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The Best Scenes in the Alien Franchise

August 12, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Casey Chong on the best scenes in the Alien franchise… The last time we got an Alien movie resulted in the so-so effort of Alien: Covenant. That was seven years ago, back in the day before Disney acquired Fox. The movie franchise found itself in hyper sleep ever since until Fede Alvarez of the Evil […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Movies Tagged With: Alien, Alien 3, alien resurrection, Alien vs. Predator, Alien: Covenant, Aliens, Prometheus

Underwater Film Scenes: Would You Sink or Swim?

June 16, 2019 by admin

Long before 4DX had cinema goers vibrating in their seats, faces sprayed with water and something tickling the back of the ankles, the children of the 80s and 90s made their own cinema experiences that little bit more immersive all on their own. Or perhaps it was just this small, odd, habitual collection of people. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Robb Sheppard Tagged With: A Clockwork Orange, alien resurrection, Big Trouble in Little China, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

October Horrors 2017 Day 18 – Alien: Resurrection (1997)

October 18, 2017 by Graeme Robertson

Alien: Resurrection, 1997. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet Starring Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Michael Wincott and Brad Dourif. SYNOPSIS: Aboard the ship USM Auriga, 200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is resurrected via cloning, still impregnated with the alien queen that was with her when she died. The creature is subsequently removed for […]

Filed Under: Graeme Robertson, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alien, alien resurrection, Brad Dourif, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Michael Wincott, Ron Perlman., Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder

Alien: The Best & The Worst Sequels, Prequels and Spin-offs

May 6, 2017 by Ben Robins

Ben Robins ranks every single sequel, prequel and spin-off from the Alien series, ahead of the latest addition, Alien: Covenant.  With the long-awaited Alien prequel/sequel Covenant very nearly upon us, it’s time to once again dig up one of sci-fi’s longest-running franchises, to finally, and definitively, separate the classic, from the garbage. Few expected a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Ben Robins, Movies Tagged With: Alien, Alien 3, alien resurrection, Alien vs. Predator, Alien vs. Predator: Requiem, Alien: Covenant, Aliens, H.R. Giger, James Cameron, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Joss Whedon, Prometheus, Ridley Scott

12 iconic soundtrack moments from the Alien saga

May 3, 2017 by Sean Wilson

With Alien: Covenant just around the corner, Sean Wilson looks back at the illustrious musical heritage of one of cinema’s greatest franchises… Just recently I was listening to the score for the imminent Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott’s return to the sci-fi horror franchise he inaugurated, and was struck by the plethora of material from Jerry […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Sean Wilson Tagged With: Alien, Alien 3, alien resurrection, Alien: Covenant, Aliens, elliot goldenthal, James Horner, jed kurzel, jerry goldsmith, john frizzell, marc streitenfeld, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver

Why more franchises should embrace the Alien model

October 23, 2016 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on why more franchises should embrace the Alien model… First off, let’s go ahead and address the giant-sized Space Jockey in the room: When referring to ‘The Alien model’, I’m taking about the original four films. I’m not talking about the ridiculous Alien vs. Predator duology or the beautifully rancid idiocy of Prometheus […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Alien, Alien 3, alien resurrection, Aliens

Paradise Lost: The Already Troubled Production History of Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5

October 30, 2015 by Luke Owen

With Alien 5 being put “on hold”, Luke Owen looks back at the movie’s brief troubled production… “The way Fox dealt with me was not cool,” Neill Blomkamp recalls of his time on the unproduced Halo movie. “Right from the beginning, when Mary [Parent] hired me up until the end when it collapsed, they treated me […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Luke Owen, Movies Tagged With: Alien, Alien 5, alien resurrection, Alien: Paradise Lost, Alien3, Aliens, Neill Blomkamp, Prometheus 2, Ridley Scott

10 filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder

August 11, 2015 by Matthew Lee

In the wake of Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four, Matthew Lee looks at ten filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder… Josh Trank’s debut, Chronicle, was a surprise hit of 2012. The film fused the found-footage genre with superhero tropes to create a coming-of-age story that was both fresh and exciting. Trank’s ability […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: 300: Rise of an Empire, alien resurrection, Darren Aronofsky, David Lynch, Divergent, Dune, Elysium, fantastic four, Gavin Hood, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, johs trank, Jose Padilha, marc forster, Michel Gondry, neil burger, Neill Blomkamp, Noah, Noam Murro, Quantum of Solace, RoboCop, the green hornet, X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Neill Blomkamp says Alien 5 will not “undo Alien 3 or Alien: Resurrection”

February 27, 2015 by Luke Owen

Yesterday it was reported that Neill Blomkamp ias pulling a Bryan Singer and ias looking to retool the Alien franchise by ignoring the continuity of Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection by setting his upcoming movie after the events of Aliens. This would allow him to use Micheal Biehn’s Hicks, who was seen in the concept […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Alien, Alien 3, Alien 5, alien resurrection, Neill Blomkamp

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