ART… Alan Sutcliffe: a legacy of computer animation. 2 Jun 2019 12:28:06 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> This article for io9.com was written back in 2013, but it includes a brief look at the computer displays seen in ALIEN, one in…
FILM… Reifying computer typing sounds. 2 Jun 2019 10:19:402 Jun 2019 12:57:39 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Although they left out the Nostromo computer in their examples of reifying, this article is interesting in that it goes toward explaining why we…
FILM… “Equatorial orbit nailed”: the story behind the computer animations of ‘Alien’. 2 Jun 2019 10:08:3922 Jun 2019 15:26:31 Reblog.
FILM… ALIEN@40 Week: David McDonnell is kickin’ it Old School. 31 May 2019 21:00:00 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> David McDonnell started his professional career in 1975 with a column in The Comic Buyers' Guide, but I didn't discover his work in the…
ART… Alien 40th Anniversary Short Film: “Ore”. 26 May 2019 14:06:00 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> From the ArtStation gallery of Julian Calle... Continue reading "Alien 40th Anniversary Short Film: “Ore”. "
EPHEMERA… In space no one can hear you scream, not even after 40 years. 25 May 2019 00:01:0025 May 2019 08:36:42 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> To mark this 40th anniversary of the release of ALIEN (1979), I want to share something with you that I recently added to my…
FILM… Some words of wisdom from the late Terry Rawlings…. 24 May 2019 18:48:39 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Tom Shustack, fellow fan of film and ALIEN, shares this gem from the interwebs... Continue reading "Some words of wisdom from the late Terry Rawlings…."
ART… More 40th anniversary photo fun from The Nostromo Unplugged. 12 May 2019 12:00:3112 May 2019 11:10:40 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> I couldn't help but share these two posts from Adam (The Nostromo Unplugged): Nostromo concept art, maquettes, miniatures, and glimpses behind-the-scenes. I never get…
ART… Michael Seymour’s Nostromo layouts? 11 May 2019 12:01:4111 May 2019 17:15:59 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> In 1979, Alan Jones interviewed Michael Seymour (Production Designer for Alien) for an article in Cinefantastique (Vol. 9, No. 1. 1979). There is a passage…
FILM… 40 Years of Hurt, Face-Hugging Dreams of Breathing: Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ • Cinephilia & Beyond 7 May 2019 18:48:33 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> The good folks at Cinephilia & Beyond turn their attention to ALIEN in this article that covers familiar info with new stuff from the…
