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Here's how I imagine Red Lights' elevator pitch: "It's The Prestige, but set in modern times, and instead of illusionists, it's a psychic versus a debunker." More »
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There are many actors who help make science fiction and fantasy awesome, but there are some faces you see again and again. And some actors just automatically brighten the screen whenever they appear. No matter what movie or TV show they're in, they make it better. More »
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You've already seen our massive gallery of images from Vamps by Amy Heckerling (of Clueless fame). Now get an eyeful of cult goddess Sigourney Weaver, vamping it out as the movie's big bad. More »
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After the success of Bridesmaids, we're stoked for the next big female-centric comedy. Could Clueless creator's Amy Heckerling's supernatural romcom Vamps be the supernatural answer to the Hangover? We spoke with the producer to get the bloody details on Vamps. More »
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Sigourney Weaver was a guest on the Graham Norton Show, and Norton decided to reenact John Hurt's famous "chestburster" moment from Alien. Comedian Sandi Toksvig has amazingly never seen Alien at all, so she was the perfect person to take John Hurt's place. Worth watching both for the huge amounts of gore, and for the look of dismay on Weaver's face. More »
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Paul is probably the most anticipated science fiction comedy of the year. Two road-tripping nerds, played by Shaun of the Dead's Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, meet an alien "gray" named Paul, who turns their world upside-down. It's our favorite comedy duo going to Comic Con and traveling with an alien! The film has had its premiere in the U.K., and the first reviews have been trickling out online. How does the film stack up? More »
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Check out Sigourney Weaver's screen test for the part of Ripley in Alien. Nailed it — damn do we miss this brand of asskicking female hero. The clip is part of the Alien anthology box set, out Oct. 26th. More »
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We spent five minutes talking with legendary science fiction heroine Sigourney Weaver. Find out what science fiction story she's most interested in playing now, what's next for Avatar's Dr. Grace, and why Ridley Scott needs to reinvent the Alien franchise. More »
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Do we really need another vampire movie? If it's a ridiculous AbFab-style comedy from the director of Clueless, then maybe yes. Check out Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter as two beautiful vamps... who were turned by vampire queen Sigourney Weaver. More »
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Sigourney Weaver is a giant of science-fiction movies. Few actors have had a career in the genre as prolific as hers, and almost nobody's played such diverse roles. So we were excited to geek out with her about science fiction. More »
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We're beyond intrigued about Sigourney Weaver's next movie, Red Lights. Especially since she's playing the resident skeptic, on a mission to disprove a famous psychic. Let's hope it's John Edwards himself! More »
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Continuing her reign as ruler over the genre films, Sigourney Weaver was cast as the vampire Queen in Amy Heckerling's modern-day New York vampire film Vamps. Hopefully she'll show True Blood's Evan Rachel Wood how Royal Vampirism is done. [THR] More »
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Last night Saturday Night Live brought in James "Game-Changer" Cameron to reboot the entire Laser Cats series. Join Nitro, Captain Spaceship and special guest Ripley back in time. Plus the deleted Avatar sex scene remade by SNL. More »
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In Avatar, an ex-marine leaves his body and enters an alien world. And James Cameron hopes the same thing will happen to you, thanks to totally-immersive CG and 3-D. By that measure, Avatar fails. But it delivers a fantastic ride. More »
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Is only one of the original Ghostbusters going to appear in the much-discussed third movie? One of the stars of the first two seems to think so. But which one returns? Hint: It's the one you really want to see. More »
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Sigourney Weaver and Giovanni Ribisi battle it out in this new Avatar clip, arguing about about money and blue aliens, ultimately revealing how the Na'vi learned English, and each party's secret motives. More »
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Watch the wild beasts of Pandora fight over the blue hide of Sam Worthington's avatar, while Sigourney Weaver screams in the background. Let's hope neither of them gets eaten alive, like some of their comrades. Plus a spoilery new featurette. More »
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Now that football fans have discovered James Cameron's Avatar first-hand, a new featurette explains the movie's storyline. It also reveals new clips, previously undiscovered creatures... and Sigourney Weaver occupying her alien "Avatar" body. Gallery of gorgeous new creatures below. More »
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Empire Magazine has released a few new stills from James Cameron's Na'vi world, showing new blue faces and sassy Pandora accessories. We sorted through the new pictures and couldn't help but comment on some of the hidden gems. More »
