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Soledad Pines commented on 'Prometheus,' parricide, and Ridley Scott's returning of the 'Alien' franchise to the big questions

The last thing I imagine Alien & all thereafter - is being a franchise, but alas! This is what wiki predicates. If anything, it's more of a wonderful opportunity for great director's to piggyback on. Scott's evil vs good theme is somewhat put aside here, and themes of maker vs creation and omnipotence vs self/world is revisited from Bladerunner days. I'm just happy to see RScott go back to his set roots since I believe him to be a master of set directing. Was worried there for a second because for the recent past, it seemed he had a film set allergy! Major Kudos to Fassbender, Pearce, Elba, Rapace & Theron's acting as well. The film is more about coming full circle with age old dilemmas at best.

Posted on June 12th, 2012 7:13pm

Soledad Pines commented on The very white poetry of 'Mad Men'

No matter how much Mad Men & The Wire are dissected - they will still be categorized for what we actually are staring at and processing: shows about white folk and criminals. This is the beauty about art. It is subjective. Fan is short for fanatic, but guess what? Steve had the guts to say what a whole bunch are thinking. One persons fav show is someone else clicked away after briefly viewed quick stop. That is the reality of it.

Posted on June 10th, 2012 4:06am