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Let's Take Sigourney Weaver To School

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 »

3:41 PM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Meredith Woerner
1,556 views, 34 comments

Latest by RAHfanboy: @bigkongfan: "so as far as Sigourney goes we can grant her a pass on that technicality." Absolutely. more »

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Sigourney Weaver Becomes The Thing She Once Fought

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 »

2:20 PM on Sat Apr 19 2008
By Meredith Woerner
2,526 views, 6 comments

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Sigourney Weaver Fights To Save An Alien World In Avatar

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 »

10:40 AM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,050 views, 10 comments

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Be Kind, Rewind Is Slipstream Slapstick

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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9:00 AM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
5,122 views, 46 comments

Latest by moff: @braak: You're such a shill for the outmoded form-attackers. OK, I gotta go lacerate some starfish. more »