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‘Prometheus’ Non-News From Creature Designer
At this point, I’m pretty sure even JJ Abrams is jealous of how mysterious Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus has been kept. Alien prequel or not, it’s exciting to see him return to the sci-fi/horror genre and the veil of secrecy is appreciated – by me, at least.
MTV recently caught up with creature designer Neville Page, who dished out some non-news about the much-anticipated film. His approach to working on the practical effects and design “is nervous. I approach Ridley with great nervous energy because it is such an undertaking. [‘Alien’] was the movie that inspired everything for me, not just creature design, but filmmaking in general,” he said. “It is a huge undertaking to try and take it to the next level; to make Ridley proud, to make [H.R.] Giger proud, there’s a lot involved with that.”
One thing that has plagued the Alien films since the third entry is the use of CGI vs. practical creatures. When asked about the balance between the two, Page said “I don’t know, I can only assume that it’s going to be like with [‘Green Lantern’]. [We’ll] use whatever it takes to make it look as good as it needs to look.”
Look for Prometheus, starring Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender and Guy Pearce, on June 8, 2012.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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