NYCC 08: Wall To Wall-E Disney : Studio debuts new footage of the futuristic Pix... Apr 20, 2008
Before showing footage of a balletic dance between EVE and Wall-E in space, Morris said, "in this clip you may recognize one of the voices, that of the ship's computer. It's none other than Sigourney Waever, who was gracious enough to do the voice for us. We kind of geeked out at the thought of a little wink to Alien - instead of fighting Mother, she's become Mother, and she was willing to do that for us.". Morris didn't field any questions from the audience, but he did indicate that there would... (IGN FilmForce)
Gordon Talks Trash: City manager describes benefits of automated polycart program Mar 20, 2008
Residents rising before dawn will be able to get a glimpse of the polycart trucks as they roam the streets with automated arms picking up 96-gallon green containers and dumping them into the truck in a scene reminiscent of such sci-fi affects as Sigourney Weaver battling the Alien in robotic attire or the futuristic half-man, half-machines of the Terminator films. The program is in its infancy, less than two weeks old. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Vantage Point Mar 15, 2008
It's not just her valiant record against the alien and its progeny. There's the voice with its clipped consonants and patrician tone of command. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Return to Rwanda Mar 9, 2008
Fresh from starring in her signature characters in the Alien and Ghostbusters movies, she leapt at the chance of portraying naturalist Dian Fossey. Fosseys unique struggle which ultimately ended in her own death in the mountains of Rwanda was to inspire Weaver. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Feb 19, 2008
Like Sigourney Weaver in the Alien films, Headey s Sarah is a lioness defending her young, fully aware that the legends from the future carry no mention of her name. Headey handles it beautifully, projecting heartbreak, fear and determination in a single glance. (Times Online)
'Indiana Jones 4': Expert Says 'Crystal Skull' Could Belong To An Alien Feb 6, 2008
Indiana Jones 4': Expert Says 'Crystal Skull' Could Belong To An Alien ... "Definitely not human, no doubt about it," Zender said of the skull's structure, indicating that it obviously comes from an alien culture ... "It's got a mixture of the alien's mouth from those movies with Sigourney Weaver [the 'Alien' series] and then really, really big eyes.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
"Aliens vs. Predator" back in deadly sequel Dec 28, 2007
"Aliens vs. Predator" back in deadly sequel - Yahoo ... "Aliens vs. Predator" back in deadly sequel ... LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Alien and the Predator, monsters from a great science-fiction film and an above-average one, respectively, have been reduced in "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem" to featured attractions in a dull actioner that looks like a bad video game. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
More of this story Dec 1, 2007
Alien Vs. Predator Night: Scary space creatures will invade the Los Angeles Theatre starting at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14 ... First up is Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem ... For those who prefer the originals, the second offering on the triple bill is Ridley Scott's director's cut of the one that started it all, Alien (1979). (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Hartlaub: Shaved heads rule Nov 20, 2007
And am I the only one who's convinced that Hillary Clinton is going to shave her head like Sigourney Weaver in "Alien 3" if she gets elected next year. . (San Francisco Chronicle)
There's something about Magda Nov 10, 2007
She says how wonderful it was that the central figure in Alien (conceived for a man) turned into Sigourney Weaver and that this gave the characterisation a wonderful edginess and insecurity. Also on her list is musical theatre, drama and Shakespeare - but not obvious roles. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Serious Side of Horror: A Look at Horror Oscar Winners Nov 3, 2007
On the other hand, the sequel Aliens in 1986 landed seven Oscar nominations, including a nod to Sigourney Weaver for playing the kick-ass heroine Ripley ... The first Alien won for visual effects and was nominated for art direction while Alien3 was nominated for visual effects. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Got the fright stuff? Oct 26, 2007
Alien 200 million; 8. The Mummy 190 million; 9. (Montana Standard, MT)
Now Playing: Alien DirecTV Spot Oct 19, 2007
Continuing its strategy of editing famous movies and paying actors to voice new lines touting its programming lineup, DirecTV's latest commercial features Alien star Sigourney Weaver. Source: Added On October 17, 2007. (Multichannel News)
