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Have you always wanted to pitch your idea for an Alien film? Well, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sir Ridley Scott’s science fiction masterpiece, 20th Century Fox is partnering with online creative network Tongal to find filmmakers to produce shorts set after the events of the original Alien movie. Twentieth Century Fox Film Chief Brand Officer Beth Goss said: […]

Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) is perhaps the greatest female character in all of science fiction history. First appearing in Sir Ridley Scott’s seminal 1979 film Alien, she returned to head three additional films in the space franchise. Two items of Ripley’s were up at auction today during Profiles In History’s Icons & Legends In Hollywood, and […]

Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) is perhaps the greatest female character in all of science fiction history. First appearing in Sir Ridley Scott’s seminal 1979 film Alien, she returned to head three additional films in the space franchise. Two items of Ripley’s were up at auction today during Profiles In History’s Icons & Legends In Hollywood, and […]

There is no arguing the impact James Cameron has had on the film industry.  From a piece of tape over a camera to create a signature effect in Escape From New York to resetting expectations of what CGI effects can be, Cameron has truly made himself a force in the art form. His newest project is a season […]

April 26th somewhere along the line became Alien Day, a celebration of Ripley, Weyland Yutani, and the Xenomorphs who love them.  First released in 1979, the groundbreaking space horror film directed by Sir Ridley Scott blew the airlock doors off what a female lead could do and be in such a movie. To be fair, LV-426 […]

We talk a lot about the filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott, mostly because the man really has created some iconic pictures and continues to prove how good at the craft he really is. One of the nice things is that lately, Scott talks. He’s made himself infinitely more available for interviews and has no problem talking about […]

We talk a lot about the filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott, mostly because the man really has created some iconic pictures and continues to prove how good at the craft he really is. One of the nice things is that lately, Scott talks. He’s made himself infinitely more available for interviews and has no problem talking about […]

Deadline just reported that Oscar-nominated director Ridley Scott is in talks to finalize the finer points of a deal to adapt the story of the wizard Merlin. Based on the T.A. Barron book series about arguably one of the most famous wizards in lore, The Merlin Saga would follow the magic-slinger during the years long before King […]

Two-time Academy Award recipient for best costume design, John Mollo, passed away on October 25th at the age of 86 from complications of vascular dementia. John was known for some of cinemas most iconic costumes, including those for Star Wars, Alien, Empire Strikes Back, and Ghandi. He received his Oscars in 1978 for Star Wars, […]

TMZ is today reporting that Harry Dean Stanton, the actor who’s roles have spanned nearly 200 credits from stage and screen, has died at the age of 91. He died peacefully at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Some of iconic roles included Brett in Alien, Brain in Escape From New York, Bud from Repo […]