culture Quiet Influences: The Vast Reach of Douglas Trumbull’s Silent Running Raz Greenberg From Star Wars to Alien; from Studio Ghibli to Interstellar -- the influence of Trumbull's 1972 film Silent Running is undeniable.
culture Sinking with The Ship: On The Empathetic Filmmaking of James Cameron Elyse O’Dwyer The real key to compelling action in James Cameron's Aliens and Titanic? Empathy.
culture This is Really Happening!: The Power of the Pregnant Body Horror Trope Chloe Maveal Chloe Maveal explores the themes and screams behind the idea of pregnancy as an ideal trope of body horror cinema.
culture Unclouded by Conscience: The Concept Art of Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ Chloe Maveal Taking a look back at Alien concept art from the expansive creative team behind the cult film.
culture The Risk Always Lives: Words to Live by On the Set of James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ Tim Pelan “My mommy always said there were no monsters—no real ones—but there are,” Carrie Henn’s hardened child Newt chides...
culture “Game Over, Man”: The Alien Franchise as Working Class Horror Chloe Maveal An essay exploring the ways in which the Alien movie franchise exposes the horrors of the working class.
