\n The Gulbenkian Cinema’s description of the film:<\/p>\n Ridley Scott | US | 1979 | 113mins | Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, John\u00a0 Hurt, Veronica Cartwright, Ian Holm<\/p>\n \u201cIn space, no one can hear you scream.\u201d <\/em>Ridley Scott\u2019s (Bladerunner<\/em>)\u00a0 1979 modern classic stars a never-better Sigourney Weaver (Gorillas in the Mist<\/em>) as Ripley, one of\u00a0 several scientists on board the spaceship Nostromo, on the return leg of a\u00a0 routine mission when they detect a mysterious transmission from a nearby\u00a0 planet. Investigating the source, they find the remains of an alien creature\u00a0 and crew member Kane (John Hurt) is attacked by the creature in one of its\u00a0 eggs. Back on board, he has seemingly recovered when an uninvited guest\u00a0 arrives, in gloriously gory fashion, in one of sci-fi\u2019s most memorable\u00a0 sequences.<\/p>\n The undisputed best of the Alien<\/em> films, with a cerebral slant\u00a0 alongside the thrills and gore, and an iconic feminist heroine in Weaver\u2019s\u00a0 preternaturally cool, tough Ripley, it\u2019s a shocking, seamless ride.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u00a0 remains a benchmark of extra-terrestrial horror, and gave us a bona fide A-list\u00a0 star in the shape of Sigourney Weaver\u201d<\/em> Film4.com<\/p>\n \u201cOne\u00a0 of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made\u201d <\/em>Jamie Russell, BBC<\/p>\n For more information and to book your ticket please go to: http:\/\/www.thegulbenkian.co.uk\/events\/cinema\/2014\/February\/2014-02-alien.html<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Posted by Sarah The fourth film in the Gulbenkian Cinema’s\u00a0Gothic Season – Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) –\u00a0screens on Monday 24th of February at 9.15 pm. It will be introduced by Melodrama Research Group member Frances Kamm. The Gulbenkian Cinema’s description … Continue reading ![\"Alien\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/melodramaresearchgroup\/files\/2014\/02\/Alien.png\")
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