The scene in question is not just a pivotal moment in Alien; it is a defining sequence that helped shape the science fiction horror genre. When Ripley, portrayed by Sigourney Weaver, confronts the ...

Case in point: James Cameron’s Aliens took a sharp turn from Ridley Scott’s original film, changing the tone from a sci-fi/horror nightmare to an action-horror thrill ride. Cameron was clearly ...

Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Alien: Earth Episode 2. FX's Alien: Earth has embraced fantastical science fiction elements more than any recent installment of the franchise, and ...

One of the very first narrative films, Georges Méliès's "A Trip to the Moon," is about aliens. Sure, everyone remembers that shot of a rocket ship crashing into the eye of the man in the moon, but as ...

In that film, Weaver reprised her role as Ripley, which saw her face off against the Alien Queen in what might be the most iconic scene of Weaver's career to protect young Newt. With the help of a ...

For nearly 50 years, the “Alien” franchise has terrified, thrilled, and fascinated audiences. It all began in 1979 with Ridley Scott’s “Alien,” a claustrophobic horror masterpiece that introduced ...

The following contains spoilers for "Alien: Earth" up to and including episode 5, "In Space, No One..." "Alien: Earth" is an interesting expansion of the "Alien" franchise. It's a TV show that's ...

Veronica Cartwright, who played Lambert in the 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien, recently discussed a deleted scene with co-star Sigourney Weaver. During a recent New York Comic Con reunion panel, the ...

Don’t expect a straightforward timeline, because continuity is a mess with the Alien and Predator timelines (even if, as in this list, you choose to ignore tie-in comics, novels, and games). Predator: ...