Daily television guide Nov 21, 2009
The Day the Earth Stood Still 8 p.m. (HBO) An alien lands on Earth to eradicate the human race because of environmental damage ... Alien 3 11 p.m. (AMC). (Boston Globe)
Whats your favorite scary movie? Here are 8 to scream about Oct 31, 2009
This twist on the alien invasion theme begins with a slug-like creature invading a human host (Michael Rooker, giving a wounded, sympathetic performance) who mutates into a monster that still has a soft spot for its schoolteacher wife (Elizabeth Banks) and fathers a million zombie-creating slugs. A real treat that surpasses its B-movie plot and characters. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Useless Knowledge: Tricks, treats, scary movies Oct 30, 2009
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Tokyo film festival opens with 'green' carpet Oct 19, 2009
Directed by James Cameron, creator of "Titanic" and "The Terminator," the sci-fi epic centers on humans placed inside alien skins to survive on a distant world. Weaver waved and blew kisses to fans at the opening ceremony. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Loving the Alien Sep 23, 2009
As we take a seat in front of the giant LCD Sega has set up to preview Aliens Versus Predator on PC, were immediately taken back to that terrific moment in Aliens when Sigourney Weaver jumps inside the to fight the Alien queen, spouting the classic line, Get away from her, you b ... If are smart, their First-Person Shooter return to the Aliens universe will contain just as many memorable set-pieces ... Aliens Versus Predator needs to return us to that claustrophobic, well-scripted, more... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Vampires, Liars Lead Fall Film Casts Sep 4, 2009
"Avatar" stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Cameron's "Aliens" hero Sigourney Weaver in a 3-D saga in which human explorers embody clones of an alien race to explore their planet's fantastic environment. Cameron's ocean explorations for the documentary "Aliens of the Deep" helped spark his imagination for the life forms of "Avatar." ... " Disney bucks the computer-animation trend with a throwback to its hand-drawn cartoon roots on "The Princess and the Frog," updating the fairy tale about a... (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Fall movies: New Moon, other anticipated flicks coming to theaters soon Sep 4, 2009
"New MoonVampires and werewolves form opposing cliques in, The Twilight Saga: New Moon. The vampire-werewolf feud makes for a nice exploration of our own psyches, said director Chris Weitz. I suppose they re the two most relatable human monsters that we can think of. They nicely encapsulate restraint and passion, Weitz said. Vampires are cold-blooded, literally, and werewolves are hot-blooded. In the second installment of the phenomenally successful Twilight series, the romance between mortal... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Vampires, Toys Take To The Screen This Fall Aug 31, 2009
" Here's a look at some of the other good, bad and trippy types in store this season: ___ VIRTUAL PEOPLE: James Cameron's "Avatar" leads a rush of films featuring humans in phony forms, including Bruce Willis' "Surrogates," a murder thriller in a world where people live vicariously through robot replicas, and Gerard Butler's "Gamer," where mind-control allows puppetmaster players to toy with real people in lethal games. "Avatar" stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Cameron's "Aliens" hero... (Click2Houston, TX)
Top 15 out-of-this-world sci-fi films Aug 22, 2009
The food is great, (especially the Thanksgiving sandwich (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Peter Chianca: And baby makes two Aug 11, 2009
At that point he goes from cuddly distraction to alien invader, prompting your toddler to turn into the Sigourney Weaver of the pre-school set. Hide the flame throwers. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
Daily guide to television and radio Aug 8, 2009
Aliens 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (SPIKE) ... Infestation 9 p.m. (SYFY) A slacker (Christopher Marquette) and a group of strangers fight alien insects ... Alien 3 11 p.m. (G4). (Boston Globe)
Sigourney Weaver 'Can't Imagine' Being Part Of Ridley Scott's 'Alien' Prequel Aug 1, 2009
In 1979, Sigourney Weaver and director Ridley Scott took a trip to deep space for the sci-fi horror flick "Alien." Weaver returned for three more sequels, but Scott never did ... Does that mean Weaver will reunite with the director who launched her career 30 years ago, even though this fifth "Alien" will be a prequel set before the act 0000257A ion of the '79 film ... When MTV News caught up with Weaver at Comic-Con, the 59-year-old actress didn't seem to think we'd be seeing her alien-battling... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Scott 'to direct Alien prequel' Aug 1, 2009
Scott 'to direct Alien prequel ... Director Sir Ridley Scott is to direct a prequel to seminal sci-fi horror film Alien, according to reports ... He was not involved in the three Alien sequels or the two Alien vs Predator spin-offs. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Goldman good but not that bad Jul 9, 2009
