“A king has his reign, then he dies. It’s inevitable.” It is undeniable that Prometheus has problems in the script department, that characters behave in odd ways and are sometimes the writers pawns, moved from point A to B to get to the next set piece. Even when one takes into account first draft scripter [...]
Making games of films is problematic at the best of times. In fact it is almost as problematic as making films of games. The result is nearly always a total failure and rarely fun or memorable. With a franchise as open to potentially creative, inventive and innovative game-design as the Alien saga, there surely must have been a rich selection of [...]
In response to Tim’s super best moments. I have come up with an inevitable sequel. Dallas hunts the Alien (Alien) The Alien is loose on the Nostromo, Kane is dead, Brett is killed and the Alien takes his body into the ship’s air shaft. Dallas has a plan. He will flush the Alien out of [...]
Here at Cinetropolis, we love the Alien movies (some of us even like Prometheus!). We feel there’s nothing better than quoting Hudson (“Game over man!”) or chewing our nails as Ripley races back through the decks of Nostromo to turn off the self-destruct (“Goddamnit, Mother!”). So without any further ado, here is my list, the first [...]
There is no question, that in terms of productivity and memorable film scores, John Williams is the person that everyone would immediately think of. He has been responsible for some of the greatest scores every produced. From the E.T. Theme to the Raiders march, from the Superman theme to Jaws, from Harry Potter to the whole of [...]
The word prequel to me at the moment is as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit. Fitting then that the next prequel to trundle along for our viewing displeasure is a prequel to the best spacesuit movie out there: Alien. *Mild spoilers below* I have tried my very best to avoid all the promotion [...]
The Chestburster scene, Shepperton studios 2001: A Space Odyssey on one level considers the birth, ascent and re-birth of mankind into a “star child”, gazing serenely upon the Earth and us, the viewer, with untold possibilities. Alien represents the Freudian nightmare tucked away in the recesses of the mind, a disturbing perversion of birth: life [...]
“Keeping it real”- no, not Sir Ridley Scott trying to get down with the kids, more his guiding mantra. Scott is first and foremost a builder of worlds, his art school, set design and commercial background the cornerstone of his various milieaux. If people are dismissive of the Ridley Scott “style”, or even search [...]
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