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The Strause brothers directed “Alien vs. Predator: Requiem”. Their company, Hydraulx, has provided visual effects for “Avatar,” “Iron Man 2,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “300”. The brothers grew up in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan, Ill.
“Skyline” stars Eric Balfour, David Zayas, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Crystal Reed, Neil Hopkins, J. Paul Boehmer, Tanya Newbould, Pam Levin, Phet Mahathongdy and Tony Black. “Skyline,” which was written by Joshua Cordes and Liam O’Donnell, opens on Nov. 12, 2010.
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Here is the plot description for “Skyline”:
In the sci-fi thriller “Skyline,” strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles. This draws people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. The film is executive produced by Brett Ratner, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Brian Tyler and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones.
The movie trailer for “Skyline” can be watched now below.
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By ADAM FENDELMAN |
aliens
We love aliens!!!
We all want to know when the
We all want to know when the end is coming
Why are we intrigued by end of the world films?
It is like death! It is the unknown and the unpredictable that we crave. We have no control over it and we want to know as much as possible about it being human beings who are curious.
We are intrigued by the possibilities of the end
We watch these films because we like to look at the different possible scenarios of the apocalypse. Who knows, the end may come with aliens haha.
Are we morbidly fascinated
Are we morbidly fascinated or have we just been so sick of the cultural/political situations of the world right now that we are just ready to “jump”?
just the sheer horror!
just the sheer horror!
End of the world
I think although we don’t exactly want the world to end, it’s a (literally) once in a lifetime event that is beyond expectations or description, and who wouldn’t want to witness that?
Why are we morbidly fascinated by end-of-the-world films?
Personally, because it’s an escape from the horrors of Real Life. (Yeah, if that makes any sense….)
The fact that things don’t
The fact that things don’t look so good for human kind is a reflection of the fact that we are morbid creatures fascinated by end of the world phenomena. Th polar ice caps are melting and the world is becoming over-populated. Mother Nature is trying to tell us something we don’t want to know.
Skyline
We’ve always been fascinated with the idea of our death. Its human. We believe in the importance of knowing our history as much as we believe that we can figure out (and possibly change) our future. The wonderment around the whole idea is fascinating and will only grow as time goes on.