put together list feature running through 11 short films that have been teased out into feature-length efforts. There are some surprises there to be sure, especially if you’re not a film geek. “Napoleon Dynamite” and Wes Anderson’s “Bottle Rocket” both started [...]
Tim Burton Is Ready For Your Questions
Tim Burton is one of cinema’s living legends. 100 years from now, he’ll be mentioned with same reverence reserved for the likes of Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, John Ford… those guys. He’s a top dog, and we have many more years of Burton’s delightfully twisted cinematic vision to look forward to. His touch is certainly [...]
Want To Win That Slick Pair Of ‘9′ Sneakers From Pony?
Last week we ran some exclusive images of a pair of Pony sneakers spun off of Shane Acker’s upcoming CG animated “stitchpunk” fantasy “9.” Some of you asked where you might obtain a pair of those nifty-looking kicks. As it turns out, you can’t. Not in a store anyway. There IS a way you can [...]
Comic-Con: Tim Burton Counts To ‘9′ In The MTV Photo Booth
One of our most anticipated films is “9,” an animated sci-fi flick which sees nine ragdolls surviving in a post-apocalyptic wasteland (watch two minutes exclusively here). Producing “9″ is none other than Tim Burton, which is why the filmmaker dropped into our studio here at Comic-Con. Before he left, we asked if he’d pose for [...]
An EXCLUSIVE Look At Pony’s Limited Edition ‘9′ Sneakers
I’ve been buzzing a lot here on MTV Movies Blog about Shane Acker’s “9.” The computer animated movie’s amazing visual aesthetic would be more than enough on its own, but there’s also the involvement of Tim Burton and “Wanted” director Timur Bekmambetov as producers to consider. Everything I’ve seen of “9″ — and I’ve seen [...]
