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"Alien" was the first in several films featuring [[Sigourney Weaver]] as the ass-kicking [[Ellen Ripley]], who manages to defeat some really heinous aliens, several times. | "Alien" was the first in several films featuring [[Sigourney Weaver]] as the ass-kicking [[Ellen Ripley]], who manages to defeat some really heinous aliens, several times. | ||
* "Alien | * "[[Alien (1979 film)|Alien]] (1979) dir. [[Ridley Scott]] | ||
* "Aliens" (1986) dir. [[James Cameron]] | * "[[Aliens (1986 film)|Aliens]]" (1986) dir. [[James Cameron]] | ||
* "Alien 3" (1992) dir. [[David Fincher]] | * "Alien 3" (1992) dir. [[David Fincher]] | ||
* "Alien: Resurrection" (1997) dir. [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]] | * "Alien: Resurrection" (1997) dir. [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]] | ||
[[category:1979 Films]] | ==Criticism and commentary== | ||
; [[Rebecca Bell-Metereau]]. | |||
* "Woman: The Other Alien in ''Alien''", in ''[[Women Worldwalkers|Women Worldwalkers: New Dimensions of Science Fiction and Fantasy]]'', ed. [[Jane B. Weedman]]. Lubbock: Texas Tch Press, 1985, pp. 9-24. | |||
; [[Catherine Constable]] | |||
* "Becoming the Monster's Mother: Morphologies of Identity in the ''Alien'' Series." in ''Alien Zone II: The Spaces of Science Fiction Cinema'', ed. Annette Kuhn, pp. 173-202. NY: Verso, 1999. | |||
; [[Ximena Gallardo C.]] and [[C. Jason Smith]]. | |||
* ''[[Alien Woman|Alien Woman: The Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley]]''. NY: Continuum, 2004. | |||
; [[Harvey R. Greenberg]]. | |||
* "Fembo: Aliens' Intensions." ''Journal of Popular Film and TV'', v.15, n.4 (Winter 1988), pp. 165-171. | |||
; [[Susan Jeffords]]. | |||
* "The Battle of the Big Mamas: Feminism and the Alienation of Women", ''Journal of American Culture'', v.10, n.3 (1987): pp. 73-84. | |||
[[category:1979 publications]] | |||
[[Category:Films]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:37, 9 November 2010
"Alien" was the first in several films featuring Sigourney Weaver as the ass-kicking Ellen Ripley, who manages to defeat some really heinous aliens, several times.
- "Alien (1979) dir. Ridley Scott
- "Aliens" (1986) dir. James Cameron
- "Alien 3" (1992) dir. David Fincher
- "Alien: Resurrection" (1997) dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Criticism and commentary
- "Woman: The Other Alien in Alien", in Women Worldwalkers: New Dimensions of Science Fiction and Fantasy, ed. Jane B. Weedman. Lubbock: Texas Tch Press, 1985, pp. 9-24.
- "Becoming the Monster's Mother: Morphologies of Identity in the Alien Series." in Alien Zone II: The Spaces of Science Fiction Cinema, ed. Annette Kuhn, pp. 173-202. NY: Verso, 1999.
- Alien Woman: The Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley. NY: Continuum, 2004.
- "Fembo: Aliens' Intensions." Journal of Popular Film and TV, v.15, n.4 (Winter 1988), pp. 165-171.
- "The Battle of the Big Mamas: Feminism and the Alienation of Women", Journal of American Culture, v.10, n.3 (1987): pp. 73-84.