Sigourney Weaver to Co-Host NY Awards Oct 14, 2007
The co-hosts are Weaver, known for her film roles in the "Alien" and "Ghostbusters" series, and Graham, a 2005 Opera News Award winner. 2007 Associated Press. (Newsmax)
The week's best films Oct 6, 2007
Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979) 10 ... Designer HR Giger's gloomy, visceral sets and the alien itself are a Freudian's dream and the film is brilliantly edited - something nasty seems to lurk in every corner. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Resident Evil: Extinction * Sep 24, 2007
g. Sigourney Weaver in the Alien movies, Michelle Yeoh in The Heroic Trio, Uma Thurman in Kill Bill) ... No wonder Jovovich looks so indifferent, only perking up during Alice's climactic confrontations with a gloopy mutant and in another secondhand scene, this time from Alien: Resurrection a cloned version of herself. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
* If the first bit doesn't do it, the second will Sep 16, 2007
Moray eels have two sets of jaws, one for an initial bite and one mostly for pushing prey back to the throat, similar to the creature that menaced Sigourney Weaver in 'Alien ... One of the most famous monsters in film history is the extraterrestrial beast of the Alien series ... Rita Mehta did not have aliens in mind when she began to study the moray eel. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Jessica Alba Bares Her Inner Klutz In 'Good Luck Chuck' — Thanks To MTV Sep 15, 2007
Sigourney Weaver in "Alien". Linda Hamilton in "Terminator". (VHI.com -- Music News)
Michael Douglas confesses soft spot... Aug 31, 2007
The festival will also honour director Sidney Lumet, actress Sigourney Weaver who shot to fame in Ridley Scott's "Alien" and Ida Lupino, one of the first actresses to direct movies. More than 120 films will be screened during the festival, half of which are part of a new "American Nights" programme of classics that will be shown around the clock, including westerns, comedies, gangster moves and erotic films. (The Drudge Report)
Hollywood stars hit French resort Aug 31, 2007
The festival will also honour director Sidney Lumet, actress Sigourney Weaver who shot to fame in Ridley Scott's 'Alien' and Ida Lupino, one of the first actresses to direct movies. Lumet's latest movie 'Before The Devil Knows You're Dead' will have its world premiere at the festival as will Ben Affleck's directorial debut 'Gone, Baby, Gone. (iAfrica.com)
Television movies for the week of August 26 Aug 26, 2007
The survivor of a harrowing alien attack returns to planet LB 426 with Marines sent to check her horror story ... A young man takes a courageous stand against an alien leader and his cohorts hoarding natural resources on Earth in the year 3000 ... Believing them to be real heroes, aliens enlist cast members of a sci-fi TV series to help save their people. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
In brief: Pulp Fiction's Avary to film Castle Wolfenstein Aug 3, 2007
5m) story of a young male marine who leads an alien race to survival ... Avatar stars the relatively unknown Australia actor Sam Worthington and Cameron's Alien star Sigourney Weaver. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Ms Weaver's feeling for snow Aug 3, 2007
" But, she adds, she also "learnt a lot about joy" from the people she met. Since Weaver made her first appearance on film - 30 years ago, a fleeting cameo in Woody Allen's Annie Hall - she has pushed herself to avoid repetition, to mix independent movies and blockbusters. Inevitably, she says, if she has a success in a strong, defined role, she'll be sent scripts along the same lines: action movies after her performance as Ripley in Alien; cold, forbidding women after her character in The Ice... (The Age)
Cameron channels Ubisoft for Avatar Jul 25, 2007
Avatar tells the tale of an ex-Marine who is able to manifest his consciousness in the body of an alien being. Thus far, the cast includes Sam Worthington (), Zoe Saldana (), and Sigourney Weaver (). (GameSpot)
Ubisoft and 20th Century Fox Team Up for Video Game Based on James Cameron's ''Avatar'' Jul 25, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that it will develop and publish the video game based on Twentieth Century Fox's "Avatar," the upcoming feature film written and directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron, whose previous films include "Titanic," "True Lies," "The Abyss," "Aliens," "The Terminator" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." ... "Avatar" is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Avatar' Actor Talks James Cameron Film: 'The Technology ... Hasn't Been Done Before' Jul 18, 2007
