Universal Studios Home Entertainment Announces the Next Generation of Blu-ray Interactivity
Delivering on its promise to provide consumers an ever more immersive, dynamic and interactive Blu-ray experience, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE) announced today the launch of an array of enhanced iPhone and iPod touch-enabled features and social web-based offerings with the release of upcoming titles Bruno, Funny People, 9, American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, Public Enemies, and Inglourious Basterds all available this holiday season. These innovations include the pocket BLU app, which offers iPhone and iPod users touch further enhancements to the Blu-ray experience, and social BLU, which offers Blu-ray users more ways to interact with their Facebook and Twitter networks through an Internet-connected Blu-ray player.
Additionally, USHE will unveil an all-new redesign of its BD-Live Center on Funny People, which makes the dynamic content on the multimedia portal easier to access, more engaging, and easier to use. On future releases, Universal will deliver even more innovative, exciting features based on these platforms, making Blu-ray(TM) discs more simple, fun, and sharable than ever before.
“9″ Movie Review
Shane Acker’s new post-apocalyptic animated adventure “9” began its life as the young director’s thesis project during his grad school days in UCLA’s animation department. In that original incarnation, the film was an 11-minute silent short that plunged viewers into a desolate, destroyed world inhabited only by diminutive rag dolls loosely stitched together out of whatever odds and ends survived the unseen cataclysm…read more [FilmJournal]
I have no idea who “9″ was made for, aside from me. It’s a dark, post-apocalyptic tale whose main characters are walking burlap sacks. There are killer robots, responsible for obliterating the human race, and they have long spindly arms and glowing red eyes, cousins of the Matrix’s sentinels. The story involves one of these sacks (9) meeting up with a group of other sacks, in an attempt to reclaim the world for… more sack people?…read more [MoviesOnline.ca]
“9″ Extended Featurette And New Clips
Fans will have just two weeks to catch “9” movie, directed by Shane Acker and co-written with Pamela Pettler. So, until then you can watch the extended featurette for the movie which shows never before seen footage, interviews with cast and crew and brand new clips from “9.”
The upcoming animated adventure / fantasy / Sci-Fi is based on Acker’s Academy Award-nominated 2005 short “9,″ a post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened.
Directors Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov are among the feature version’s producers.
“9″ Talismans And First TV Spots
Before you see the first TV Spots for Shane Acker’s animated sci-fi adventure “9” written by Acker and Pamela Pettler and produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov, find out what we have for the biggest “9″ movie fans – you can create your “9″ Talisman! And don’t forget to try to win “9″ Movie Giveaway
The Talisman is a key component in the story of the movie “9.” Now, you can create your own Talisman to share your pictures and thoughts with friends. Check out www.9Experiment.com and dive into the World Talisman, where user pics from around the world can be viewed in an “infinite zooming” gallery. Then create your own Personal Talisman by uploading your own photos, which can then be shared via email, blogs or social networks.
“9″ Movie Giveaway
Shane Acker’s “9” will hit theaters nationwide on September 9th, 2009.
We have a surprise for “9″ movie fans and FilmoFilia readers who will win “9″ Movie Giveaway.
The prize includes:
- “9″ Official Soundtracks
- “9″ Books
- “9″ Mini-Posters
- “9″ Trading Cards (features all characters).
The biggest “9″ fans will get the prize.
Great New Four-Minute “9″ Clip
A few weeks ago we posted a five-minute clip from Shane Acker’s “9.” Today we have a brand new clip from this animated sci-fi adventure produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov.
All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that 9 discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they’ll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.
The group of 9 rag dolls includes “1″ (voiced by Christopher Plummer), a domineering war veteran, “2″ (Martin Landau), an aged inventor, “3 & 4″ – twins – strange dolls, unable to speak, curious but very shy, “5″ (John C. Reilly), healer, mentor, great engineer and inventor, “6″ (Crispin Glover), a wild and impulsive visionary and artist, “7″ (Jennifer Connelly) a group’s sole female, a brave and self-sufficient warrior and “9″ (Elijah Wood) good-hearted, thoughtful, and sincere. He will easily risk his own life to save others.
Directed and written by Shane Acker with co-writer Pamela Pettler, “9″ will hit the theaters on 09/9/09.
For more movie info, trailers, clips, photos and posters go to “9″ FilmoFilia Movie Page
New “9″ Poster And Image
Next week’s San Diego Comic Con will present us many movies and among them will also be Shane Acker’s “9.” In the meantime, new image has been released. We have also an international (French) poster for this animated sci-fi adventure produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov. Check them out below.
All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that 9 discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they’ll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.
The group of 9 rag dolls includes “1″ (voiced by Christopher Plummer), a domineering war veteran, “2″ (Martin Landau), an aged inventor, “3 & 4″ – twins – strange dolls, unable to speak, curious but very shy, “5″ (John C. Reilly), healer, mentor, great engineer and inventor, “6″ (Crispin Glover), a wild and impulsive visionary and artist, “7″ (Jennifer Connelly) a group’s sole female, a brave and self-sufficient warrior and “9″ (Elijah Wood) good-hearted, thoughtful, and sincere. He will easily risk his own life to save others.
Directed and written by Shane Acker with co-writer Pamela Pettler, “9″ will hit the theaters on 09/9/09.
For more movie info, trailers, clips and photos go to “9″ FilmoFilia Movie Page
Fascinating Hi-Res “9″ Images
“9″ Movie Giveaway
We have a surprise for “9″ movie fans and FilmoFilia readers who will win “9″ Movie Giveaway.
Read more HERE
We bring you this batch of fascinating images from Shane Acker’s animated adventure / fantasy “9.” Check them out and enjoy! As always, click on any of the photos to enlarge.
Once upon a time, the human race learned to create intelligent war machines. The machines that a scientist has created rebelled and began to manufacture an army to wipe out humanity.
So, before his death a wise scientist creates a group of 9 rag dolls putting into them his own soul, and they survived the destruction. The Scientist transferred his life force into them via an invention.
Great International “9″ Trailer
I’d love to see this movie right now! International (French) trailer for “9″ has hit the web and really looks amazing. In this trailer we can hear the human creator – The Scientist and watch some never before seen scenes. Enjoy!
Once upon a time, the human race learned to create intelligent war machines. The machines that a scientist has created rebelled and began to manufacture an army to wipe out humanity. So, before his death a wise scientist creates a group of 9 rag dolls putting into them his own soul, and they survived the destruction. The Scientist transferred his life force into them via an invention.
“9″ Poster For Shane Acker’s Original Short
Today we have an old one poster which was created for Shane Acker’s original short film “9” that Focus’ full-length film with the same name is based on.
If you haven’t seen the Acker’s Academy Award-nominated 2005 short “9″, check it out here.
The full-length “9″ movie directed and written by Shane Acker (Corpse Bride, Monster House) with co-writer Pamela Pettler (Corpse Bride, Monster House) is produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted).
Once upon a time, the human race learned to create intelligent war machines. The machines that a scientist has created rebelled and began to manufacture an army to wipe out humanity. So, before his death a wise scientist creates a group of 9 rag dolls putting into them his own soul, and they survived the destruction. The Scientist transferred his life force into them via an invention.
“9″ arrives in the movie theaters September 9th, 2009.
