The Alien franchise is one of the most iconic and enduring in all of sci-fi cinema, even if not every entry is a classic. The original Ridley Scott movie was essentially greenlit only because the studio saw the success of Star Wars and wanted to get a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alien (1979), directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott, revolves around the terrifying events stemming from seven crew members of a spaceship after they stumble onto a vast alien ...

"In space no one can hear you scream." Don't miss this. 20th Century Studios has confirmed a re-release of the classic original Alien movie in theaters next week. Ridley Scott's Alien from 1979 will be playing again on the big screen starting April 26th ...

The last weekend of April brings a surprise entry to the box office charts, as 1979 sci-fi horror blockbuster Alien hits the top 10 in its 45th anniversary re-release. Ian Holm, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, and John Hurt star in "Alien." Directed by ...

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 over 40 years, the Xenomorph has terrorized audiences ...

“Alien” premiered with that memorable advertising line in June 1979. Nonetheless, science fiction fans being what they are (see “Star Wars” and “May the Fourth”), the film’s de facto anniversary comes this weekend, in the form of an April 26 ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. More than four decades after director Ridley Scott began the "Alien" franchise with the classic 1979 film starring Sigourney Weaver, we're still being treated to movies set in ...

Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Going forward (literally and figuratively), it feels like only Ridley Scott knows the formula for making a “true” Alien film. And if nothing else, Scott needs at least ...

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor whose film and television career spanned over six decades, has died at age 93. Skerritt broke into mainstream prominence with Robert Altman's M*A*S*H (1970) and early TV guest roles on series like Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke and Bonanza. He starred as Captain Dallas in Ridley Scott's Alien (1979) and Commander “Viper” […]