Super 8 - Buzz Talk & News

"The Host" stood no chance against Godzilla, who took the first round of MTV's Great, Big Movie Monster Brawl, but today, we're heading back to the States for a more homegrown kind of terror. Our tournament to crown a true king of all movie monsters...

From battles in Los Angeles and Chicago to children struggling against otherworldly threats, 2011 was an unforgettable year for fighting enemies from beyond the stars. Keep reading for our top five favorite alien invasion flicks of the year! 5. "Bat...

Working on a J.J. Abrams production isn't all secrets and mystery; there's also a lot of joking going on too. "Super 8" cast members Joel Courtney, Ryan Lee and Riley Griffiths shared their memories from working with the notoriously secretive directo...

FROM MTV MOVIES: As well as anyone, J.J. Abrams knew the challenges facing "Super 8" this summer. It's not a sequel or based on an existing property; it doesn't feature any major stars; its central conceit had to remain largely mysterious, and its re...

FROM MTV MOVIES: "Super 8" took the #1 spot at the box office over the weekend. The film's $37 million opening isn't on par with recent summer blockbusters, but it did beat studio expectations, according to reports. And "Super 8" bears the distinctio...

Though "Super 8" is a J.J. Abrams-directed production, it's hard to miss the influence of producer Steven Spielberg. If you've been keeping up on any of the buzz following the film coming out of its premiere weekend, you've most likely heard the movi...

Now that "Super 8" has finally arrived in theaters, we can talk freely amongst ourselves about how awesome it is. Haters, hit the road, this post is for my fellow "Super 8" super fans. There are a lot of things to love about this film, my favorite be...

There's a lot to love in "Super 8," not the least of which is the fairly spoilery viral clip that was released yesterday, detailing the monster at the center of the film. "Super 8" is far from the first movie to create an informational video to ca...

I know not all the film fans of the world are as nerdy about film scores as I am, but hopefully you'll trust me when I say that the score for J.J. Abrams' mystery-thriller "Super 8" is everything you would want backing a fantastical, Spielbergian, mu...

We know that the world of J.J. Abrams is completely and entirely focused on the opening of his wonderful new thriller, "Super 8," which we've been obsessing over non-stop, but that doesn't mean we can avoid asking him for "Star Trek 2" updates when w...

It feels like only yesterday that a mysterious viral video of a horrific train crash containing a presumably even more horrific creature first found its way online. But now, the menace is here. "Super 8" has arrived, and it is awesome. You may have a...

"Super 8" isn't a perfect movie -- really, no movie is -- but for my money, it's pretty darn close. J.J. Abrams has lovingly crafted the exact kind of summer blockbuster you wish you could see more often these days : plenty of action, one hell of a t...

"Super 8" has a lot going for it, what with all the mystery, creative advertising, A-list blockbuster-making pedigree of director J.J. Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg and such. The film's major selling point, and the six things you're going to r...