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Details are still scarce on Ridley Scott's plans for his Alien prequel, but Sigourney Weaver has laid one bit of speculation to rest: we won't be seeing her xenomorph-blasting heroine Ripley this time around. More »
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What does it take for women to get brilliant action-hero roles in Hollywood? Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana, Eliza Dushku and Elizabeth Mitchell talked about heroic archetypes, and what it takes to get to wear pants when jumping between tall buildings. More »
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We stuck our lens up close and personal, with the fanged beasties from planet Pandora at SDCC. Plus there's a first look at the human team sent to stir things up for the Na'vi people, including Sigourney Weaver. More »
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Despite all the excitement over the potential third Ghostbusters or new Alien movies, there's one element of both that'll be missing even if both end up happening: Sigourney Weaver has said that she won't be appearing in either. More »
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Ellen Ripley, science fiction's original female badass, came in as a very deserving number one on TotalSciFi's list of ass-kicking women in movies and television who shook science fiction. But who else made the list? More »
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Just how multitalented is Sigourney Weaver? Here she is, seducing two aliens and then doing a rap tribute to her ICM agent, Sam Cohn. Just two of the features on the new Galaxy Quest DVD. More »
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If you've been longing to see Sigourney Weaver's Ripley return to face those Aliens one more time, the good news is, she's ready to go one more time... As long as Joss Whedon isn't writing. More »
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It's the holiday season, and that can only mean one thing: You need to buy toys. More »
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Sigourney Weaver has revealed that she and Ridley Scott have talked about teaming up to make Alien 5 - but are thinking about leaving the alien out of the movie altogether. Is that WTF or the work of genius? More »
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Everybody's talking about the "Bechdel Rule" all of a sudden, especially as it relates to science fiction. National Public Radio did a story on it the other day. Novelist Charles Stross dissected his own books to see if they passed the test. (Two of them failed.) This guy rigorously applies it to tons of science fiction books, including every single Doctor Who novelization. Just what is the Bechdel rule, and what's its secret connection to scifi? We asked creator Alison Bechdel herself. More »
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Sigourney Weaver says she's still considering suiting up for another Alien movie. She even hints that original director Ridley Scott might come back: “I would definitely do another if I had a director like Ridley Scott and we had a good idea...Ridley is enthusiastic about it.” I'm all for more gooey alien action, as long as Hollywood doesn't stick her next to any more adorable sidekicks (which is what they tend to do with older action heroes).What do you think? More »
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Sigourney Weaver is one of our favorite science fiction action heroes, so we were really sad when she came out and said "science fiction didn't exist as a movie genre" before the 1950s. She added: "The Cold War made us edgy [and] so did arrogant science fooling around with the unknown and unnatural." Sorry, Sigourney, scifi movies have been around for as long as there have been moving pictures. We've compiled a list of some of the most amazing pre-1950s scifi movies to help you catch up. More »
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Science fiction legend Sigourney Weaver lends her vocal talents to next month's animated cute-bot movie Wall-E, producers confirmed at New York Comic-Con. Weaver plays the computer for one of robot-building supercorporation Buy'n'Large's spaceships. Producer Jim Morris joked that her new role is a reversal of her iconic moment from Aliens: "Instead of fighting 'mother,' Sigourney becomes 'mother.'" And Morris revealed more about Wall-E's robot buddy M-O (pictured). More »
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James Cameron's Avatar, coming in 2009, is about ecology and greed, says star Sigourney Weaver. She talked to Premiere magazine about what it's like to work with the world's most micro-managing director. And she explained why she's not a science fiction actor. Click through for some highlights, plus an update from director James Cameron himself. More »
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Be Kind Rewind, Michel Gondry's new movie, is a thematic sequel to his best film, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. In Eternal Sunshine, a mysterious brain-editing machine can erase your memories of a shitty relationship, leaving you free to reinvent yourself. In Be Kind Rewind, Jack Black gets magnetized and then erases a whole store full of videotapes, allowing him and Mos Def to reinvent those stories. The only difference is, Be Kind is a slapstick comedy. And it's about 10,000 times more sentimental. Spoilers await! More »
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