Posts Tagged ‘Aliens’
An Appreciation – Alien
In space no one can hear you scream It continues to amaze me how the first act of Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) is so…quiet. Very little happens in the opening scenes, and yet even now, they induce an unsettling feeling. Maybe because we know what…
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An Analysis – James Cameron’s Titanic Successes
It doesn’t seem that long ago that James Cameron released his behemoth Titanic (1997) upon the unsuspecting public. I say unsuspecting not because he wasn’t well recognized—quite the contrary. At that time, Cameron was one of the world’s most popular genre directors, having a string…
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It Is What It Is: Part Three – Narrative and Originality in Predators
Predator is one of the best action films ever made. It’s got Schwarzenegger in his prime, a young and ambitious John McTeirnan at the helm, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura and a seven-foot invisible monster. Boy, they don’t make them like that anymore… Firstly, you should…
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The Tomb of Terror: Near Dark (1987)
Every Saturday night The Tomb of Terror opens, unleashing reviews of the obscure and the classic in horror cinema. Vampires have been a mainstay of horror ever since Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula popularized them in 1897. Every few years we see an influx of films…
READ MORETop Horror Films – #14 – Aliens
Aliens 1986; directed by James Cameron; screenplay by James Cameron from a story by Walter Hill, David Giler, and James Cameron John: Glad to see others here thought of this as a horror film, I struggled the most over whether or not to include this…
READ MORETweet-Size Horror: Aliens (1986)
Aliens: Takes a suspenseful haunted house of a movie, turns it into a balls to the wall action fest and manages to be nearly as good. 9/10
READ MOREDecember Film Recommendations
Traditionally this time of year is the last chance for movie studios to release their films they think have the best shot at winning awards, but for me there are really only has four films coming out that hold much interest for me: Up In…
READ MOREEpisode 18 – The MacGuffin’s Top 25 Sequels
Spencer and John Portanova, of Adler and Zenith, share the MacGuffin Podcast’s Top 25 Sequels. The list was inspired when Spencer and John discussed Empire magazine’s list of the top 50 sequels in Episode 13. Here is the final List: 25. Gremlins 2, Kill Bill…
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