Prometheus

In his return to science fiction, Ridley Scott's stunning, ambitious visuals are waylaid by his quasi-metaphysics.

"...alien design(s), thereby taming that wonderful, initial shock. With Prometheus (a prequel), Scott's moved far afield from the cheap..."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Contemporary Prometheus in The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster

Bomani J. Story retells Frankenstein as a Black horror

March 11, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Mary Shelley

Biopic of Frankenstein's creator lacks spark.

"...put forth in the novel Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus have sparked countless conversations and scores of related theatrical..."

June 22, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Alien: Covenant

More chest-bursting fun in space

"...Scott’s return to the director’s chair with 2012’s prequel, Prometheus. A prequel introducing nothing less than the origin of..."

May 19, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

I, Frankenstein

Aaron Eckhart stars as a modern-day Frankenstein, who faces off against supernatural creatures in this film based on the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux.

"...life with English literature’s seminal Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus way back in 1818. As played by the bizarro-world..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Alien,' Auld Lang Syne

Ridley & Ripley in TAMI's Carolyn Jackson Collection

"...The ramp-up to Prometheus, a sort of spiritual prequel to Alien, has included..."

June 5, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

50 Watts of Freedom

"...Radio activist Pete Tridish of Philadelphia's Prometheus Radio Project has been traveling across the southern U.S.,..."

Sept. 27, 2002 News Feature by Chris Womack

Microradio Contacts

A list of Web sites and information contacts on microradio

"...Prometheus Radio Projectwww.prometheus.tao.ca..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature

The Creator

Spectacle and wonder in the AI wars never quite finds its emotional core

"...wrote off and then fell in love with Scott’s Prometheus, I will admit that I’m wary of my initial..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Vortex's Privacy Settings: A Promethean Tale

Ancient myth meets modern surveillance memorably in this devised work at the Vortex

"...security, and other Patriot Act-y nonsense loosely into Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound. Mythological fire-stealing, human-protecting Prometheus and whistle-blower Edward Snowden..."

June 10, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Solaris

"...intones the mission commander of the ill-fated space station Prometheus in Steven Soderbergh's new science fiction love story Solaris...."

Nov. 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spoilers, Sweetie

NATO declares war on trailers that ruin the movie

"...do a case study. Compare the original teaser for Prometheus (1:09) with the full trailer (2:30)...."

Jan. 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM

Technological progress is altering fundamental issues of identity.

"...my writing desk since high school -- reports that Prometheus, in Greek, means "forethought," and that he was the..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Gift Guide: The Movie of the Book

Five page-turners for the film fan in your life who wants the whole story

"...American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimerby Kai..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Creator

Sci fi epic is grand in vision but can't fill its scale

"...wrote off and then fell in love with Scott’s Prometheus, I will admit that I’m wary of my initial..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan's roaring, terrifying, and carnal tale of the father of the atom bomb

"...Bird and Martin J. Sherwin's epic 2005 biography, American Prometheus) truly centers on Oppenheimer's relationships. That includes his penchant..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 23-29

"...SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a god who stole fire from his fellow..."

June 23, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Depraved

A modern Frankenstein finds the sins of the fathers in war and commerce

"...include the occasional nod to contemporary comforts, the modern Prometheus that is Depraved has no interest in conflating the..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Chronicle Recommends: The Many Faces of Frankenstein

Celebrating the cinematic legacy of Mary Shelley's creation

"...to Mary Shelley’s classic novel, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus. Leave it to director Ken Russell to orchestrate a..."

Aug. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Frankenstein’s Babymama & Friends

Brooklyn's Invulnerable Nothings bring the G-g-gothic goodness

"...by that Byron and those two Shelleys: Cain and Prometheus Unbound and Frankenstein...."

April 26, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Passengers

Bound for a distant planet, two persons awake prematurely

"...no stranger to pissing people off, his CV includes Prometheus and Doctor Strange – first landed in 2007 on..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The AggreGAYtor: December 14

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Ms. Ashley really is one of the Engineers from Prometheus...."

Dec. 14, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

spacestation1985

This theatrical riff on loneliness in space looks great, but we've seen it all before

"...play shares its major second-half twist with this summer's Prometheus; the characters of Gergen and Kilroy bear more than..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

The Darkest Hour

Five young people lead the advance against an alien attack in Moscow.

"...(who has also penned Ridley Scott's pending, highly anticipated Prometheus), the story involves invisible aliens who feed on electricity..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Splice

Splice is a twisted little update of the Frankenstein story, as well as a thriller, love story, and meditation on the possibilities of science.

"...teenager when she began writing Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus in 1816, while spending a dreary but, by all..."

June 4, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Io: a myth about you

Monika Bustamante's updated Greek myth comes in a top-notch production that rages about like a rough sea

"...are here, only it's Zell for Zeus, Theo for Prometheus, Sherm for Hermes, etc. Zell is hiding Io in..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

The Infiltrator: My Undercover Exploits in Right-Wing America

San Francisco-based journo Harmon Leon makes it his business to go where others only dream, or fear, to tread

"...Prometheus, 263 pp., $17 (paper) San Francisco-based journo Harmon Leon..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Books Review by Jordan Smith

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

"...story of, as Shelley subtitled her book, The Modern Prometheus...."

Nov. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Gifts to Make You Look Away From Your Screens

Plenty of films to read about this holiday season

"...the director's return to Alien's omnivorous universe with 2012's Prometheus and 2017's Alien: Covenant. – Marc Savlov..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Five Films Improved by a Stiff Drink

We laughed, we cried, we passed out

"...Prometheus (2012): In space, no one can hear you scream,..."

July 21, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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