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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 […]
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 →
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) →
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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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) →