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Ridley Scott’s Alien: Gorgeously Horrific Isolation

On By C.H. NewellIn 1979, Film, Horror, John Hurt, Outer Space, Science Fiction, Sigourney Weaver, Survival Horror, Tom SkerrittLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5lPt9edzQ Alien. 1979. Directed by Ridley Scott. Screenplay by Dan O'Bannon; story by O'Bannon & Ronald Shusett. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, & Helen Horton. Brandywine Productions/Twentieth Century-Fox Productions. Rated R. 117 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★★ I'm not even a huge science fiction …

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Altman’s The Long Goodbye is Perfect Post-Modern Film Noir

On By C.H. NewellIn 1973, Crime, Drama, Elliott Gould, Film, Film Noir, Leigh Brackett, Raymond Chandler, Robert Altman, Sterling Hayden, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKNo8yzXxyM The Long Goodbye. 1973. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Leigh Brackett; based on the novel by Raymond Chandler. Starring Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, Jack Knight, David Carradine (uncredited), Rutanya Alda, Jack Riley, & Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited). E-K-Corporation/Lion's Gate Films. Rated R. 112 …

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