Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guests Diamanda Hagan, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.
This week, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Alien: Resurrection.
In the distant future, the terror of the xenomorph is nothing but a distant memory. The company has faded into history. However, on a ship at the extreme reaches of known space, the government is conducting cloning experiments in the hope of resurrecting Ellen Ripley. However, these scientists are much more interested in the creature she carries inside of her, which is now part of her DNA.
At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Show Notes:
- Recorded 9th September 2024.
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- Winona Ryder talks to The Los Angeles Times about how she came to work on Alien: Resurrection, November 1997.
- Sigourney Weaver talks to El Pais about her live and career, June 2023.
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet talks to The Independent about making Alien: Resurrection, October 2022.
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Darius Khondji talk to The American Cinematographer about making Alien: Resurrection, November 1997.
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro talk to FilmHounds about making The City of Lost Children together, April 2023.
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet talks to Hammer to Nail about making Alien: Resurrection, January 2016.
- Patrick Goldstein at The Los Angeles Times considers the packed movie season, August 1996.
- Bernard Weinraub at The New York Times considers the upcoming blockbuster summer, January 1997.
- Claudi Eller at The Los Angeles Times reports on Fox’s bullishness about Speed 2 heading into the summer season, January 1997.
- Sharon Waxman at The Washington Post reports on the jam-packed summer blockbuster season, April 1997.
- Benjamin Svetkey at Entertainment Weekly reflects on the state of contemporary Hollywood, March 1997.
- Variety reports on ballooning star salaries in Hollywood, June 1995.
- PopMatters considers Joss Whedon’s involvement with Alien: Resurrection, March 2011.
- Joss Whedon talks to In Focus about his work on Alien: Resurrection, August/September 2005.
- Joss Whedon talks to Bullz-Eye about how Alien: Resurrection turned out differently than he expected, 2005.
- Nathan Cabaniss at ScreenRant considers the Alien franchise as it relates to Jurassic Park, August 2022.
- Mark Chalon Smith at The Los Angeles Times considers the gory and gnarly aspects of Alien: Resurrection, December 1997.
- Kenneth Turan reviews Alien: Resurrection at The Los Angeles Times, November 1997.
- Stephen Hunter reviews Alien: Resurrection for The Washington Post, November 1997.
- Adam Nagourney at The New York Times reports on Bob Dole’s appeal to Hollywood morals, July 1996.
- Darren Mooney at The Escapist considers Jurassic Park as a cautionary tale about the dangers of spectacle, January 2021.
- Reuters reports on the drug chares facing Gary Dourdan, April 2008.
- Casey Glynn at CBS News reports the drug charges against Gary Dourdan, July 2011.
- Adam B. Vary at Variety reports on Ray Fisher’s accusations against Joss Whedon, July 2020.
- Gal Gadot talks to Variety about her involvement with the investigation into Joss Whedon, December 2020.
- Alex Stedman at Variety reports on the outcome of Warner Brothers’ investigation into Joss Whedon, December 2020.
- Will Thorne at Variety reports on Joss Whedon’s departure from The Nevers at HBO, November 2020.
- Rebecca Alter at Vulture reports on Charisma Carpenter’s accusations against Joss Whedon, February 2020.
- Larry Fitzmaurice reports at BuzzFeed on Michelle Tratchenberg’s allegations that Joss Whedon was not allowed alone with her in a room, February 2021.
- Emma Cieslik at Art UK considers the presentation of Christ’s crucifixion wounds as vaginal in medieval artwork, January 2024.
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