Certain movie moments just stick with you for life, and the scene in which a creature bursts out of John Hurt's chest in the film was gory enough to get our stomachs churning—but for the actors on set ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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.

Alien movies and shows have established a permanent place in science fiction history. Since 1979, the franchise has terrified viewers with its vision of survival against impossible odds. The Xenomorph ...

Here are the estimated production budgets for every Alien film in the franchise (excluding the Alien vs. Predator crossovers), from Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi masterpiece to the most recent entries, ...