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...nearby planet. Ordered to investigate, they discover a damaged spacecraft infested with thousands of alien eggs. When one of the eggs hatches and its man-eating inhabit arrives aboard the humans’ own ship, the crew endangered and a mutiny nearly breaks out when Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) tries to get the crew to leave, despite the new weaponry it is believed they might find...

Author: By Ian P. Campbell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movie Review | 10/31/2003 | See Source »

Ultimately, the only analogous performance in recent movie history is Sigourney Weaver's turn as the avenging warrior matron in Aliens. But whereas Weaver clenched her jaw, widened her eyes and depended on a giant space monster to provide the fear, Thurman sometimes is the thing to fear. Even though the reasons for the Bride's revenge spree are well set up, there are moments when Thurman portrays her as a beast who has tasted blood and might like more. Certainly there are also plenty of scenes in which Thurman seems to be holding herself together by the memory thread...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tao of Uma | 9/29/2003 | See Source »

...when he saw Roman Polanski’s 1995 film adaptation of the play, starring Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley, something clicked. “I really loved it. I liked the changes made to the script...

Author: By Douglas G. Mulliken, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Death of Innocence | 10/31/2002 | See Source »

...when he saw Roman Polanski’s 1995 film adaptation of the play, starring Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley, something clicked. “I really loved it. I liked the changes made to the script...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Douglas G. Mulliken | 10/30/2002 | See Source »

...starting to see the result. The responses seem to fall into three main categories. The first is epitaph-like memorials of the day itself, such as Anne Nelson's salute to New York City firemen, The Guys, starring Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, which has been filmed with Sigourney Weaver. Or British actor and director Steven Berkoff's solo performance Requiem to Ground Zero. (Both, along with dozens of other Sept. 11-themed shows, graced this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.) "I haven't tried to make political capital," says Berkoff. "I feel deeply for the victims and wanted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finding the Right Words | 8/25/2002 | See Source »

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