If you spent the long weekend in a chilly theater for an Alien: Romulus matinee, there is a good chance you witnessed a few superfans munching popcorn pulled from a matte-black Xenomorph head. Most moviegoers became familiar with Zinc’s work in the run-up to the release of Dune Part Two, where the company unveiled their wonderfully weird sandworm-themed popcorn bucket. …
Ian Holm, right, with Sigourney Weaver and Yaphet Kotto in the original 1979 “Alien.” Holm’s likeness has been re-created via AI and animatronics for the new “Alien: Romulus.” A familiar face appears unexpectedly a third of the way into “Alien: Romulus,” the gruesome new interquel in the “Alien” franchise currently in theaters. For Ridley Scott’s original 1979 sci-fi-horror classic “Alien,” …
Forty-five years after “Alien” launched horror into space, little hasn’t been analyzed about its hissing xenomorphs, face-huggers or the lingering untrustworthiness of “synthetic persons.” These recycle endlessly through a franchise that is ever expanding, like space itself, but the metaphorical power of the 1979 original and its 1986 sequel, “Aliens,” still inspire appreciative analyses all these decades later. “Romulus” is …
Ridley Scott’s “Alien” is back in theaters Friday for its 45th anniversary and to get audiences excited about the new installment coming in August. The Alien franchise has sunk its teeth into different genres over the years, but for “Alien: Romulus,” filmmaker Fede Álvarez wanted to take it back to its roots: Horror. “At its core, at its heart, it’s …
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