Alien's Director Used A Smart Trick To Solve The Movie's Biggest Visual Challenge

Quite a bit of movie magic made "Alien" the sci-fi horror classic it is -- but one of its biggest challenges was solved with ...

The Original Alien Movie Had A Bonkers Alternate Ending That Killed Ripley

The classic Alien franchise might have been complete altered if this alternate Ripley ending was released.

Forget 'Alien,' John Carpenter’s 'The Thing' Is the Most Terrifying Sci-Fi Horror Film Ever

John Carpenter delivered a masterclass in mixing sci-fi concepts with growing paranoia in The Thing.

Rebecca Ferguson’s Sci-Fi 'Alien' Dupe Finds New Streaming Home After ‘Mercy’ Disaster

Rebecca Ferguson's derivative sci-fi flop, Life, is heading to a new streaming home following the failure of her latest film, ...
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‘Alien’ Comet 3I/ATLAS Gets Closest On Friday — Here’s How To See It

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reobserved interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on 30 November with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument. At the time, the comet was about 286 million kilometers from Earth.
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Alien: Isolation's Xenomorph doesn’t need to resort to try-hard jumpscares

Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...