Skimmed through the latest #TotalFilm feature of #AlienRomulus. I avoided spoilers like the plague, but did catch that they tried to do as much practically as possible and the bombshell that Phil Tippet did stop-motion work on the film! 😳
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“Alien: Earth” is apparently the name of the new series. #AlienFilms https://www.darkhorizons.com/alien-series-title-plans-romulus-bucket/
"Alien" Series Title & Plans, 'Romulus' Bucket - Dark Horizons

Following news yesterday that Noah Hawley’s “Alien” series had wrapped production, it seems the series has settled on a title – “Alien: Earth”. FX network boss John Landgraf and showrunner Noah Hawley revealed the new title for the eight-episode series to Variety while discussing the Emmy nominations for “Fargo” this morning. Hawley confirms production has […]

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It's new #TheXenopod day at TAKE ONE! @simonxix & @JimGR scrape the bottom of the franchise's barrel with #AliensVsPredatorRequiem. Listen to them (over?)analyse the film's nasty and unpleasant conservatism, and ridiculously dark tone and visuals: https://takeonecinema.net/thexenopod/avpr/
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Episode 6: ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM | TAKE ONE

You crash in the Colorado forest and discover a small town overrun with people discussing ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM and why its gratuitous nastiness and deeply conservative undercurrents make this the most unpleasant film so far in the Alien franchise. Is there any interesting critical insight to pull from this literally and metaphorically dark film? … Continue reading Episode 6: ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM →

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I and @simonxix are reluctantly wading into the murky waters of Alien vs. Predator for this month's #TheXenopod from @TAKEONECinema. It was a more interesting film to talk about than watch, especially in the context of what has come before and since: https://takeonecinema.net/thexenopod/avp/
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Episode 5: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (2004) | TAKE ONE

You drill down into the Antarctic ice and discover what you’ve been doggedly searching for: an ever-shifting pyramid containing critical analysis of ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. Ancient hieroglyphics discuss why the film doesn’t work, how its white supremacist premise fits into racialised readings of the Alien films, and its weird contested position as a paratext in … Continue reading Episode 5: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (2004) →

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Today brings the latest edition of #TheXenopod on #AlienVsPredator: @simonxix & @JimGR on why the #film doesn't work, how its white supremacist premise fits into racialised readings of the films, and its weird contested position as a #paratext in the multi/#transmedia franchise.
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Episode 5: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (2004) | TAKE ONE

You drill down into the Antarctic ice and discover what you’ve been doggedly searching for: an ever-shifting pyramid containing critical analysis of ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. Ancient hieroglyphics discuss why the film doesn’t work, how its white supremacist premise fits into racialised readings of the Alien films, and its weird contested position as a paratext in … Continue reading Episode 5: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (2004) →

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