Aliens (1986) Director: James Cameron Screenwriters: James Cameron Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Carrie Henn I’ve always felt that Aliens just about had the edge over Ridley Scott’s original. Maybe it’s simply because, as a kid, it took me about three distinct occasions to sit down and get through the damn thing, thanks […]
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Alien (1979) Director: Ridley Scott Screenwriter: Dan O’Bannon Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Veronica Cartwright, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo Before Ridley Scott became one of the most reliable directors-for-hire in the business, he quickened the heartbeat of horror fans everywhere with his terrifically accomplished breakthrough, Alien. This isn’t
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Chappie (2015) Director: Neill Blomkamp Screenwriters: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell Starring: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser Neill Blomkamp’s latest socially conscious low key sci-fi, Chappie (2015), felt like a film torn between two ideals. The first was that it wanted to be an in-your-face adult shoot-em-up filled with explosions and
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Red Lights (2012) Director: Rodrigo Cortés Screenwriter: Rodrigo Cortés Starring: Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Olsen, Toby Jones, Joely Richardson, Craig Roberts, Leonardo Sbaraglia Rodrigo Cortés – the man behind the Buried (2010) – brings his second English title to the screen with Red Lights (2012) starring Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver (Alien), and Robert De
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