Browsing: Ripley

40 years ago, we learned that in space, no one can hear you scream when Alien first opened in theaters, and audiences have been screaming ever since. Almost everyone in the cast (who are still with us in this lifetime) still speaks about that experience on the Nostromo with a reverence and respect, almost everyone learned […]

Back in November, 20th Century Fox filed some interesting trademark for something called Alien: Blackout, making us (and pretty much every other outlet on the web) believe the same thing- that a new Alien video game was coming. There really hasn’t been anything definitive until today, when the official Alien Twitter account shared a 30-second video mentioning an […]

While it’s not the Oscars, Bruce Campbell will be hosting a new series for the Travel Channel! A new version of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is currently filming in Orlando, and Campbell will be the featured host on the television show when it airs on The Travel Channel sometime later this year. There was even an […]

The long-gestating saga of an Alien film from Neill Blomkamp continues, with yet-another quote from Ellen Ripley herself, Sigourney Weaver. Perhaps you’ll recall when a few years ago, Weaver revealed the plans (at the time) for a direct Aliens sequel that Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie) was reportedly working on. It sounded amazing; picking up right after the dropship leaves […]

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 […]

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 […]

WARNING, THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS. If you read past the image below, you can’t complain if we tell you about plot details. So, if you haven’t seen it but want for there to still be surprises, click elsewhere now.  Last night at SXSW’s opening sessions, there included a special screening of the classic ’79 Alien. Before playing […]

SXSW is in full swing and 20th Century Fox hosted a press event and roundtable for their upcoming Prometheus sequel and Alien prequel, Alien: Covenant. With Director Sir Ridley Scott, and actors Katherine Waterston, Danny McBride talking about the film they also fielded a few questions to the energized audience. Responding to one question about […]

If you are a fan of the 1979 sci fi masterpiece Alien, then you more than likely know Ellen Ripley. Here is what she has to say about the upcoming film.