• Celebrate Movie 'Gadgets And Gizmos' At Brooklyn's Bottleneck Gallery

    While one Los Angeles gallery focuses on pop culture weapons, a New York counterpart is making that idea even bigger. The Bottleneck Gallery in Brooklyn has a new show opening January 18 called Gadgets and Gizmos and it's filled with art based on some weapons, lots of vehicles, robots and accessories too, all inspired by…

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  • Page 2: Weekend Edition

    What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 31 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…

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  • Geek Deal: Sci-Fi Armory T-Shirt

    ThinkGeek is selling an awesome t-shirt featuring various weapons from 10 famous science fiction films of the last 74 years. Can you name all the movies? Museum Acquires Rare Arms Collection: To your right you'll see our display of 20th and early 21st century science-fiction armaments. You can compare the variety of size and lethality…

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  • Cool Stuff: WETA's District 9 Exosuit Statue

    At Comic-Con, WETA Workshop unvieled the newest District 9 collectable, a statue of the Exosuit from the film. Modeled with fanatical attention to detail by Weta Senior Modelmaker David Tremont and art directed by Greg Broadmore, this piece has been created by the very same artists and craftsmen who worked on the movie. Produced in…

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  • LOL: District 9 Parody District 11: World Cup Aftermath

    12 Angry Mascots has created a soccer-focused District 9 parody titled District 11: World Cup Aftermath. Get your vuvuzela's ready, South Africa is under invasion. Keep away from anyone infected with World Cup Fever. Watch it now, embedded after the jump.

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  • Sharlto Copley Says District 9 Sequel Will Shoot In 'About Two Years'

    There has been some rumor talk about a sequel to Neill Blomkamp's District 9 -- District 10, as the film is being branded in advance -- but none of the recent chatter actually seemed to be on point. In fact, it isn't, says D9 star Sharlto Copley. He and Blomkamp want to do the sequel,…

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  • New Zealand Might Build A Wellywood Sign

    New Zealand's Wellington Airport have announced plans to pay for the construction of a Wellywood sign above Miramar Wharf to celebrate the heart of New Zealand's film industry. Peter Jackson's WETA Workshop, the special effects / production facility behind the Lord of the Rings films, District 9 and Avatar, is located within a mile of…

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  • VES Awards: Avatar And Up Win Almost Everything

    James Cameron's Avatar and Pixar's Up took home almost all the awards at the Visual Effects Society honors. Avatar took home six, while Up took home three. The only nominated category Avatar didn't win was Compositing in a Feature Film -- sadly, that was the only category that Neill Blomkamp's District 9 won. Full award…

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  • VOTD: 50 Movie Spoilers Of 2009 In 4 Minutes

    The Fine Brothers love to spoil everything, In past years, we've featured their popular videos 100 Movie Spoilers in 4 minutes and Spoiling Every Best Picture Winner in Oscar History. After seeing all of the big movies of 2009, the brothers are back once again.  Their latest video spoils 50 movies released last year (including…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 86 - From Paris With Love

    In this week's episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, Adam Quigley and Russ Fischer discuss their thoughts on this year's Oscar nominations, reflect on the novelty of 3D upconversion, assess Taylor Lautner's career, show some love for Drew Barrymore's Whip It, and share theories about the final season of Lost. You can always…

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  • Cool Stuff: District 9 Full Scale Prop Replicas

    When I first laid my eyes on the alien weaponry in Neill Blomkamp's District 9, I thought to myself... I hope Sidehsow, Weta, or someone produces some nice prop replicas, because those things are cool. Today WETA announced that they will be releasing prop replicas of two of the alien weapons from District 9 -…

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  • Neill Blomkamp Considers District 9 Prequel, Not As His Next Film

    Neill Blomkamp is one of the more interesting new directors working today. His made-for-nothing tentpole-style District 9 has brought him heaps of attention, and no few offers from studios who want his name attached to their big films. But he seems totally disinterested in going the full Hollywood route. He has another film lined up…

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  • Stephen King's Top 10 Films Of 2009

    Author Stephen King has published his annual listing of the top 10 films of the year. This year King agreed with the mainstream critics in naming The Hurt Locker as the best film of the year, but the rest of his list is the opposite of conventional. His list for 2009 is bound to spawn…

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  • This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: District 9, (500) Days Of Summer, Extract, And More

    This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. DISTRICT 9 (DVD available as single-disc and 2-Disc Edition) Socially conscious though it may be, District 9 is not the piercing, thought-provoking…

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