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J.J. Abrams & The Mystery Box
At the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference, J.J. Abrams talks about his grandfather inspiring him to explore “what’s in the box”, and how that translates in movies like Jaws, Alien,...
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Reel Rumbles #1: “Alien” vs. “Aliens”
In This Corner… The year is 1979, and film audiences are about to discover that in space, no one can hear you scream. Seven years later, the terror returns, and this time – it’s war. The two films –...
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New on DVD, Blu-ray, Warner Archive and Netflix Instant: October 26, 2010
Rank this week’s Blu-ray and DVD releases against the best movies of all-time This week’s new releases suck for the most part so let’s begin with the… Classics and Re-releases on DVD and Blu-ray: Back...
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Reel Rumbles #25: “The Fifth Element” vs. “Men in Black”
In This Corner… In 1997, space was a quirky place. Paul Verhoeven went bug-squishing in Starship Troopers. A pre-Resident Evil Paul W.S. Anderson and a pre-Hellboy Guillermo Del Toro gave us very...
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Movies To See Before You Die: Se7en
“What I have done is going to be puzzled over and studied and followed… forever.” Well, it will certainly be remembered. In 1995, sophomore feature-film director David Fincher and fledgling...
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Reel Rumbles #38: ‘Terminator Salvation’ vs. ‘Alien Resurrection’
In This Corner… In recent years, there’s been a number of once-dormant franchises – particularly franchises that began in the 1980s – being resurrected with a third sequel. Not every franchise...
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Prometheus: A Flickcharter’s Review
I’ve been a fan of the Alien film series since my first encounter of catching glimpses of Jim Cameron‘s sequel. Between finger-shielded eyes, transfixed from across the room, I was likely much too...
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Confirmed: ‘Prometheus’ Sequel is Moving Forward
20th Century Fox and Ridley Scott‘s production company, Scott Free, are officially moving to make a sequel to 2012‘s Prometheus. Relative newcomer Jack Paglen has developed a story that Scott has...
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10 of the Most Kick-Ass Women in Film
We’ve still got a long way to go before we reach true gender equality in the movies. The famed Bechdel test aside, nowhere is the schism more prevalent than it is in big-budget action movies. Studios...
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“District 9” Director Neill Blomkamp to Direct New “Alien” Film
Neill Blomkamp revealed on his personal Instagram today that he will, in fact, direct a new Alien film for Fox as his next project. This comes on the heels of Blomkamp revealing in January that he had...
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“The Vanishing” – Nathan’s Movie Challenge, Week 9
“I want you to know, for me killing is not the worst thing.” I’m betting that The Vanishing is often recommended because of its psychological nature. It reminds me strongly of Se7en or Silence of the...
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“Outland” – Nathan’s Movie Challenge, Week 11
“I might just kick your nasty ass all over this room.” Things start off with an intro that’s an obvious direct rip-off of Alien. It’s like someone literally said, “Make the intro just like Alien.” and...
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The Top Ten Films of 2005
At the end of the year, as we do every year, we’ll be counting down the Top Ten Films of 2015 according to Flickchart’s global rankings. In the months leading up to that, we’re going to be taking a...
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The Top 10 Films of 1985
At the end of the year, as we do every year, we’ll be counting down the Top Ten Films of 2015 according to Flickchart’s global rankings. In the months leading up to that, we’re going to be taking a...
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All the News That’s Fit to Rank: Week of Sep 26, 2015
These are the top movie stories that got the Flickchart staff talking this week. We rank ’em, you read ’em. #1. Sigourney Weaver to appear in upcoming Ghostbusters film A few weeks ago, Bill Murray...
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Flickcharters Rank Movies 20 Million Times to Determine The Top 20 Films of 2015
19,902,401 times. All throughout the year, people around the world have clicked and tapped between two movies nearly 20 million times to determine the greatest films of the year, and of all-time....
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Reel Rumbles: “The Martian” vs. “Alien”
Hitchcock had his icy blondes. Capra had his decent, all-American heroes. Ridley Scott has his solitary survivors in space. The two involved in this Reel Rumble are Ripley, who fends off facehuggers...
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Flick Fights #105 – Alien, Re-ranks, & Special Guest: Connor Ryan Adamson
It’s time to re-rank what we’ve got on our chart so far, add Alien to the chart, and talk with our special guest: Connor Ryan Adamson! Your hosts: Flickchart co-founder Nathan Chase, Erik Blythe, and...
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Six IPs That Haven’t Been Made Into Movies, But Should Be
In this week’s Blogger Q&A, we pick out some intellectual properties that are ripe for movie treatment. From board games to video games to books, there are lots of beloved characters and worlds...
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The Top 10 Films of 1958
We’re hopping once more into our way-back machine! Thus far this year, we’ve covered the top 10 films of 2008, 1938, 1988, 1968, 1978, and 1918. Continuing our trip through years ending in 8, we now...
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