In 2008 Neill Blomkamp was tapped by Peter Jackson to direct a Halo movie – which excited many – but when that fell through he was given money to produce his own pet project District 9 – a film that beautifully blended science fiction with apartheid – and though that film went on to be…
Tag: Sharlto Copley
Maleficent (2014) – Review
Revamping classic fairy tales has quietly turned into Hollywood’s favourite safety net. We’ve seen it with Snow White and the Huntsman, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, and Oz the Great and Powerful, all of which look expensive and feel hollow. The assumption seems to be that visual splendour will do the heavy lifting, and with…