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Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver News Archives

Sigourney Weaver News Archives for October 2009

Oct 31, 2009 | National Post

H.R. Giger: Father of the alien

One of H.R. Gigera s less-than-cuddly artworks. Three decades ago, a loathsome, worm-like parasite burst from the chest of a hapless spaceship crew member - an electrifying moment that made cinematic history, as well as the reputations of pretty well everyone concerned.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Alien³, Science Fiction Movies, Annie Hall, Comedy Movies

Thu Oct 29, 2009

News.com.au

It's now a real thing

Activelink chief engineer Go Shirogauchi wearing the robotic exoskeleton inspired by Aliens / Activelink Construction robot inspired by Aliens Research being funded by Panasonic More: Technology news and reviews JAPANESE engineers have taken us one step closer to the robot revolution by developing a machine inspired by the movie Aliens .

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, Horror Movies, Short, Aliens, Thriller, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies

Ghost in the Machine

Single White Human, Looking for Group.

They don't care what's in your character bank : Paraplegic veteran Sam Worthington rolls Draenei and goes native in the brand-spankin' new second trailer for James Cameron's Avatar , also with Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, and Michelle Rodriguez.

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Related Topix: Avatar, Horror Movies, Short, Aliens, Thriller, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies

411mania.com

[Movies] Plot Details For Alien Prequel

According to Empire Online , who caught up with Ridley Scott at a premiere, the new Alien prequel will not revolve around the story of how the aliens found their way to LV-426, the infested planet that John Hurt and Sigourney Weaver discovered in the first film.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Alien³, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies, John Hurt, Movies, Entertainment

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Hollywood.com

Gale Anne Hurd

Instrumental in creating the contemporary concept of the "event" motion picture, a movie so vast in scope and appeal that it takes on a life of its own in the world audience's imagination, producer Gale Anne Hurd began.... Instrumental in creating the contemporary concept of the "event" motion picture, a movie so vast in scope and appeal that it ...

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Related Topix: Gale Anne Hurd, Marketing, Thriller, The Abyss, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Horror Movies, Short, Aliens, Alien³, Entertainment

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Shockya.com

The New Avatar Trailer Hits The Internet Early

From Spoiler TV while it lasts, here's a leaked version of the extended trailer for the upcoming film "Avatar" aka James Cameron's Avatar by director James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington , Sigourney Weaver , Michelle Rodriguez and Zoe Saldana .

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Related Topix: Avatar, Terminator: Salvation, Clash of the Titans, Family, Action Movies, Adventure, Horror Movies, Short, Aliens, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies, Fast & Furious

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Fictional M to fictional F?

Looking for fictional female characters originally written as men. I'm interested in fictional women in literature, cinema, comic books, TV etc., whose characters were originally meant to be men, but at some point during the creative process / production became female characters in stead.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Alien³, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Salisbury Journal

Sigourney opens Tokyo Film Festival

Sigourney Weaver walked down a green carpet made of recycled plastic to open the Tokyo International Film Festival.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Alien³, Science Fiction Movies

Fri Oct 16, 2009

411mania.com

The 411 Movies Top 5 10.16.09: Week 187 - Top 5 Hottest Horror Heroines

The 411 Movies Top 5 10.16.09: Week 187 - Top 5 Hottest Horror Heroines Posted by Trevor Snyder on 10.16.2009 Continuing the Top 5's tribute to Halloween, we take a look at the hottest heroines in horror movie history.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Alien³, Science Fiction Movies, Scream, Short, Mystery Movies, Rose McGowan, The Fog, Movies, Entertainment

Sun Oct 11, 2009

WTOP

More

Business hasn't been too good lately for the Detroit Bros. Custom Cycles shop. Founders Dave and James Kaye hope the magic of TV may soon help.

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Related Topix: Dave, Comedy Movies

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

ET: greatest alien movie ever

The 1982 movie classic, which starred a young Drew Barrymore, told the story of a friendly extra terrestrial stranded three million miles from his home planet.

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Related Topix: Thriller, War of the Worlds, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Will Smith, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Horror Movies, Drama Movies, Alien³, Short, Aliens, Tom Skerritt

Wed Oct 07, 2009

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

Celebrity birthdays

Actor Paul Hogan is 70. Actor-comedian Chevy Chase is 66. Author R.L. Stine is 66.

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Related Topix: Chevy Chase, Darrell Hammond, Cece Winans, Gospel, The Ramones, Punk, Matt Damon, Entertainment

Mon Oct 05, 2009

The Hindu

Video watch

Director: David Fincher Composer: Elliot Goldenthal Cinematographer: Alex Thomson David Fincher had a tough act to follow in his feature film debut, "Alien 3". In 1979, Ridley Scott introduced the world to the remorseless creature with acid for blood who makes a spectacular entry bursting through unfortunate victim&#82 17;s stomach in "Alien". Sgt ...

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Related Topix: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Horror Movies, Thriller, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Alien³, Science Fiction Movies, Comedy Movies, Fight Club, Crime Movies, Short, Aliens, Boat Disaster

Fri Oct 02, 2009

The Daily Weekly

Your Arts & Aliens Weekend Planner

The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien --running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Short, Aliens, Thriller, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Drama Movies, Alien³, Los Angeles, CA, The Late Late Show, Entertainment, Television, Theater, Arts

The Edge

Madonna on Letterman, Drew Barrymore eats her dog, photos of Lady Gaga's cameltoe

Kanye throws a massive tantrum over chicken! + Madonna on Letterman, Drew Barrymore eats her dog, photos of Lady Gaga's cameltoe A survey of 3,000 British people has concluded that Erin Brockovich is the Greatest Movie Heroine of All Time.

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Related Topix: Erin Brockovich, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Julia Roberts, Thriller, Crime Movies, The Silence of the Lambs, Jodie Foster, Horror Movies, Action Movies, Alien³, Science Fiction Movies

Thu Oct 01, 2009

Coolest Gadgets

Power Loader Exoskeleton can help you lift 220 pounds

I'm sure you all remember the classic scene in Aliens where Sigourney Weaver enters the room wearing that bulky, yellow, and yet powerful Power Loader suit and heroically exclaims: "Get away from her, you b___h!" Man, did that make the Mother Alien say: "oh, s__t!" I remember reading a screenwriting book that talked about how awkward that scene ...

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Action Movies, Short, Aliens, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies, Drama Movies, Alien³

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