Podcast Research – ‘Aliens’: See Why Alien Queens Fear this Woman
Ripley's showdown with the alien queen at the end of Aliens is one of the most thrilling scenes in cinematic history. With young Newt in peril,...
Podcast Research – ‘Aliens’: PFC Vasquez
When it comes to kicking ass, there's no one better than PFC Vasquez, as played by Jenette Goldstein in Aliens. [caption id="attachment_947" align="alignnone" width="640"] The biggest...
Podcast Research – ‘Alien3’: A Jaw-Jutting Look at the Alien
The third Alien movie has a lot of problems. Not the least of which, as Ross points out in our Alien podcast episode, is that everything Ripley...
Podcast Research – ‘Alien’: Does Your Photo ID Look as Good as Ellen Ripley’s?
Actress Sigourney Weaver was a scant 29 when she essayed the role of warrant officer Ellen Ripley in the film Alien. As Chad outlines in our Alien Films...
‘Aliens’: The Satisfying Death of Carter Burke
Stand-up comic Paul Reiser only really had Diner and Beverly Hills Cop under his belt as major movie roles before being cast as the slimy Carter Burke, company...
Podcast Research – ‘Alien’ Design: From House Harkonnen to Huge Honkers
When you consider all of the movie projects over the years that have been floated and then sunk under the waves of failed financing, at...
You’ll Burst a Gut Laughing at This ‘Alien’ Spoof
It's tough trying to remember everything about a movie series when you're recording a podcast about it, but we still deserve multiple can-can kicks in...
Nerdstalking Podcast Ep. 013
Where we discuss the five major flicks in the Alien movie franchise: Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien3 (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997), and Prometheus (2012). The...
‘Alien: Resurrection’: The Ridiculous Newborn
We've been neglecting the other Alien films outside of the first two and Prometheus. There's a perfectly good reason for that: they suck! But, we can't...
‘Alien’: Inside Mother
Here's an interesting behind-the-scenes image from the making of Alien. From left, it's director Ridley Scott, giving some instructions to Ian Holm as science officer Ash,...
‘Alien’: The Nostromo Crew
Here is your crew of the USCSS Nostromo, tasked with hauling valuable ore from the outer colonies to Earth. Just a group of people trying...
Podcast Research – ‘Alien’ Design: The Ore Refinery
It seems an oxymoron to describe a crew on a craft in deep space as 'grounded', but that's exactly what the Nostromo personnel in Alien feel...
Podcast Research – ‘Alien’ Design: The Xenomorph
One of the signature features of the titular creature(s) from the Alien franchise, besides their elongated heads, sharp teeth and lethally telescoping tongues, are their ability...
Podcast Research – ‘Alien’ Design: The Spacesuits
Design aspects of Alien were divided among various artists, and French illustrator Jean Girard aka Moebius was tasked with designing the outfits for the film, worn...
Podcast Research – ‘Alien’ Design: From Urns to Eggs and Back Again
What's interesting when researching the Alien movies for our next podcast are the design elements that echo down through the franchise, from 1977 all the way...
