Watching the movies and show in chronological order isn't the same as watching them in order of their release date Nothing is as it seems in the Alien universe — including its fictional timeline. For ...

For nearly 50 years, the “Alien” franchise has terrified, thrilled, and fascinated audiences. It all began in 1979 with Ridley Scott’s “Alien,” a claustrophobic horror masterpiece that introduced ...

A triumph of dark sci-fi, Alien has gritty human characters, terrifying alien-on-human sequences and a cosmic haunted-house vibe that will stay with you long after the conclusion. First-rate sound ...

That’s because the spacecraft that ultimately crashes on earth is a virtual carbon copy of the Nostromo, the ship flown by Ridley (Sigourney Weaver) and her crew in the 1979 film from Ridley Scott.

This means Sigourney Weaver is back reprising her role as Ellen Ripley for the first time in 17 years. She’ll be joined by Tom Skerritt (Dallas), Veronic Cartwright (Lambert), Harry Dean Stanton ...

A supply spaceship is drawn to a deserted planet by a mysterious signal. Upon arrival, the crew soon encounters alien beings that appear not only menacing, but are also utterly deadly. The struggle ...

The Alien franchise has had a round robin of amazing creatives over its storied 45-year history, so there should be little surprise that a few brilliant ideas fell through the cracks, such as Vincent ...

Ridley Scott's original vision to his sci-fi masterpiece, Alien, was bleak, but true to the film in the sense that it was absolutely horrifying. Instead of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) shuttling out of ...

Come see ALIEN at The Carlton! We're playing the classic 1979 flick for a whole week at both 6:40 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., so you can pick the showtime that works best with your schedule. And best of all, ...

“Alien at 40: In space no one can hear your plea for workers’ rights” (26 February 2019): Sci-fi cinema has a long history of ruthless and evil corporations, including the Tyrell Corporation in ...