It involves the environment, technology, and aliens but Alonso wasn't eager to contribute much beyond that, insisting that he's not even allowed to describe his character ... Alonso revealed that he's been working opposite several veteran actors, and is about to start filming scenes Cameron's "Alien" leading lady. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Great casting decisions make movies memorable Jul 13, 2007
(Just think what would Alien have been without Sigourney Weaver. So, in honor of the people who can make a movie great, just by showing up, here is my list of the Ten Best Casting Decisions Ever. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Rock 'em, sock 'em robots Jul 2, 2007
The film starts off like an alien-invasion picture, telling the Transformers story as though it were "Independence Day." The new movie offers a much better time than that one ... Picture the Terminator crossed with whatever was after Sigourney Weaver in the "Alien" movies. (Boston Globe)
Weaver finds her inner autism in role May 26, 2007
Weaver, whose memorable film roles over the years range from brave space warrior (the Alien series) to crusading naturalist ( Gorillas in the Mist ) to monstrous boss ( Working Girl ), says spending time with autistic people in researching Snow Cake was eye-opening in ways she couldn't have imagined. I thought I knew a lot, but really, I knew less than nothing, she says. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Jack Sparrow joins a unique line of iconic characters May 24, 2007
The sci-fi/horror film's tagline was: "In space no one can hear you scream." But if you have to be in space and mean, ugly aliens are out to get you, it's best to have a no-nonsense warrior like Ripley on your side. Director Ridley ("Gladiator," "Blade Runner") Scott took over "Alien" after Walter Hill bowed out ... James Cameron directed Weaver in her Oscar-nominated turn in "Aliens," but the voices of writers Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett were constants through the four movies. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Biographical Dictionary of Film #14 May 11, 2007
For 15 years now, since the arrival of Alien3 in 1992, those of us who have hungered for the idea and the reality of a new great American movie director under 40 or 50 have done everything we could to be impressed and alarmed by David Fincher ... He was still under 30 when he did his Alien picture, and all he did with that was destroy a rich and very entertaining franchise that had gone from the moodiness of Alien to the unstinting combat excitement of Aliens, with Sigourney Weaver emerging as a... (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Super summer? Apr 21, 2007
Also, ''Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, pitting the comic-book superheroes against a menace from outer space; ''Nancy Drew, starring Emma Roberts as the plucky detective of the teen novels as she investigates a movie star's death; ''Evan Almighty, with Steve Carell moving up from bit player to leading man as a new congressman commanded by God (Morgan Freeman) to build an Ark; ''Sicko, ''Fahrenheit 9 11 director Michael Moore's dissection of the U.S. health care system; ''I Now... (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Channeling showbiz hypocrisy in wry and wicked 'TV Set' Apr 20, 2007
Plus, Sigourney Weaver finally gets to play the Mama Alien. Her character, Lenny , the head of programming at the fictional PDN Network, is a breathtaking caricature of assurance and soullessness. (Boston Globe -- Living)
'Ten 'til Noon' 4 stars Apr 20, 2007
Will Sigourney Weaver survive the alien. Even classic literature has its plot-driven classics: James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales and Guy de Maupassant's short stories all live or die not on character development but on story line. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Halle Berry Goes Unercover Apr 18, 2007
Sigourney Weaver did it for Alien III, and Natalie Portman shaved off her locks in V for Vendetta. Angst-filled Britney Spears reaped tons of negative publicity after her encounter with a pair of clippers. (Hamptons Independents)
Shia LaBeouf Interview, Disturbia Apr 10, 2007
The film focuses on dueling alien races, the Autobots and the Decepticons, who bring their battle to Earth, leaving the future of humankind hanging in the balance. Shia will also be featured in the animated film "Surfs Up, voicing the young penguin, Cody Maverick. The film, co-starring Jeff Bridges, James Woods and Zooey Deschanel, focuses on the behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, along with its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick. LaBeouf... (MoviesOnline)
Movie File: Nelly, Ryan Gosling, 'Madagascar 2,' Justin Timberlake & More Apr 4, 2007
