Tag: sci-fi
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Trashwire talks to Joe Cornish and John Boyega about ‘Attack the Block’
In anticipation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we’re bringing back a throwback post from Comic Con 2011 when we sat down with John Boyega to discuss his film debut in Attack the Block, a funny and innovative sci-fi comedy from Joe Cornish.
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J.J. Abrams’ SUPER 8 teaser
Last night, hordes of people flocked to midnight screenings of IRON MAN2. In addition to seeing the movie, they were also treated with an exclusive teaser for J.J. Abrams’ new film ‘Super 8’. Some clever person with a camera phone uploaded the trailer to YouTube and here it is in all it’s shaky-camera-phone-bootleg glory. Who…
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District 9 an alien original
It’s no surprise that District 9 kicked off the weekend with a strong 100% “fresh” rating on RottenTomatoes. The hype has been off the charts! Nearly everyone I know has been talking about it for weeks and Twitter was all a’buzz with early reviews from people who attended midnight screenings. I finally got the chance…
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Was ‘Cloverfield’ shot with Britney-cam?
It seems like a great idea: a post-9/11 disaster flick with aliens. Unfortunately, Matt Reeves’ Cloverfield begins like an episode of The Hills and looks like the cinematography was done by Britney Spears a la her homemade reality show Chaotic. The hype surrounding this film and the spectacular trailer gave me very high hopes for…
