Flick Pick
Prometheus was smart, but the trickster Greek Titan sure got the short end of the stick. Humanity got fire while he was chained to a rock with an eagle noshing on his liver every day. Apparently Zeus forgives but never forgets. Could the mythological title of Ridley Scott's return to science fiction, Prometheus, be a hint to the film's super-secretive plot?
What we do know is that Charlize Theron, Idris Elba and Michael Fassbender are among a group of explorer-scientists who uncover the beginnings of the greatest threat Earth has ever known while they are trapped on a distant planet.
Whether or not Prometheus dovetails into the narrative of Scott's landmark 1979 thriller Alien, as rumored, it would seem the classic tagline for that film still applies: “In space no one can hear you scream.” Prometheus ignites June 8.
ALSO IN JUNE
Kristin Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman (6/1)
Greta Gerwig in Lola Versus (6/8)
Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages (6/15)
Woody Allen in To Rome with Love (6/22)
Michelle Williams in Take this Waltz (6/29)
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Step-by-step instructions for filleting fresh fish, which is a particularly useful culinary skill for those of us fortunate enough to live in southeast Louisiana.
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Bad Guys, Good Eats! Pop-Up Dinner at Restaurant IPO
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Summer Crush
Elizabeth Arkley Hammett, a local nursing student and Fur Ball co-coordinator, and her husband Grey Hammett III, who works in commercial real estate, will take you through our summer guide. And they'll look good while doing it, too. Where noted, their clothes and accessories are available from local retailers.
