Tag: Ridley Scott

Miltonic Creation & Destruction in ALIEN: COVENANT

On By C.H. NewellIn Billy Crudup, Demián Bichir, Film, Horror, John Milton, Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Ridley Scott, Sci-FiLeave a comment

Ridley Scott's continuation of the Alien franchise explores the act of creation, drawing major parallels to John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost.

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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PROMETHEUS Explores the Absent, Cruel Creator of Humanity

On By C.H. NewellIn 2012, Adventure, Charlize Theron, Film, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Mystery, Noomi Rapace, Prequel, Ridley Scott, Sci-FiLeave a comment

You don't dig PROMETHEUS? Well, Father Gore does— so buckle up!

Ridley Scott and His Flawed Yet Underrated Hannibal

On By C.H. NewellIn Anthony Hopkins, Crime, David Mamet, Film, Hannibal, Hannibal Lecter, Julianne Moore, Ridley Scott, Thomas Harris, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr3OavheNu0 Hannibal. 2001. Directed by Ridley Scott. Screenplay by David Mamet & Steven Zaillian; based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris. Starring Julianne Moore, Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Frankie Faison, Giancarlo Giannini, Francesca Neri, Zeljko Ivanek, and Hazelle Goodman. MGM/Universal Pictures/Dino De Laurentiis Company. Rated R. 131 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller …

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Hannibal – Season 3, Episode 4: “Aperitivo”

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Hannibal, Horror, NBC, Thomas Harris, TV Series, TV ShowsLeave a comment

Will goes on a trip, and Mason Verger plans his revenge.