BOOKS… Lippincott leads discussion on “the box alien”. 6 May 2019 10:37:21 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Since Alien: The Illustrated Story (Archie Goodwin, Walter Simonson. 1979) was published, the "box alien" scene involving Ripley and the Big Chap has been…
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: Cliff’s story 24 Apr 2019 02:00:5315 Apr 2019 08:54:16 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 20 Apr 2019 02:00:2120 Apr 2019 13:27:55 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 18 Apr 2019 18:00:2620 Apr 2019 13:28:16 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…
ART… Deck designs, à la Ron Cobb. 21 Apr 2018 16:00:2926 Mar 2019 08:24:30 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Ron Cobb's artistry enabled him to create very realistic and believable science fiction designs, but they also endowed many of them with a mood…
ART… Ron Cobb’s ALIEN designs 8 Mar 2018 08:00:288 Mar 2018 19:40:04 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Famed artist Ron Cobb shares his fantastic artwork at his website, roncobb.net. Continue reading "Ron Cobb’s ALIEN designs"
FRIENDS OF THE NOSTROMO FILES… Researching ALIEN online. (Or, “What’s in your predictive text cache?”) 13 Feb 2018 10:27:3113 Feb 2018 10:38:00 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> I do not go to any lengths to deny that I have been a fan of ALIEN since 1979. Despite that, I readily admit…
FILM… Alien, cue by cue. 21 Jan 2017 20:02:073 Feb 2018 11:26:59 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> On his blog "Cue By Cue: Film Music Narratives," Ed Chang writes about Intrada's 2-disc official Alien soundtrack set. He provides a handy "film sequence table"…
FRIENDS OF THE NOSTROMO FILES… Charles Lippincott speaks to Perfect Organism. 16 Jul 2016 13:49:093 Feb 2018 11:27:12 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Charles Lippincott, advertising and publicity consultant for Ridley Scott's Alien, has for a while now been connecting with fans by sharing his behind-the-scenes photographs and experiences.…
