Luke Owen looks back at the Terminator franchise… 30 years ago, the brilliant mind and visionary genius of James Cameron gave birth to a cinema icon – Cyberdyne Systems Model 101, the T-800, The Terminator. It was a movie that blended science fiction, action and horror and helped launched the career of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The […]
Arrow Video FrightFest 2020 Review – Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business, 2020. Directed by Justin McConnell. Featuring George A. Romero, Guillermo del Toro, Richard Stanley, Barbara Crampton, Paul Schrader, and Michael Biehn. SYNOPSIS: Following five years in the life and career of an independent filmmaker, supported by dozens of interviews, posing one question: how does an indie filmmaker survive […]
Tombstone with WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #80
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, WWE Hall of Fame wrestler and actor Diamond Dallas Page delves into the 90s western Tombstone… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, wrestling legend and actor Diamond Dallas […]
Michael Biehn cast as a bounty hunter in The Mandalorian season 2, Robert Rodriguez confirmed to direct an episode
Terminator star Michael Biehn has reportedly been cast in the second season of The Mandalorian, according to reports by Slashfilm and Making Star Wars. While specific details are under wraps regarding Biehn’s character and how large the role will be in the overall season, the actor will reportedly be playing a bounty hunter from the Mandalorian’s […]
Michael Biehn talks Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 and the return of Newt
Before Ridley Scott decided to put the breaks on the project in order to focus on his upcoming Prometheus sequel Alien: Covenant, it looked like Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 was moving full steam ahead at Fox. Sigourney Weaver was on board as Ripley, while Blomkamp debuted a series of concept artwork suggesting that Michael Biehn […]
Blu-ray Review – Aliens: 30th Anniversary Edition
Aliens: 30th Anniversary Edition Written and Directed by James Cameron. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton, William Hope, Ricco Ross, Al Matthews, Jenette Goldstein. SYNOPSIS: Aliens sees its forty-second release on home video (I’m only exaggerating a little) with this edition, which is a repackage of the Blu-ray […]
UPDATE: Michael Biehn confirms that he’s returning as Hicks in Neill Blomkamp’s Alien sequel
UPDATE: Turns out this is actually a fake Instagram account, which has now been deleted… Here’s some news that’s bound to please fans of 80s sci-fi action! Michael Biehn has confirmed that he’s set to reprise the role of Corporal Duane Hicks from 1986’s Aliens in Neill Blomkamp’s as-yet-untitled Alien sequel. Posting on Instagram in […]
Michael Biehn reportedly returning as Hicks in Neill Blomkamp’s Alien movie
Back in January when director Neill Blomkamp first revealed some concept art for his then-potential Alien movie, Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley was joined by none other than Corporal Hicks, played of course by Michael Biehn in 1986’s sequel Aliens. Considering Hicks’ fate at the start of Alien 3, there was some speculation as to whether Blomkamp’s […]
Neill Blomkamp discusses his Alien movie, says “there’s a high degree of chance” that he’ll try to get it made
Last month, Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) shared some concept art that he’d commissioned for an Alien film that he was quietly developing, which included shots of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and Hicks (Michael Biehn) – the latter of whom (rather disappointingly) never managed to make it to the opening scene of Alien 3 alive. Little […]
Trailer for thriller Red Handed starring Michael Biehn and Michael Madsen
Ahead of its release next month, a new poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director Frank Peluso’s upcoming thriller Red Handed which stars Michael Biehn, Christian Madsen, Owen Burke, Ryan Carnes, Kenzie Dalton, and Michael Madsen; take a look here… When their father is murdered, three brothers descend upon an Oregon mountain river to […]
