EPHEMERA… In space no one can hear you scream, not even after 40 years. 25 May 2019 00:01:003 Apr 2020 21:41:46 <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…
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… Memories of Nostromo: Robert’s story 16 Apr 2019 02:00:393 Apr 2020 21:42:30 W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/RP >> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... Robert Peters has been a US fan of Alien since it first came out in movie theaters, and like me, was too young to…
BOOKS “…and a modicum of imagination.” 17 May 2018 15:15:273 Apr 2020 21:47:53 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> <INTERFACE 2037 DISCONNECT>
MUSIC Eine klein Nachtmusik (Or, What else is on Dallas’ playlist?) 18 Apr 2018 12:00:323 Apr 2020 21:48:14 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> About 45 minutes into ALIEN, we find Captain Dallas seeking refuge in the shuttle. After his mad scramble to watch helplessly as the facehugger's acid…
FILM Alien in “3D”: Just one frame (or, Who put the mise in the mise en scène?). 8 Feb 2018 08:00:473 Apr 2020 21:49:49 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Blogger Jim Emerson takes a brief look at an iconic scene from ALIEN. Continue reading "Alien in “3D”: Just one frame (or, Who put…
FILM… ALIEN Redux (‘the virtual workprint’). 24 Jan 2018 19:41:523 Apr 2020 21:50:02 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> When the Director's Cut of ALIEN was released on video, it satisfied many fans who'd longed to see a few select deleted scenes added…
ART… The ALIEN creations of Dayton Allen. 16 Dec 2017 08:00:093 Apr 2020 21:57:28 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> The best I can recall, I first saw the detailed sculpts of Dayton Allen (aka Sith_fire30) in the fall of 2013. He's been surprising his Followers…
FRIENDS OF THE NOSTROMO FILES… Interface 3053 Ready for Inquiry — Y U T A N I 12 Dec 2017 09:36:263 Apr 2020 21:57:28 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> There's a new blog on the Alien 'horizon,' and while normally I stick to ALIEN (1979)-centric sites, I have made an exception in this…
CHARTING NOSTROMO… Spotlight on…Strange Shapes: “Space Sorrow & Sex” 11 Jul 2017 08:00:453 Apr 2020 21:58:39 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> The subtly-woven background tapestry, against which plays the story of Alien's beleaguered blue-color crew, has been such a touchstone for scores of movies and television dramas that it…
