MODELS… Martin Bower! Commission builds! Installment payments! 29 Feb 2020 07:31:433 Apr 2020 21:38:07 Martin Bower certainly makes his commission work look very attractive! My problem is, I’d need to build an addition to my study so I could display them properly. I love…
MODELS… In support of Martin Bower. 13 Dec 2019 08:34:413 Apr 2020 21:39:53 Martin Bower, supervising model maker for Alien, has posted a “last call” message on his Facebook Page, advising anyone interested in commission work to get aboard now since his calendar…
FILM… Ego, Arrogance, and Emptiness. 8 Dec 2019 16:08:553 Apr 2020 21:39:53 When I first came upon photographs of Alien while reading Starlog #22, I was struck by the authenticity of the spacecraft. It looked real, not like some of the less-realized…
CHARTING NOSTROMO… Memories of Nostromo: Darrell's story 25 Apr 2019 10:00:393 Apr 2020 21:42:15 W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/DC >> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... On September 30, 2017, The Nostromo Files launched “Memories of Nostromo,” a guest essay series. As I write these words, I realize that…
FILM… Cine Sfx & Making Of: ALIEN ET 2001 MEME ENERGIE ? ALIEN AND 2001 SAME ENERGY ? 22 Dec 2018 16:00:043 Apr 2020 21:43:30 <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…
ART… Dave Addey’s ‘Typeset of the Future’ detonates! 13 Dec 2018 11:09:233 Apr 2020 21:43:49 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Dave Addey tweets about life as an author whose book is out and ginning up quite a bit of excitement! Continue reading "Dave Addey’s ‘Typeset…
FILM… Brian Johnson – British Cinematographer’s Clapperboard series 8 Sep 2018 20:00:283 Apr 2020 21:46:04 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> For me, the name of Brian Johnson will forever be synonymous with shows like Space: 1999 and Alien, my entree into his SFX work.…
FRIENDS OF THE NOSTROMO FILES… Of passion, vision, and inspiration: an interview with Germàn Impache. 23 Dec 2016 23:31:583 Apr 2020 21:59:24 I have been a fan of Alien since 1979, when that battered hulk of a space tug first groaned its way across the movie screen of my favorite theater, wiping…
