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Trailer & Poster: Neill Blomkamp’s Sci-Fi/Horror DEMONIC

Writer/director Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) seems to be switching things up a bit and taking his unique brand of sci-fi and merging it with the horror genre. It’s not a totally unexpected change of events, as Demonic certainly fits [...]

July 21, 2021

8mm Behind The Scenes Footage From Neill Blomkamp’s DEMONIC

This doesn’t show really anything on a narrative level, but it’s a nice bit of atmospheric 8mm footage from behind the scenes of Neill Blomkamp‘s Demonic. The horror pic will open in US cinemas 20 August 2021 followed by VOD and [...]

April 29, 2021

Business Lessons for Young Filmmakers

It’s never been easier to shoot your movie. Rapid advances in technology have made low-cost filming options more accessible than ever before. If you have an idea, the ability to bring it to life is at your fingertips – indeed, we’ve already [...]

September 8, 2016

Neill Blomkamp Offers A Look At Ripley And Hicks From His ALIEN Sequel

I have no idea what director Neill Blomkamp has planned for his Alien film. He’s bringing back Michael Biehn’s Hicks, so he’s already got me onboard. Sigourney Weaver is also back as Alien ass-kicker Ellen Ripley in the film which is supposed [...]

July 19, 2015

Book Review: Elysium – The Art of the Film

Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium is a visually stylish science fiction blockbuster, so it is no surprise that it would have a visually impressive tie-in book detailing the making of the film. Blomkamp’s follow-up to District 9 is set in a futuristic Los [...]

August 26, 2013

Sony Moves Release Date For ROBOCOP; Is It In Trouble?

Sony Pictures has moved Neill Blomkamp’s Matt Damon starrer Elysium from March 2013 to an August 9th release. This shows that Sony believes the science fiction thriller has the potential to hit it big during the summer season. However, the studio [...]

October 17, 2012