Jennifer Connelly

Clip from the post-apocalyptic animated epic 9 hits the net

A new scene from director Shane Acker’s animated epic 9, has premiered on MTV. The film, which is a feature-length expansion of Acker’s own award-winning short of the same name, is produced by Tim Burton (Corpse Bride, upcoming Alice in Wonderland), Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) and Jim Lemley, who produced Red Eye and We Were Soldiers. ….

Release dates picked for arthouse favorites Ang Lee, Coen Brothers, Sam Mendes, Jim Jarmusch and more 2009 features

Focus Features has set release dates for movies by some big names in pop-arthouse cinema, including The Coen Brothers, Ang Lee and Jim Jarmusch, along with a Tim Burton-produced animated fantasy simply titled 9, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Below are details I put together on Focus’ crop of features that will be gracing arthouse ….

The 100 Most Wanted Women on the net

[poll id=”6″] Recently Chickipedia.com, the world’s first wiki-based database of famous women, named the top 100 most searched for women on the site. Topping the list of this year’s most-searched women is Jessica Alba. Chickipedia receives over 1,000,000 unique visitors every month. It is entirely user-generated, making it the first female-only encyclopedia of the people, ….

The Day the Earth Stood Still Special Edition Blu-ray review

It’s no secret that the original The Day the Earth Stood Still, is one of my favorite sci-fi films of all time (SEE HERE). The film is the opposite of the current trend in high-octane, high-tech 3-D special effects-driven extravaganzas of today. The original film’s director Robert Wise, chose to focus on psychological drama and ….

Win a copy of the classic The Day the Earth Stood Still on Special Edition DVD

On December 2nd 2008, Fox Home Entertainment will release an all new Special Edition of the sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still on DVD & Blu-ray. One of the greatest sci-fi classic films of all time finally gets the special edition treatment it deserves before the remake hits theaters next month. The original ….