Ellen Ripley and Spinny Killbots

“Who is the best female character in science fiction film? The answer to this is easy: It’s Ellen Ripley, from the Aliens films. It’s not even close. And that’s a very bad thing.” John Scalzi explains why it’s a very bad thing at Filmcritic.com. (via Nicola Griffith)

“Seven Little Men Help a Girl”

Letters of Note digs up a prank memo from a 1980s Disney animator (upset because of the name change from Basil of Baker Street to The Great Mouse Detective), which provides alternate names for classic Disney flicks like “Seven Little Men Help a Girl,” “The Wooden Boy Who […]

Midnight Madness 2011, Updated

Here are two more trailers for films screening at this year’s Midnight Madness Program at the Toronto International Film Festival. First up, a teaser and clip from Eduardo Sánchez’ Lovely Molly. There’s also a trailer for Frederic Jardin’s thriller, Sleepless Night / Nuit Blanche. (Updated: The Incident trailer […]