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Aliens: Colonial Marines – Review
Friday 22 February 2013
Like the ruined husk of Hadley's Hope however any signs of life are missing.
Tom Cruise's Battle of Trafalgar
Monday 26 November 2012
Tom Cruise brought Trafalgar Square to a standstill yesterday when he dropped in by helicopter to do battle with aliens during the shooting in London of his latest film, All You Need is Kill.
DVD: Red Lights (15)
Saturday 20 October 2012
Bent spoons, country house séances, electrical storms and fraudulent healers feature in this supernatural thriller which, until it unravels halfway through, is rather gripping.
DVD/Blu-ray: Rampart (15)
Saturday 07 July 2012
"Fact is, I hate everyone equally," admits Woody Harrelson's dirty cop, Dave Brown.
Prometheus, Ridley Scott, 125 mins (15); The Angels' Share, Ken Loach, 101 mins; Snow White and the Huntsman, 120 mins (12A)
Sunday 03 June 2012
'Alien' was all killer and no filler – what a pity Ridley Scott's prequel is dazzled by its own good looks
Prometheus, Ridley Scott, 125 mins (15)
The Angels' Share, Ken Loach, 101 mins
Snow White and the Huntsman, Rupert Sanders, 120 mins (12A)
Sunday 03 June 2012
'Alien' was all killer and no filler – what a pity Ridley Scott's prequel is dazzled by its own good looks
Natalie Haynes: Don't knock 'em down just because they shoot 'em up
Wednesday 14 December 2011
The thing is...
Zoe Saldana - The kick-ass geek who found fame as an alien
Friday 26 August 2011
Despite working with some of Hollywood's top directors, Zoe Saldana had never quite jumped into the big league. That changed after Avatar, she tells James Mottram
The Reading List: Aliens
Monday 22 August 2011
Classic
'War of the Worlds by H G Wells', Penguin Classics £8.99
Variously interpreted as a commentary on evolutionary theory, British imperialism and Victorian fears and prejudices, War of the Worlds tells the nail-biting tale of one man's struggle to track down his wife during an alien invasion. Included are some of the most vivid scenes of London in literature.
Cowboys & Aliens, Jon Favreau, 118 mins (12A)<br/>The Inbetweeners, Ben Palmer, 96 mins (15)<br/>In a Better World, Susanne Bier, 119 mins (15)
Sunday 21 August 2011
Sure don't get many intergalactic bug-eyed strangers round these parts
Sam Worthington taking career break
Tuesday 09 August 2011
Sam Worthington is taking a career break.
Sam Worthington - Hollywood titan who's muscling in on the big money
Friday 11 February 2011
Surrey-born Sam Worthington found fame with mega hit Avatar. He tells Kaleem Aftab that he can't wait for the two sequels
Looks like another alien encounter for Sigourney
Tuesday 08 February 2011
Their output to date includes the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead and the action comedy Hot Fuzz. Here Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are pictured arriving at the world premiere of their latest film Paul with co-star Sigourney Weaver last night.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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