Alien: Covenant & HR Giger’s Lasting Impact on the Franchise

Swiss artist HR Giger sadly died in 2014, but his legacy lives on in Alien Covenant. This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. It contains spoilers forAlien: Covenant. Ad content continues below In 1978, it was Giger playing the mad scientist. Ridley had found his alien. Over the course of a baking-hot summer, Giger worked on bringing to lifeAliens most unsettling elements. He crafted those icky-looking eggs, whose tops open like the petals on some abominable flower....

May 17, 2017 · 1 min · 188 words · Kimberly Brown

How Permission Changes the Geometrics of Relationships

So, theres that kind of cognitive dissonance, which is really a minefield and also ecstatically exciting. Ad content continues below Permissionmarks Halls first role as producer. There was a lot of emotional triangulation about that. Their other collaborator of a sort was New York City itself. However, Cranos approach is very much in line with the characters radical honesty. In fact, nothing in the movie takes place north of 14th Street....

May 17, 2017 · 1 min · 170 words · Stephanie Solomon

The 1980s Stallone film that taught me about being a man

Sweat, muscles, Sylvester Stallone and, well, arm wrestling. The key period in Cannons history commenced when it was sold to Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan in 1979. Profits were made, and Cannon was soon working on dozens of films simultaneously. In 1986 alone, it released 43 films. Its easy to write them all off as trash, too, but itd be brutally unfair. Amidst the overt commercial fare, Cannon took many gambles on edgier movies, with varying degrees of success....

May 17, 2017 · 3 min · 503 words · Gary Johnston

Why War for the Planet of the Apes is The End of Caesar’s Story

And this movie is the war to resolve that dominance. Weve always looked at this as a three-part story. And the appropriate ending of that story is to see which species dominates. Not necessarily in an obvious way, but hopefully well surprise people with that. So I think people are going to be blown away by the effects. And it is a remarkable testament to Andys acting. Look, obviously we are somewhat dependent upon the box office gods....

May 17, 2017 · 1 min · 102 words · John Smith

Charlie Hunnam interview – King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword

The British born actor has played hard nuts on several occasions, across projects such asGreen StreetandSons Of Anarchy. But Hunnam has also worked with indie darlings like Guillermo del Toro and James Gray. It all adds up to a very diverse CV, and a tough actor to pin down. We also touched upon the state of the film industry and the scripts hes written. In truth, I couldve kept talking to him for hours....

May 16, 2017 · 3 min · 610 words · Diamond Boyd MD

Guide to the Hugo Awards: Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)

From Game of Thrones to The Expanse, this Hugo category is filled with Den of Geek favorites! Which do we think should win? Ad content continues below Whats the episode about? (One of the many reasons it has survived for as long as it has.) This is especially true of the UNs fiercely intelligent undersecretary Chrisjen Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo). It involves a character holding a door. There have been non-Game of Thronescommercials based on it....

May 16, 2017 · 1 min · 141 words · Jonathan Wagner

Mad Max: Fury Road Black & Chrome – Exploring Its Spectacular Detail

In glorious monochrome, Mad Max: Fury Road’s visual imagination is more plain than ever. We take a look at the superb Black & Chrome… This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. This leads us, in a round-about way, toMad Max: Fury Roadand itsBlack & Chromeedition. This, Miller said, was the best version of the film hed seen. The other version is to really go all-out on the color. The usual teal and orange thing?...

May 16, 2017 · 2 min · 278 words · Rebecca Bryan

Red Dwarf: An American’s Guide

We take a look at one of the funniest far-out sitcoms ever to hit the airwaves. Introduction toRed Dwarfs first and second seasons. The fourth seasonsaw another cast shakeup, with Hatty Hayridge replacing Norman Lovett as Holly the ships computer. Rob Grant decided to leave the show at this point, leaving Doug Naylor as showrunner. Additionally, the episode count was upped from six to eight. Watch Every Episode of Red Dwarf on BritBox!...

May 16, 2017 · 1 min · 142 words · Kathleen Kennedy

Supergirl Season 2 Episode 21 Review: Resist

Alien invasion makes for strange bedfellows in a phenomenal episode of Supergirl that feels more relevant than ever. This Supergirl review contains spoilers. Supergirl Season 2, Episode 21 Its not what you do; its whom you love. (Its all about branding… and tiaras.) They have both been rejected by people they want desperately to accept them. (The difference is they were on opposing ends of toxic relationships.) Presumably, she was once able to feel and demonstrate love, at least to some degree....

May 16, 2017 · 3 min · 581 words · Tina Roberson

Prometheus: Is David the Franchise’s Hidden Protagonist?

Does Prometheus make more sense if it’s viewed as David the android’s story? And where does it leave Alien: Covenant? Here’s one theory… This article first appeared atDen of Geek UK. NB: The following contains spoilers forPrometheusand speculation about this yearsAlien: Covenant. Or hapless scientists Fifield and Milburn, the movies Shaggy and Scooby? Here, David cleverly uses Holloways petulant mood to further his secret experiment. How far would you go to get what you came all this way for?...

May 15, 2017 · 1 min · 167 words · Alicia Sherman

The Leftovers Season 3 Episode 5 Review: It’s a Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt World

ThisThe Leftoversreview contains spoilers. Also, the behavior has driven away friends and family alike. This isnt the first time weve seen or heard about Burton. It basically hinges on whether you think Kevin is insane or not, which Laurie definitely believes. To Matts chagrin, Laurie comes on the trip out of concern for Kevins well-being. This was an incredibly peculiar, devilishly funny episode that essentially ends with a crisis of faith for Matt....

May 15, 2017 · 1 min · 118 words · Larry Ortiz

Inside Last Man on Earth Season 3’s Shocking Finale

Did the writers consider any alternate endings? Will Kristin Wiig return? Find out in our Last Man writers' room walkthrough! This part of the walkthrough looks at episodes 17 and 18 fromLast Man on Earthsthird season. Previous installments of this walkthroughcan be found here. ANDY BOBROW:Yeah, the discussion was like, Are we really going to do a birth episode? I mean, birth episodes seem familiar and kind of hacky. So the question was, should we just skip this?...

May 14, 2017 · 5 min · 924 words · Michael Chavez

Aaron Taylor-Johnson on Getting His Fear On in The Wall

The British actor talks about the challenge of playing an American soldier – and doing it mostly alone. Den of Geek: This was not quite what I expected from a movie about the Iraq invasion. What stood out to you the most when you read the script? How did you prepare? I flew to Boston and hung out with him and his guys. I started to question her a bit....

May 12, 2017 · 2 min · 354 words · Thomas Stevenson