Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Niall Glynn, 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, Ridley Scott’s Prometheus.
Inspired by strange discoveries from around the globe, reclusive ageing billionaire Peter Weyland funds a journey into the deepest and darkest recesses of outspace. Led by Elizabeth Shaw, the Prometheus mission is intended to find not just new life, but also discover the origins of all life on Earth. However, when the scientific team arrive at their destination, they find something altogether more sinister waiting for them.
At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best or worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Show Notes:
- Recorded 28th October 2024.
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- Matt Singer writes at IndieWire about the death threats that Avengers fans were sending film critics, April 2012.
- Ben Child at The Guardian writes about Samuel L. Jackson’s targetting of New York Times film critic A.O. Scott, May 2012.
- A.O. Scott writes at The New York Times about his decision to leave film criticism behind, March 2023.
- Nick Levine at NME reports on the death threats directed at critics of The Dark Knight Rises, July 2012.
- Adam Sherwin writes at The Independent about Rotten Tomatoes suspending comments on The Dark Knight Rises following death threats, July 2018.
- Sean O’Connell at CinemaBlend discusses how Iron Man 3 “ruined the Mandarin”, May 2013.
- Damon Lindelof talks to Vulture about the rules of modern blockbuster filmmaking, August 2013.
- Ryan Lambie writes at Den of Geek comparing Prometheus and Star Trek Into Darkness, July 2016.
- P.A. Bastien writes at Lewton Bus about “Ridleygrams”, May 2017.
- Douglas Wick talks to The Hollywood Reporter about how Ridley Scott was inspired to make Gladiator by a painting, June 2020.
- Jon Spaihts talks to Script Apart about his initial drafts of Prometheus, May 2022.
- Damon Lindelof talks to The Hollywood Reporter about working on Prometheus, June 2012.
- Peter Weyland addresses TED, February 2012.
- Weyland Industries advertises their new David model, April 2012.
- Alex Billington at First Showing reports on the viral marketting for Prometheus on the Paris Metro, May 2012.
- Noel Murray writes at The A.V. Club about the contemporary obsession with plotholes, August 2012.
- Film Ha Ha considers “the rise of the nitpickers”, November 2012.
- Scott Campbell at Far Out Magazine considers the history of Pinewood Studios, July 2024.
- Andrew Webster at Th Verge considers the visual effects of Prometheus, June 2012.
- Ryan Lambie at Den of Geek considers Ridley Scott’s mediations on mortality and spirituality in Prometheus, The Counsellor and Exodus: Gods and Kings, December 2014.
- Jim Hemphill writes at IndieWire about The Counsellor as a meditation on Ridley Scott’s core themes, July 2024.
- Scott Foundas at Variety writes about the critical and commercial rejection of The Counsellor, October 2013.
- Andrew Pulver at The Guardian considers Ridley Scott’s cinematic influences and legacy, November 2014.
- Chelsea J. Carter and J.D. Cargill report for CNN on the suicide of Tony Scott, August 2012.
- Ridley Scott talks to The Telegraph about Tony Scott’s cancer diagnosis, November 2014.
- Ridley Scott talks to The New Yorker about receiving a call from Tony Scott shortly before Tony Scott took his own life, November 2023.
- Ridley Scott concludes an interview with The Hollywood Reporter by admitting “I miss my brother”, November 2024.
- Darren Mooney writes at The Escapist about David as a different sort of manifestation of sexual violence within the Alien franchise, June 2020.
- Zac Farini at Graham Henderson writes about David’s ties to Frankenstein, July 2017.
- Ridley Scott talks to Movies.com about whether Jesus was an Engineer, June 2012.
- Spencer Connolly writes at ScreenRant about the fate of the Deacon in Prometheus, October 2024.
- Guy Pearce talks to Vulture about his role in Prometheus, August 2012.
- Sarah Bardon at The Irish Times reports on Leo Varadkar’s people, May 2017.
- Marina Koren writes in The Atlantic about Jeff Bezos’ obsession with space, June 2021.
- Arwa Mahdawi writes at The Guardian about Elon Musk’s plans to go into space, May 2020.
- Thomas Moynihan at The Guardian writes about billionaires’ obsession with space flight, July 2021.
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