Alien, Lord of the Rings, Chariots of Fire and so many more extraordinary performances in classic films – what an exemplary career the actor Ian Holm, who has died aged 88, leaves behind
Hilary Swank’s new thriller about an out-of-control environmentalist AI shows that ideas-led sci-fi is alive and well – just not in the multiplexes. Hollywood needs to think smaller
Ridley Scott has announced his intention to make a third Alien prequel. When will he and sci-fi’s other great auteurs learn to leave their franchises alone?
For every glittering Hollywood project that hits cinemas, there’s a raft that never see the light of day. Here’s five of the most fascinating films you’ll never see
Long-running franchises, in their attempts to bottle the essence of the original movie, are going back to source material and bringing back the old protagonists
After audio resurfaced of a terrified audience watching the original Halloween on release, we asked you to recall your experiences of seeing major movies at the time
Jamie Lee Curtis’s character is still being hunted by Michael Myers, 40 years later. She may have survived the slasher, but isn’t her life still torture?
The storied career of the cartoonist turned conceptual and production designer, who died this week at 83, took him to the stars and back
Film blog Ian Holm: a virtuoso actor of steel, sinew – and charm