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On this day in horror…
1926. Harry Dean Stanton is born. Busy actor Stanton has been active in the business for over seven decades and has more than 180 credits to his name. Stanton’s horror roles include: Monster Maker, John Carpenter’s screen adaptation of Stephen King’s Christine and of course, Alien.
1941. American writer, director and producer [...]
Back in August 2011, we brought news to you of Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, Pacific Rim, which according to his recent interview with Total film “it’s the best experience I’ve had in Hollywood”.
The movie centres around an alien invasion of earth, with them rising from the ocean and the human response to such an [...]
Its been a long, long time since Prometheus was first announced. In the intervening months, we have been bombarded with teaser trailers, promo spots and viral marketing but it’s finally here.
Prequels can be dangerous territory and few have succeeded (*cough*The Thing, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning*cough*). So surely having Ridley Scott back in the directors chair [...]
On this day in horror…
1912 marks the passing of author Bram Stoker. Respectfully, there’s no need for preamble when mentioning that Stoker’s contribution to the genre is immeasurable, due to his most work Dracula.
1949 sees the birth of Veronica Cartwright who has starred in genre films such as: Alien, The Birds, Invasion of the Body [...]
Lists are important. Real men are defined by lists and I cannot emphasise that enough. Lists exist to bring order to the world as well as setting the bar for what every might follow. With films, lists are a means to explore the true quality found in film-making and the worst crud available.
Sci-fi and horror have [...]
AvPGalaxy have managed to get their filthy hands on the first leaked photos from the set of Prometheus.
If you weren’t already excited enough about Ridley Scott’s prequel to his seminal master class in art horror Alien, maybe these shots will whet your appetite further. I mean LOOK AT IT!
After the silliness of it’s later sequels and the [...]
The other day I gave a sketchy plot summary for Ridley Scott’s “might-be-a-prequel-to-Alien” movie, Prometheus.
Well more details have come to light along with the news that Ben Foster (30 Days of Night, Pandorum) will also be boarding the Prometheus.
Foster will join Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron and Idris Elba.
Also available is an OFFICIAL plot synopsis.
Visionary [...]