BBC News - UK — Filming on Stephen Spielberg's Tintin movie is finished, says producer Peter Jackson, but it will take two years to finish the effects. more info

The Playlist — Ok, you can probably figure it out. But if you've neither read the book, read the screenplay or seen the movie (all of which apply to us; though one of our writers did read the script), you might be slightly surprised to hear how Peter Jackson's "The... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Filmmakers trying to satisfy a U.S. movie rating aimed at mostly teenagers often complain that they're forced to cut violent scenes, and those edits compromise the director's vision. more info

The Playlist — For those keeping score at home, in an effort to scope out the true award season 2009 question marks out there, last week we read the script for Clint Eastwood's soft-serve sports-beat-social ills in South Africa, "Invictus." This week, we inspe... more info

Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson's new movie The Lovely Bones is chosen for this year's Royal Film Performance. more info

BBC News - UK — Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson's new movie The Lovely Bones is chosen for this year's Royal Film Performance. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The actress has pivotal roles in 'The Informant!,' 'Up in the Air' and 'Leaves of Grass.' When it comes to New Zealand-born actress Melanie Lynskey, it seems t... more info

AFP - "District 9," an alien thriller set in an apartheid society divided between humans and space creatures, landed at the top of the North American box office on Sunday, initial weekend figures showed. more info

Chicago Tribune — 'District 9' director has put some serious thought into the prospect of alien life-forms, but do big ideas have a place in a summer sci-fi blockbuster? If you ... more info

Tracksounds — Well before you head out to your favorite multiplex to check out DISTRICT 9, why not check out our latest SoundCast interview first? Or even after you get back from the theater...that works, too. And today, we launch our visual edition of the Sound... more info