BEYOND THE OUTER RIM Exploring "The Outer". 2020-01-17 10:35:22 PM CST2020-12-19 07:32:45 PM CST In 1976, Dan O'Bannon wrote the screenplay for 'Alien' (formerly titled, 'Starbeast'), based on his and Ronald Shusett's story idea. This script is a treat since it includes a map…
ART… “ALIEN went to where the Old Ones lived, to their very world of origin.” 2019-11-16 10:49:43 AM CST2020-12-19 07:33:14 PM CST Those words were written in 2003 by Dan O'Bannon, in his essay that included this recollection of a particular movie review of Alien: Continue reading "“ALIEN went to where the…
FRIENDS OF THE NOSTROMO FILES… Alien Explorations updates “Alien: Memory Surfaces”. 2019-06-15 07:04:11 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:34:01 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Dominic Kulcsar (Alien Explorations) updated his article that explores the early discussions between Ron Shusett Dan O'Bannon over the ‘Memory’ script. Fans of screenwriting will…
PODCASTS… Shusett discusses early ‘Alien’. 2019-06-08 04:53:32 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:34:02 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> In this, the first episode of An Alien in Hollywood, Ron Shusett talks about his early days with Dan O'Bannon, an early agreement to…
FRIENDS OF THE NOSTROMO FILES… Alien Explorations updates “Alien: Summoner of the Demon” 2019-05-13 04:05:19 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:34:25 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Dominic Kulcsar (Alien Explorations) updated his article that explores Dan O'Bannon's thoughts as he imagined the new horror he wanted to unleash in his…
CHARTING NOSTROMO… Memories of Nostromo: Jussi’s story 2019-04-24 06:00:28 PM CDT2020-12-24 08:15:36 AM CST W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/JM >> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... Jussi Myllyluoma (aka Vader) is an Alien fan I met on the Nostromo boards at Propsummit. He brings a very informed perspective to the discussion…
CHARTING NOSTROMO… Memories of Nostromo: Cliff’s story 2019-04-24 02:00:53 AM CDT2020-12-24 08:15:37 AM CST W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/CE >> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... Cliff Erasmus is an artist, photographer, miniaturist, and film-maker whose works I've followed since discovering them a couple of years ago. His current projects…
FILM… Memories of Nostromo: Eric’s story 2019-04-20 02:00:21 AM CDT2020-12-24 08:15:38 AM CST W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/EM >> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... Eric Moore channels his love for cinematic special effects into his podcast show, Effectively Speaking, where he and his guests provide an entertaining, in-depth look at…
FILM… Memories of Nostromo: Scott’s story 2019-04-18 06:00:26 PM CDT2020-12-24 08:15:38 AM CST W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/SM >> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... Scott Middlebrook and I explored the universe of Alien through our respective websites back in the 90s with only email (gasp!) to communicate across the…
FILM… Philippe’s ‘Memory’ world-premieres at 2019 Sundance Film Festival 2018-12-02 05:53:39 PM CST2020-12-19 07:36:09 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> The Sundance Institute recently announced that Memory - The Origins of Alien premieres at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Continue reading "Philippe’s ‘Memory’ world-premieres…
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