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James Cameron Hollywood Reporter Interview 1986THR: You recently received NATO's award as director of the year, and "Aliens" has grossed over $77 million. Do you have any projects on the back bur...
Aug 9, 2016
Aliens: The Mythical Reebok Shoes SceneOver the years, I've heard of many mythical scenes that have supposedly been filmed, lost, seen exclusively at crew/press screenings and even released...
Aug 9, 2016
Alien 3: Why did the EEV Crash Land? & Other QuestionsAlien 3 has so many inconsistencies and plot holes that it leaves not just the casual viewer asking question after question but for the hardcore fan t...
Aug 8, 2016
Alien 3: The Dog Catcher CommandosIf you've watched Alien 3 real close, you will notice two commandos that look strange and stick out from the rest. You first come across these two com...
Aug 8, 2016
Roger Dicken: Life in Small FormsYou will be familiar with Giger's early concept designs for the facehugger and chestburster. However, it wasn't Giger, who built or operated the two c...
Aug 7, 2016
Alien Mechanics: Carlo RambaldiWhen it came to giving the adult alien function, it was clear that the production team needed someone with not only considerable sculpting skills but ...
Aug 7, 2016
Ripley's NosebleedA question I was asked a while ago: Why was Ripley's nose bleeding? was it an accident after she grabbed Ash in the computer annex? No, the scene wh...
Aug 6, 2016
The Opening Sequence of Alien III: Just What the Hell Is Going On Here???For a lot of Alien/Aliens fans with Alien 3 they either don't acknowledge it's existence, complain endlessly about how they 'Killed Hicks and Newt' or...
Aug 6, 2016
Alien 3: Vincent The EnigmaWho the hell is Vincent?Watching the Assembly Cut of Alien 3 you will notice in the bait and chase sequence at the end of the movie, we see Kevin ("Di...
Aug 6, 2016
UK Aliens Comic: Alien War Sigourney Weaver Interview 1994On a bright October afternoon, five hours before the grand opening of Alien War, I've gone underground into the bowels into the planet, Planet Hollywo...
Aug 6, 2016
Giger's Unused Alien 3 creature picturesHere are some images of Giger's unused Alien 3 creature: Credit goes to the original photographers....
Aug 6, 2016
James Cameron & Gale Anne Hurd: Unknown 1986 InterviewOn set or off, movie makers Jim Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd are never Aliens to each other. By Jim Calio. The night Aliens opened last month, James ...
Aug 6, 2016
Aliens: Ride at the Speed of FrightAliens: Ride at the speed of fright was a 1996 motion-simulation ride based on the movie Aliens. The ride was located at Pier 39's TurboRide Simulatio...
Aug 5, 2016
Dan O' Bannon Fantastic Films Interview 1979Alien screenwriter speaks his mind - By Ed Sunden II, Fantastic Films. FF: You got a new movie coming out - ALIEN. O' Bannon: Right. FF: And you ...
Aug 5, 2016
Brian Johnson & Stuart Galloway Interview: 1992Gary Bunn from the UK Aliens fan club interviewed Brian Johnson and Stuart Galloway for their fanzine magazine called facehugger Issue #2. Brian Jons...
Aug 5, 2016
Alien: MisconceptionsMy good friend Vulhala and I were discussing a particular scene unfilmed for Alien, which led to an interesting conversation about that very scene and...
Aug 5, 2016
Interview Snippets CollectionBelow are small snippets regarding the Alien movies from various interviews. In an interview about 'Return of the Living Dead' DVD release O' Bannon ...
Aug 5, 2016
Aliens Unseen: The Lesser Known Deleted ScenesBefore the release of Aliens in 1986, James Cameron removed over 20 minutes of footage bringing the theatrical runtime to 137 minutes. Five years foll...
Aug 5, 2016
Alien: The Special Edition That Never HappenedAfter the release of Alien, many magazine articles began to spring with talk about scenes cut from Alien including a cocoon scene which became Alien's...
Aug 4, 2016
Alien Unseen: Two Deleted ScenesI was sent an e-mail from an Andrew Carville regarding a deleted scene featured in the Alien Legacy documentary. The scene shows two of the ship's cr...
Aug 4, 2016
