The Feminine and the Final Girl
One of horror cinema’s most enduring tropes is the final girl. The final girl is the last surviving female character who must face the killer or creature in the film’s climax. It’s a celebrated element of scary movies, particularly in – but not limited to – the slasher subgenre, so much so that a highly […]
Sigourney Weaver Has Read the Treatment for Alien 5
Ellen Ripley is done fighting aliens. In a recent interview with Empire Online, franchise star Sigourney Weaver stated that producer Walter Hill has sent her a 50-page story treatment for a fifth Alien movie following director Neil Blomkamp’s departure. However, Weaver doesn’t believe that the film will happen and that Ripley is done, citing the […]