Tag: Amy Adams

Heptapods and Tao Tie – the aliens have arrived!

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 7) – Aliens are among us! Or at least in our movies. 2017 brings two movies about extraterrestrials in the Philippine movie screens! First off is “The Great Wall”, directed by Zhang Yimou of “House of Flying Daggers” fame. It tells the tale of the Nameless Order in its war against the Tao Tie – a war that is waged every 60 years. Hey, you know the drill. Here be spoilers! […]

Arrival’ serves up alien invasion with brains

by Frankie TAGGART LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Are we alone in the universe? It is a question that has preoccupied filmmakers since “A Trip to the Moon” announced itself as the world’s first alien movie in 1902. In the century or so following the 17-minute silent French film, Hollywood’s extraterrestrials have visited in all shapes and sizes, from threatening tripods and genocidal lizards to benign humanoids. While these films have traditionally been effects-laden […]