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Inside Our Movies Introduction to 9

Ray Kurzweil, a scientist and a technology guru has demonstrated a keen sense of how the present technology predicts the future. Here he reflects on the movie 9.

Inside Our Movies D-Box: Making Movies Really Move

Nick Dawson looks at the D-Box, a new motion technology that will be playing with Focus Features' forthcoming animated movie 9, and is already shaking up modern entertainment.

Inside Our Movies Find the Hidden Codes for 9

There are secret codes hidden in 9 materials floating around your town. Here are some directions on what to do if you find them.

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Slideshow Apocalyptic Visions: From Medieval Fear to the Movie 9

In anticipation of Shane Acker’s animated movie 9, forthcoming from Focus Features this fall, Scott Macaulay looks at the history of apocalyptic art.

Slideshow Images from 9

Screenshots from Shane Acker's epic adventure fantasy 9, which Focus Features released nationwide on 9/09/09.

Inside Our Movies 9 Production Notes

Production notes from the upcoming Focus Features release 9.

Slideshow Steampunk: An Overview

In anticipation of the release of Shane Acker’s steampunk-influenced animation 9, Jeff VanderMeer presents a primer on the fantasy subgenre.

Slideshow 9 Premieres in Russia

FilmInFocus gets a pictorial flavor of the recent unveiling of Shane Acker’s animated feature 9 in Moscow.

Slideshow Short Films that Grew Up

The 11-minute 2004 short film 9 grew into today’s feature epic. But, as Mike Plante reveals, it’s a transition that scores of other films have made.

Inside Our Movies 9 Gets Mashed Up

As a Labor Day weekend treat, FilmInFocus explores what happens when 9 bumps heads with other movies.

Slideshow Computer Kills Man

The post-human world of Shane Acker’s 9 is part of long brewing tale whose conclusion is the annihilation of human kind by the machines that were supposed to serve them.