"I see 'Alien' with Sigourney Weaver and I go, 'Wow, that's a badass chick I want to watch!' " Dawson added that the film will more or less follow the main story from the comic and will be released in October 2008. This report is from MTV News. (VHI.com -- Music News)
I can understand debating the texts chosen for that Palomar class. I can't understand why anyone would assume the student is being honest about the grade being lowered for disagreement. This kid probably will get a job in Bush's Department of Advertising. More... Mar 8, 2007
He and most others who support illegal aliens attempt to include legal immigrants who have gained citizenship by legal entry ... About the only truth in the story is reference to Gary Walker, who has been a continuing force with Predatory Aliens Stop Killing Our Police ... Conservative1 wrote on March 07, 2007 2:14 PM:"My favorite Ann Coulter joke of all time was done by Jay Leno: "I liked Ann Coulter a lot better back when she stuck to fighting Sigourney Weaver in those Alien movies".". (North County Times)
pull a Britney Feb 27, 2007
Hillary could duck away for a few hours and come back looking like Sigourney Weaver in Alien 3. The bit. (The Palm Beach Post)
The bald and the beautiful Feb 25, 2007
She commented afterward that she liked the look, saying "it's quite liberating to have no hair." Sigourney Weaver knew how much her shorn crown was worth, reportedly demanding big money for the razor when shooting Alien 3. And Demi Moore, who shaved it off for G.I. Jane, kept her hair short for years. (Globe and Mail)
Avatar Sets a Date Feb 24, 2007
The story involves an injured ex-space marine who is given a chance to share a body with an alien on a colonial planet one rich in life, and with a potentially violent clash of cultures and politics. Reviews. (IGN FilmForce)
The bald truth Feb 23, 2007
The club includes Sigourney Weaver memorably working the look in her battle against extra-terrestrial nasties in Alien 3; the bald-and-comely Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta; Demi Moore giving her nasty army overseers a metaphorical kick in the balls by shaving her head in GI Jane; singers Sinead O'Connor and Me'Shell NdegOcello. One of the most revered is Indian actress Persis Khambatta, who played the bald Deltan navigator Lieutenant Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture and, five years... (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Movies: Keeping Hollywood's magic alive Feb 20, 2007
There, on the floor, is a melting pink mass with Jeff Goldblum's face, a transitional effect from David Cronenberg's 1986 film "The Fly." A lineup of space helmets includes everything from the ridiculous headgear worn by George Barrows in the endearingly awful 1953 "Robot Monster" to the convincingly high-tech plastic helmet worn by Sigourney Weaver in "Alien." ... When Baker won the first Academy Award given for makeup, for John Landis's "American Werewolf in London" in 1982, he offered some of... (International Herald Tribune)
Sigourney Weaver Reunites With James Cameron For 'Avatar' Feb 16, 2007
There is something special about her returning to the genre in our film,' director says of 'Aliens' star ... Twenty-one years after Ellen Ripley scored one for the human race, "Aliens" star Sigourney Weaver is returning to space, reuniting with director James Cameron for a ... "Sigourney and I have always looked back fondly on our collaboration in 'Aliens,' and we're excited at the prospect of working together again," Cameron said in a statement released to MTV News. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Coming to a theater near you Jan 20, 2007
TRANSFORMERS'': The transforming action-figure toys get their own action spectacle as aliens battle on Earth ... ALIEN VS. PREDATOR 2'': The battling space monsters are back at it on Earth, this time squaring off in a Colorado town. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Lights, cameras, blockbuster: The return of James Cameron Jan 12, 2007
Yes, he has consistently proved himself to be box-office gold, thanks to such titles as Aliens, The Abyss and the first two Terminator movies ... Since then, he has been devoting his energies to Avatar, a film that aims to give unprecedented realism to entire computer-generated worlds through the story of a paralysed former marine who creates an alien alter-ego for himself as part of an interplanetary war between humans and aliens. (Independent)
Getting the part right Jan 3, 2007
Married to theatre director Jim Simpson and the mother of a 16-year-old girl, the soft-spoken actress is best known as Ripley, the gun-toting heroine of the blockbuster Alien series of movies. Despite her affluent background her late father was a television executive who sent her to private schools she has no airs about her. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
