In our latest beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of James Cameron…. Like many of the top directors, it didn’t happen overnight for James Cameron, now dubbed The King of the World (possibly by himself?). He worked in visual effects, and as an assistant director before getting his break in B pictures. It […]
UPDATE: Ellen Ripley and Newt featured in an alternate ending to The Predator
We’ve known for a while now that The Predator underwent major changes in the build up to its release, with much of the third act reworked during reshoots as a response to negative test screening feedback. Now we have some details on what could have been, with visual effects artist Yuri Everson revealing on Instagram […]
Prime 1 Studio’s Scorpion Alien collectible statue unveiled
Sideshow has released a batch of images for Prime 1 Studio’s 1:4 scale Scorpion Alien statue which is inspired by Dark Horse Comics’ Aliens #101 cover. The collectible is limited to 750 pieces and is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,399.00; take a look at the official promo images here… Prime 1 Studio is […]
Lore executive producer Gale Anne Hurd on hiring a new showrunner, Sean Crouch’s horror movie inspiration
The following conversation took place at New York Comic-Con at the Lore roundtables… In its second season, Amazon Prime’s Lore is certainly switching things up a bit. On top of deviating from the source material of Aaron Mehnke’s podcast (on which the show is based) for two episodes this season and shedding Mehnke’s voice for narration, […]
From Predator to Upgrade: The Best Action Horror Films
EJ Moreno on the best action horror films… With a new Predator film on the horizon, viewers will get the treat of another entry into the obscure action/horror sub-genre. While there are plenty of movies to include in this list and the sub-genre, it isn’t easy to define. What makes something an action/horror film? For […]
First-look preview of Aliens: Dust to Dust #1
Dark Horse Comics launches its new Aliens series Dust to Dust next month, and we’ve got an early first-look preview of the first issue for you here; check it out… The Trono colony on LV-871 is under attack. Emergency evacuations are ordered. Evac shuttles are taking off. All twelve-year-old Maxon and his mom have to […]
Rob Liefeld compares Deadpool 2 to James Cameron’s Aliens
This past week we got our first real look at Deadpool 2 with the arrival of a new trailer for the hotly-anticipated follow-up to 2016’s blockbuster X-Men spinoff [watch it here]. Following its release, comic book writer Rob Liefeld – who co-created both Deadpool and the newly-introduced Cable – spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about […]
Cinema’s Damaged Heroine
Sarah Myles on cinema’s damaged heroine… “Badass.” As a word, it has become synonymous with determined women in movies. Why? Because that is how critics routinely describe them. “Black Widow gets extra bad-ass in this Avengers 2 trailer,” said Rob Bricken of i09. In Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron plays “a career badass who enjoys both […]
Review: James Horner A Life In Music at the Royal Albert Hall
Sean Wilson reviews the tribute concert in memory of the late Titanic composer… It takes a special composer to stamp a singular and enduring personality over the films they score, but James Horner was that person. Tragically killed in a plane crash in 2015 Horner’s death was massive blow for the soundtrack industry, the loss […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 11 – Aliens (1986)
Aliens, 1986. Directed by James Cameron. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, Carrie Henn, and Bill Paxton. SYNOPSIS: After her warnings about the monstrous creatures that killed her crew go unheeded, Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo, is recruited by the military to return to the cursed alien planet when […]