BOOKS… A fond adieu to Shepperton: Nostromo Mania Fred nous ramène à Shepperton … il y a 40 ans. (Finale) 30 Dec 2018 13:13:4931 Dec 2018 06:57:05 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> With typical flair, Nostromo Mania Fred makes a final post, closing out the “Retour a Shepperton…il y a 40 ans” project: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2049158795174011&id=1327266277363270&__tn__=-R In a…
FILM… My 1979 ALIEN Souvenir Movie Program arrives! 29 Dec 2018 17:40:08 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> After seeing it mentioned in one of Nostromo Mania Fred's posts at Cine SFX & Making Of, I found a copy online and promptly…
ART… ‘Typeset of the Future’, in hand! 25 Dec 2018 12:18:38 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Here, at The Nostromo Files, I try at all times to “put my money where my mouth is”, so to speak. Continue reading "‘Typeset…
EPHEMERA… Padeyes on the landing gear. 24 Dec 2018 08:37:0824 Dec 2018 08:39:13 Would you believe that they even went so far as to build padeyes into the landing gear feet so that someone on the surface could clip a safety line to…
ART… Cine Sfx & Making Of: Alien The Archive / Mark Salisbury 2014 23 Dec 2018 22:00:3521 Dec 2018 22:55:50 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> When Titan Books announced a rather large tome of ALIEN lore, Fred shared the news: Cine Sfx & Making Of: Alien The Archive…
BOOKS… Cine Sfx & Making Of: Alien Diaries / H.R Giger / Patrick Frey Editions 2013 23 Dec 2018 10:00:2421 Dec 2018 22:51:07 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> In this July 2013 post, Fred wrote a very nice summary of the contents of Giger’s Alien Diaries: Cine Sfx & Making Of: Alien…
BOOKS… Cine Sfx & Making Of: ALIEN VAULT Ian Nathan / Aurum Press 23 Dec 2018 04:00:4623 Dec 2018 04:02:14 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> In June 2011, Fred added Alien Vault, the Definitive Story of the Making of the Movie to his library of ALIEN material. His excitement echoes…
FILM… Cine Sfx & Making Of: ALIEN COLLECTION 4 22 Dec 2018 22:00:3121 Dec 2018 22:38:16 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> American Cinematographer magazine featured the camera work of ALIEN in its March 1979 issue, and you can read more about it in this post (November…
FILM… Cine Sfx & Making Of: ALIEN ET 2001 MEME ENERGIE ? ALIEN AND 2001 SAME ENERGY ? 22 Dec 2018 16:00:0421 Dec 2018 22:38:26 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Model work on science fiction miniatures was taking a turn for the better in the Seventies. In this post (September 2009), Fred compares the…
FILM… Cine Sfx & Making Of: ALIEN COLLECTION 3 22 Dec 2018 10:00:1221 Dec 2018 22:38:36 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Fantastic Films and Famous Monsters magazines were two mainstays that many films fans turned to back in the days before the internet. Fred writes…
