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…
CHARTING NOSTROMO… Memories of Nostromo: Darrell’s story 25 Apr 2019 10:00:3915 Apr 2019 08:56:57 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…
CHARTING NOSTROMO… Memories of Nostromo: J. M.’s story 22 Apr 2019 18:00:189 Jun 2019 13:03:55 W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/JMP >> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... J. M. Prater is an avid Alien blogger and podcaster. I first met him when he interviewed me for an episode of his Perfect Organism: The…
FILM… Memories of Nostromo: Robert’s story 16 Apr 2019 02:00:3920 Apr 2019 13:29:04 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 15:15:2717 May 2018 14:36:06 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> <INTERFACE 2037 DISCONNECT>
MUSIC Eine klein Nachtmusik (Or, What else is on Dallas’ playlist?) 18 Apr 2018 12:00:3220 Apr 2018 07:24:34 <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…
COSTUMING… Blogger: “Building Better Costumes – Why am I here?” 26 Feb 2018 21:05:41 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Looking to recreate a ‘Captain Dallas’ costume? This blogger documents his project and shares some other prop projects as well. Continue reading "Blogger: “Building Better…
FILM Alien in “3D”: Just one frame (or, Who put the mise in the mise en scène?). 8 Feb 2018 08:00:473 Feb 2018 11:17:34 <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 19:41:522 May 2018 20:06:59 <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 08:00:094 May 2019 15:04:35 <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…
