District 9
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- Synopsis
- Director Neill Blomkamp teams with producer Peter Jackson for this tale of extraterrestrial refugees stuck in contemporary South Africa. It's been 28 years since the aliens made first contact, but there was never any attack from the skies, nor any ......
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- Starring
- Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka
- Director(s)
- Neill Blomkamp
- Distributor(s)
- Sony
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min.
Critic Reviews
Every now and then, a film comes along that both defies and compels description. District 9 is one such movie: a science-fiction action vehicle so brilliantly and fully imagined that real life, when it resumes after the credits, arrives with a new sense of dread.Read the full review
District 9 is very smart sci-fi, but that's just the beginning; it's also a scathing social satire hidden inside a terrific action thriller teeming with gross aliens and regrettable inter-species conflict. And it's a blast. . . .Read the full review
A sci-fi-fueled indictment of man's inhumanity to man -- and the non-human -- District 9 is all horribly familiar, and transfixing.Read the full review
Headlines
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Few surprises in diverse best pic field
02/08/10 It's business as usual in the best picture category. | Variety -
Producers on producers
02/08/10 I saw "Avatar" with my 5-year-old son, and it held his attention for three hours. | Variety -
Scripter Award to 'Air' writers
02/06/10 "Up in the Air" author Walter Kirn and Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, the Oscar-nominated screenwriters behind the big-screen version of the book, won the 22nd Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award for Paramount's "Up in the Air." The Scripters, which recognize the author and scribes of a produced literary work-to-film adaptation, were held at a gala ceremony Saturday night at USC. | The Hollywood Reporter -
BAFTA spreads nomination wealth
02/03/10 With nominations shared almost evenly across 10 leading films, this year's British Academy Film Awards are too close to call. | Variety -
Exes, couples among Oscar nominees
02/02/10 If some old-time Hollywood hand were scripting this year's Oscar race, he would probably turn it into a sparkling, Tracey/Hepburn-style battle of the sexes. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Did 10 nominations add up for Oscar?
02/02/10 Was the expansion of the best-pic race a success? | Variety -
Does 'District 9' Have 'The Dark Knight' To Thank For Its Oscar Nomination?
02/02/10 District 9 " director Neill Blomkamp might want to call up " The Dark Knight " helmer Christopher Nolan and say, "Thanks, bro!" | MTV Movies Blog -
Five (Semi)-Big Snubs & Other 2009 Oscar Facts
02/02/10 The nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced and they have everyone saying the same four words - " The Secret of Kells ?" | Cinematical.com -
The Movieman's Oscar Nomination Predictions: Best Picture, Director & All The Rest
02/01/10 Finally, it comes down to this. 10 Best Pictures. | Cinematical.com -
The Movieman's Oscar Nomination Predictions: The Screenplays
02/01/10 If it ain't on the page it ain't in the actors' mouths. | Cinematical.com
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