FILM… Memories of Nostromo: Peter’s story 2019-04-18 02:00:39 AM CDT2020-12-24 08:15:38 AM CST W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/PH >> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... Peter Haight has co-hosted Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast, plays a mean Halen-esque guitar, and makes indie film. We met at a St.…
FILM… Memories of Nostromo: Graham’s story 2019-04-16 06:00:31 PM CDT2020-12-24 08:15:38 AM CST W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/GL >> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... Graham J. Langridge is an Alien fan and Propsummit.com friend whose fascination with the technology brought about his renowned Nostromo blueprint poster, published independently in 2009…
EPHEMERA “In space, no one can hear you (Guinness)…” 2018-07-14 04:23:44 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:38:20 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Many of you know about the infamous "Aspen Beer" brewed by the Company to keep the blue-collars happily buzzed. But we've received a photograph…
CHARTING NOSTROMO… Ripley, debriefed. 2018-07-08 12:00:02 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:38:28 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> The Inquest scene in Aliens (IMHO) sets the tone for Aliens. We get to see for ourselves how heartless the Company (and the agencies with…
CHARTING NOSTROMO… Of shipping lanes, tugs, and refinery platforms. 2018-06-26 10:19:41 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:38:36 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> I am not 100 percent certain, at this point, but it appears that there might be as many as 12 other shipping routes radiating…
ART… The engineering mind of Parker. 2018-06-13 10:13:48 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:38:53 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Okay, so sure: we already knew from ALIEN that Parker had instinctive engineering skills despite his abrasive personality. After all, he came up…
FILM… Ridley Scott’s Shooting Script From Alien. 2018-03-21 03:00:33 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:47:59 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Right... I'll bet, like me, your heart leapt in your chest when you read that title. Alas, this is just a link…
EPHEMERA… The Company logo, ASCII style. 2018-02-20 03:13:39 PM CST2020-12-19 07:48:29 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Not everyone these days is looking for 'vintage inspired' graphics for their sci-fi web sites, but here at The Nostromo Files, my motto is…
CHARTING NOSTROMO… A Precursor to 22nd Century Mining Operations. 2018-02-20 08:00:30 AM CST2020-12-19 07:48:30 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Looking for inspiration when thinking about the kind of infrastructure needed to serve the cargo of massive Company ships like the USCSS Nostromo, I…
ART… ‘Nostromo Engineer’s Drydock Manual’. 2017-03-11 08:00:48 AM CST2020-12-19 07:50:30 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> You may have seen the Haynes technical manuals for the U.S.S. Enterprise and the Millennium Falcon: Way cool, if still a bit off on the…
