FILM… Ego, Arrogance, and Emptiness. 2019-12-08 04:08:55 PM CST2020-12-19 07:33:03 PM CST 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…
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: 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…
BOOKS… Lohr, on O’Bannon. 2018-10-03 10:59:19 AM CDT2020-12-19 07:37:16 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Matt R. Lohr speaks to Henrik Möller (Udda Ting podcast) about working on Dan O'Bannon's Guide to Screenplay Structure: Inside Tips from the Writer of ALIEN,…