Tag Archives: Neill Blomkamp

News Bites: Ant-Man, Avengelyne, and Alice

It’s Friday morning, and that means it’s once again time for the News Bites. Now, it must be noted that San Diego Comic Con is in full swing as you read this, so there’s likely to be a lot of … Continue reading

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News Bites: Del Toro, del Toro, Dev Patel, and Depp

It’s Friday morning, and it’s time once again for the News Bites, your weekly dose of movie and entertainment news. You’ll pardon me, I hope, if I rush through the introduction (as if most of you don’t just skip it … Continue reading

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District 9

When it comes to aliens arriving on Earth, science fiction films have offered a few different possible roles. Often, especially during the 1950s, they come as invaders and conquerors. Perhaps just as often they come as ambassadors, such as in … Continue reading

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News Bites: Toys, Turtles, and Teachers

It’s Friday morning, and that means it’s time for another weekly pile of news, with just a bit of snarky commentary from myself. This week there’s still more television news — this is the time of year when the big … Continue reading

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