Rumor mills are always irritating, mostly because of that first word. However, it seems this time the rumors were correct and Fox is making another Alien film starring Sigourney Weaver as Flight Lt. Ellen Ripley. Neill Blomkamp (famous for giving us District 9 and Elysium) met Weaver whilst they were filming Chappie and, according to Weaver, he started talking…
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…
Since the release of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi blockbuster, Prometheus (2012), this recent box office hit only left me walking out from the theatre hall with the an itch to revisit the classic Alien series. Hearing my prayers, the local television network decided to treat viewers including myself to an alien marathon beginning with Alien (1979)…
