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David Giler: Cinefantastique InterviewDavid Giler, who wrote scripts for MYRA BRECKINRIDGE, THE PARALLAX VIEW and FUN WITH DICK AND JANE, always seemed to get his office located down the h...
Mar 21, 2017
David Giler Alien 3 Starburst Special Interview October 1992Alien 3 screenwriter David Giler guides us on the terrifying journey from script to screen. Why was there a third Alien movie? What were all the re-wr...
Mar 21, 2017
Did Alien 3 rip-off The Element of Crime?In 1984, Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier (Melancholia, Dogville) began his directorial career with The Element of Crime, his first feature film. ...
Mar 14, 2017
Parker's Original DeathIn a previous article, we took a look at some of the graphic shots cut from Brett's death. Parker's death also had some graphic scenes cut from the fi...
Sep 27, 2016
Brett's Original DeathFor this article, we are going to take a quick look at Brett's original death scene. This article has been updated and redone after a small conversati...
Sep 26, 2016
The Many Mutations of Alien 3 Fangoria Article: Part OneThe Creature creations of Tom Woodruff Jr. And Alec Gillis transformed behind the scenes as much as they did on the screen. By Daniel Schweiger The p...
Aug 19, 2016
Sigourney Weaver Entertainment Weekly Interview 1992Sigourney Weaver talks about ''Alien3''. The star reveals details about the making of the movie and her future - By James Kaplan Sigourney Weaver fin...
Aug 19, 2016
Alien 3: The Lesser Known Deleted ScenesIn this article, we will be taking a look at some of the deleted and alternate scenes not featured in the Alien 3 assembly cut. Some will be taken fro...
Aug 16, 2016
Alien Unseen: Part Two - Production StoryboardsIn this part, we will be taking a look at some of the deleted, unfilmed and alternate scenes from the production storyboards which are based on the Ju...
Aug 16, 2016
Aliens 1989 CBS Special Edition BroadcastIn December of 1987, James Cameron wrote an article for Starlog magazine entitled 'Answers about Aliens'. The purpose of the article was to answer que...
Aug 11, 2016
James Cameron: Answers about Aliens Starlog 1987JAMES CAMERON is the writer/director of ALIENS. Previously, he co-wrote (with Gale Anne Hurd) and directed Terminator. His first film as director was ...
Aug 11, 2016
Alien 3: The Cocoon Sequence & Aquatic FacehuggerThe December 1990 Hill and Giler draft feature a sequence in which Dillon and Morse accidentally walk into the alien's cocoon chamber. In this versio...
Aug 11, 2016
Aliens Visual Futurist: Syd MeadWith principal photography for Aliens closing in James Cameron still had nothing designed late in the film's pre-production. With nothing designed mea...
Aug 11, 2016
The Translucent AlienRidley Scott originally wanted all three alien forms to be translucent to match Giger's paintings. Giger started work on a translucent Facehugger. Rid...
Aug 11, 2016
Alien Unseen: Kane's Funeral & The Human Derelict and PyramidOne scene appearing in various drafts of the Alien screenplay, and in the Ridleygrams, has Kane's corpse floating outside. One version takes place dur...
Aug 11, 2016
Walter Hill Starlog Interview 1979Fresh from his work on "The Warriors," producer Walter Hill Discusses his role in the making of "Alien". By Bob Martin. Alien is not the initial ex...
Aug 9, 2016
H.R Giger Alien 3 Interview 1992/93Alien 3 had one of the most tortuous pre-production periods of all the ALIEN movies. And a key figure caught up in the off-screen tribulations was HR ...
Aug 9, 2016
Executing Alien: Ronald Shusett InterviewAs a producer and/or writer, Ronald Shusett’s credits include FREEJACK, TOTAL RECALL, KING KONG LIVES, and DEAD AND BURIED. But his most famous ...
Aug 9, 2016
Alien 3 Effects Article 1994ADI claims to have redesigned Giger's Alien. By Tim Prokop Central to director David Fincher's concept for Alien 3 was the premise that the Alien t...
Aug 9, 2016
A Real Horror Show: David Fincher Interview 1992A real horror show: The filming of Alien 3 was a nightmare for its director David Fincher. 'As I always say, things don't get clearer when you take t...
Aug 9, 2016
