In 1999, science fiction and comedy collided. A film was made that felt like lightning had struck three times in the same spot. When you walk the line of sci-fi and funny you must be careful. When you mock one of the largest fan communities in history you have to be really ridiculously careful. Galaxy…
In a subtle, and seemingly unsure, Instagram announcement, Neill Blomkamp has confirmed that he is making an Alien movie. Blomkamp is best known for his films District 9, Elysium and the upcoming Chappie. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he revealed very little about his upcoming project with Fox. “It did have to do with…
At the end of 2016, it was expected that audiences would get another installment of James Cameron’s Avatar, but it looks like we’ll have to wait until late 2017 before we see any Na’vi on the big screen. Yes, Cameron’s sequel to mega smash hit, and highest-grossing film ever, Avatar has hit a snag. It…
Directed by Jean Pierre-Jeunet. Written by Joss Whedon. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Michael Wincott, J.E. Freeman, Dan Hedaya and Brad Dourif. R, 109 minutes. Alien: Resurrection shouldn’t exist. While one can debate whether there’s an inherent need for any sequel, this fourth go-round at the Alien film series adds absolutely nothing of…
Directed by David Fincher. Written by David Giler, Walter Hill & Larry Ferguson. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance and Lance Henriksen. R, 115 minutes (theatrical), 144 minutes (special edition). If you were to judge Alien 3 from its first thirty seconds, no one would begrudge you for getting excited. The 20th Century…
Ve are coming, bleh. —Not the Editor (?) If you’re looking for scares this Halloween, some great horror titles for Xbox and Playstation are dropping this month. Among them, Alien: Isolation. The game starts off with a voiceover by Ellen Riley (Sigourney Weaver), who calmly explains that she is the last survivor of the spacecraft…
Alien (1979) from 20th Century Fox What: After receiving a distress signal in the far-reaches of space, commercial miners are dispatched to investigate. When one of the crew is infected by a parasite, they unwittingly bring aboard the ship a mysterious being that hunts them down one by one. Who: Then relative newcomer Ridley Scott directs one…
We know her as the renowned Alien hunter Ellen Ripley, as well as the compassionate Grace Augustine in Avatar (2009). Sigourney Weaver has a place in many of our hearts as not only a sci-fi and action heroine but more importantly her ability to transcend gender roles in the cinema industry. The late Pauline Kael,…