Taibbi certainly cannot be accused of burying his lead, for in his second sentence he makes this comparison, probably more fitting to the monsters in the Sigourney Weaver Alien franchise than how you would commonly assume an investment bank would be described. "The world's most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money.". (Asia Times Online)
Glover needs a better chance to dance Jul 7, 2009
The most notable came last week with a weird pop-jazz routine choreographed by Brian Friedman that made Kinney a vanquishing space alien trying to impregnate the last remaining human, played by Glover ... Then, in the fourth week, they were stuck with what surely has to be one of the weirdest routines ever on the show: a "pop jazz" piece choreographed by Brian Friedman that involved -- I am not making this up -- a latex-and-tin-foil clad Kinney playing a space alien who comes to Earth to... (Fresno Bee)
New On DVD: 'Taken' May 17, 2009
But their lives blast off into dimensions unknown when a group of aliens called Thermians (who could be mistaken for convention-goers) beam the crew above their own ship, which was modeled after the show ... Rickman brings some Shakespearean flair to the movie as Alexander, a former thespian who can't get over being typecast as the ship's resident alien. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Catfight thriller `Obsessed' claws way to No. 1 Apr 30, 2009
Sigourney Weaver vs. the Alien Queen in "Aliens": Such a famous movie moment, they even turned it into a DirecTV commercial. Weaver climbs inside a big, clunky, metal loader to take on the mama alien whose sweet little hatchlings have been causing so much carnage. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Chicks Who Kick Butt Apr 12, 2009
This week's season finale of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" got us thinking about all the women over the years who've kicked some serious butt on the small screen and the big one, from Angie Dickinson as Pepper Anderson in "Police Woman" to Sigourney Weaver in "Alien.". One of the most iconic tough-chick images is the classic '70s illustration used in the opening credits of "Charlie s Angels" (you know the one, the silhouette with the three police academy grads holding their firearms... (Fox News)
Alvord: Somali pirates, meet Angus MacGyver Apr 12, 2009
Lt. Ellen Ripley, Sigourney Weaver s character in the Alien movies. As you know, sir, any good team of assassins needs a tough woman to round things out. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Top talent stars in 3D films Feb 27, 2009
- "Monsters vs. Aliens (March 27) DreamWorks' computer-animated release earned a big Super Bowl push with a 3D commercial. Reese Witherspoon, Keifer Sutherland, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Stephen Colbert (as the President) provide voices. The Army houses five bizarre monsters to keep them away from the public but decides to deploy them when aliens attack. - "Up" (May 29) Like "Wall-E," Pixar raises the ante with "Up," telling a poignant story with a point. Edward Asner voices Carl, a crotchety,... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising Taps Mattel as Master Toy Licensee for James Cameron's "Avatar" Feb 14, 2009
Avatar is an epic adventure film where ex-marine Jake Sully is torn between duty and honor when he finds himself caught in a battle between the heavily armed forces of Earths most powerful star-faring consortium and an exotic, noble alien race whose entire world is threatened by the human invaders ... Academy Award-winning visual effects house, WETA Digital, renowned for its work in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong, will incorporate new intuitive... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sigourney Weaver Says Ripley Would Be 'Pumped' To Be #2 Badass Feb 11, 2009
I think we should have a big blowout badass party,' 'Alien' actress says of our Greatest Movie Badasses of All Time list ... " In the years to come, Ripley's battles with that Alien (and its friends) would help Weaver launch a career that would take her to the top of the Hollywood A-list. "Those sketches of the Alien, geez, it was right out of Francis Bacon," she remembered of Scott's initial presentation. "I just had great confidence in Ridley; he just seemed out there to me, and I thought it'd... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Halle Berry To Shave Head For Movie Feb 11, 2009
Weaver shaved her head in a reprisal of her Ripley role in "Alien 3" in 1992. Portman lopped off her locks for "V for Vendetta" in 2005. (Click2Houston, TX)
World of Warcraft in 3D Feb 7, 2009
The 3D Monsters vs. Aliens ad just sucked too: I mean, do we really need any more cute monster and alien movies. Bring back the real Aliens you know, the ones that Sigourney Weaver used to fight, and put them up against the Vampires and Werewolves from movies like Underworld or Blade. (Digitaltrends.com)
