BOOKS… Lot No. 19 2020-08-06 08:34:44 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:31:44 PM CST The Prop Store Live Auction catalog is a heavy tome, packed with goodies for sale August 26th and 27th... ...including the 11-foot Nostromo miniature. Registered as Lot No. 19. The…
EPHEMERA… In space no one can hear you scream, not even after 40 years. 2019-05-25 12:01:00 AM CDT2020-12-19 07:34:17 PM CST <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 2019-04-25 10:00:39 AM CDT2021-05-02 07:13:28 AM CDT 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 I…
FILM… Memories of Nostromo: Robert’s story 2019-04-16 02:00:39 AM CDT2020-12-24 08:15:39 AM CST 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.” 2018-05-17 03:15:27 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:39:08 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> <INTERFACE 2037 DISCONNECT>
MUSIC Eine klein Nachtmusik (Or, What else is on Dallas’ playlist?) 2018-04-18 12:00:32 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:39:33 PM CST <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?). 2018-02-08 08:00:47 AM CST2020-12-19 07:48:42 PM CST <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’). 2018-01-24 07:41:52 PM CST2020-12-19 07:48:57 PM CST <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. 2017-12-16 08:00:09 AM CST2020-12-19 07:49:14 PM CST <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 2017-12-12 09:36:26 AM CST2020-12-19 07:49:14 PM CST <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…
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