A retrospective on the enduring power of Ridley Scott's 1979 SF horror Alien, which the director is now tasked with equalling or surpassing - whether he likes it or not...

Why would anyone make an Alien prequel without xenomorphs..?

Xenomorph outing nuked from orbit...

The Prince Of Darkness returns to the Alien franchise for Ridley Scott's much-anticipated sequel...

Some things you just can't see coming...

Recovering drug addicts, ex-cons, hypertense transsexuals, borderline psychotics...all rated to fly expensive spaceships. And that's not even counting the murderous robot.

The man who synthesised the 'Nostromo' checks out the new Blu-ray edition of this classic horror/SF franchise...

Ripley may have been a hair's breadth away from different casting, back in 1978...

One of the strongest images in the Alien films fades to black under Blu-ray...

Star Wars and Alien art director Roger Christian talks of establishing the look of the Nostromo for Sigourney Weaver's Alien screen test, in this exclusive preview of his upcoming book Cinema Alchemist...

Ridley Scott's production-designer of choice starts up an art department at Pinewood Studios...

They don't even make the trailers like this anymore...

Hours of interviews and rare photos into the making of Alien, from the people who actually made Alien, legally downloadable or watchable online. Yet strangely missing from this week's Blu-ray Alien Anthology release...

Don't worry, they'll get you in the end...

This may be the weirdest s*** anyone ever asked $250m to make...

"Would you like a souvenir...?"

No Sigourney Weaver, and a redesign of the xenomorphs...

The second-most anticipated hi-def SF release has some artwork...

Holy Hollywood revival! Some things just won't stay dead...

The late co-creator of Alien, not holding back - as usual!