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Strega - Nov 10, 2007 1:10:15 pm PST #2178 of 10000

I haven't seen them in a while, but from what I recall Alien Cubed was very pretty and shallow, which is Fincher all over. But it got points for the awesome bit with the dog, which was cool because we'd had geeky theories about that kind of thing. Plus Clive Mantle, who I didn't recognize but when he said something I was all, "OMG, it's Little John!"

Resurrection had some interesting ideas, but it wound up feeling like a mix of The Poseiden Adventure and Deep Blue Sea.

Thinking about it, the Alien series should get some kind of "franchise with consistently awesome character actors" award. Despite Winona.

Anne W. - Nov 10, 2007 3:01:57 pm PST #2179 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Helen McCrory has been cast as Narcissa Malfoy.

Ooh! And I see that Jim Broadbent is playing Slughorn. Perfect!

DavidS - Nov 10, 2007 3:41:12 pm PST #2180 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Thinking about it, the Alien series should get some kind of "franchise with consistently awesome character actors" award.

I wrote a whole piece once about how Alien could almost stand by itself as a hall of fame of seventies character actors. It just needed Warren Oates and Strother Martin and E. Emmett Kelly.

Beverly - Nov 10, 2007 5:32:57 pm PST #2181 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

M. Emmett Walsh, you mean? Ol' M'emmet? Deckerd's boss in Blade Runner M'emmett?

§ ita § - Nov 10, 2007 5:55:22 pm PST #2182 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Winona's playing human Amanda.

tommyrot - Nov 10, 2007 6:01:08 pm PST #2183 of 10000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Huh. The article that said she'd be a Vulcan, non-Amanda Spock mommy claimed Variety as the source of that info. (ita's link is to Variety.)

§ ita § - Nov 10, 2007 6:01:34 pm PST #2184 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think they updated the article, but I didn't see a note about a correction.

Laga - Nov 10, 2007 6:16:31 pm PST #2185 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

AICN said something about Variety getting it wrong

§ ita § - Nov 10, 2007 6:28:13 pm PST #2186 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm currently watching Dracula 3000 starring Casper Van Dien and Coolio.

I just thought I'd mention that, in case I'm never heard from again. So you'll know what got me.

tommyrot - Nov 10, 2007 6:31:45 pm PST #2187 of 10000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

in case I'm never heard from again.

Actually, the worse-case scenario is that you come back... wrong.

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