We recently lost veteran character Felix Silla, who was perhaps best known for his work as the lovable Twiki in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. The 1979-81 science-fiction series found 20th-century astronaut Capt. William “Buck” Rogers (Gil Gerard) thawed…
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Saturday Night Live has had a long history with science fiction sketches (with the recurring Coneheads skits being the ones that pop to mind first in this regard). Since it’s been over years since the release of Aliens, I thought…
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In space no can hear you scream. Or pick your favorite character from Alien. Who is your favorite character from Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece? This poll originally ran in 2018. We are reprinting it as part of our Alien Day…
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Alien is easily one of the scariest and best science-fiction flicks of all time, but a phenomenon on the dancefloor? Not so much. But that didn’t stop some enterprising musicians from trying to make Jerry Goldsmith‘s memorable score from the…
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It’s time for another Create-A-Caption! For this week’s film, we’ve chosen Alien. Ridley Scott‘s 1979 sic-fi classic remains one of the most influential films of all time. A huge part of the film’s enduring appeal is the scene when —…
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Today is Alien Day, a celebration of Fox’s long-running sci-fi franchise. If you search around online today you’ll notice a variety of tributes to the face-hugging xenomorphs. Why is such a manufactured holiday happening on April 26th? Because of LV-426,…
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In space, no one can hear you scream. We all know that. But on the radio, everyone can. To promote the 1979 release of Alien at London’s Odeon Leicester Square theater, 20th Century Fox created a series of haunting…
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The 93rd Academy Awards will happen this Sunday night in Los Angeles, and to get you in the spirit we wanted to tell you about these award-winning titles that are on sale now. Spanning from the 1920s to the 2010s,…
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It’s been a minute since we’ve had a week that was as packed with as many exciting Blu-rays and DVDs as this one. Fans of classic cinema will love the releases from the Criterion Collection and the Warner Archive Collection…
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Yesterday, songwriting great Jim Steinman — known for his hugely successful collaborations with everyone from Meatloaf to Celine Dion — died at the age of 73. Steinman’s career often brushed up against motion pictures, providing songs for Footloose (“Holding out…
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