Got a new Award...
Yahoo! The ALIEN Movies Resource managed to get the "Cryptcrawl" Award called the 'Crypt of Horror.' So now you can all visit cryptcrawl, and you'll see a bit more ALIEN influence on their Award list.

Ok! That is the last update for a while! I hope everyone has a good Summer! Please read the news update from JUNE 13th (just below), and the website Notice. Thanks.

June 13th
Posted at 10:30
EMAIL CHANGE
Ok, while I've had the same email address for 6 years...it is going to change. I just don't know what too. If my current email address dies before August 3rd, I will post my NEW email address on several locations including:

Old geocities site (if it ever works again)
2nd geocities site (currently the 'picture' pages)
Sound file repository
Alt.cult-movies.alien (Alien series newsgroup]

Conker's Bad Fur Day & Godzilla reference
Novarix sent in an excellent summary of the ALIEN influence on this Nintendo game....this is an excellent Alien Reference if one every existed. :) So check it out. Also clarified is the "Gojira VS Desutoria (1995)" reference of "Aliens".

New ALIENS Site
Reese has created a new Aliens site, and it details many similarities between Terminator and Aliens, among other goodies. So make sure to give a trip to ALIENHUNTERS.

AFI top 100 movies...
A few nights ago the American Film Institute had a TV show that detailed what they consider the 100 Most 'Thrilling' Movies. Naturally, there was a movie from the ALIEN series mentioned. It was hosted by Harrison Ford and included a short interview with Ridley Scott.
Here are the highlights, including other Ridley Scott (ALIEN) and James Cameron (ALIENS) movies that made the rankings...

1. PSYCHOM
2. JAWS
3. THE EXORCIST
4. NORTH BY NORTHWEST
5. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
6. ALIEN
25. TITANIC (1997)
42. THE TERMINATOR (1984)
74. BLADE RUNNER (1982)
76. THELMA & LOUISE (1991)
77. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)

David Fincher still producing...
David Fincher is the Executive producer of the BMWfilms....this news from showbizdata:
Filmmaker and former ILMer David Fincher has been the executive producer of BMW's The Hire online film series. The shorts have included the work of notable directors such as John Frankenheimer, Ang Lee, and Wong Kar Wai. Head over to BMWfilms.com for details.

ALIENS vs PREDATOR in the Hood? :)
Aliens vs Predator has an interesting fan. From Darkhorizons:
Sneak Peek just ran an interview with Director John Singleton about his upcoming "Boyz in the Hood" sequel ["Baby Boy" ...] Singleton also commented on what he's doing next including confirmation that he'll write/produce/direct the adaptation of the Marvel comic "Luke Cage", but also has a big wish to do the "Aliens vs. Predator" film if it were ever to be made.

Want Alien news?
And since I won't be updating too much for the next 7 weeks, here are some alternate ALIEN and movie websites to get your info, and always check out my links area for all the websites I didn't mention... But here are some ALIEN news sites and affiliates:
ALIEN Websites
        Alienscollection.com
        Alienshive
        CIACHOS ALIENS Page
        The Aliens Online Encyclopedia
        Alien LEGEND
        AVSP.net, AvPNews, AvPPlanet
        Bpesti ALIEN Film site
        Al's Alien Page
        Alien-nieoficjalna strona
        The Harry Harris Collection
        Aliens Archive

Movie Websites
        Dark Horizons
        Cinescape
        Corona
        Boxofficeguru
        MrShowbiz

A&E Biography
The A&E channel is working on a Sigourney Weaver biography, so keep your eyes tuned to the TV set in case it shows up.

I'll talk to you all in August! Thanks for visiting.

June 9th
Posted at 5:15pm
Aliens Alumni - Lance Henriksen
This appeared on Darkhorizons, if I recall correctly. On Canadian Talk Show 'Vicky Gaberau Live' Lance Henriksen was interviewed."Vicky Gabereau asked him about his relationship with Chris Carter and it seems Lance "was very much looking forward to shooting an upcoming feature film version of the show". [Millennium, which ran for 3 seasons.] Henriksen also said he wouldn't ever do TV series work again due to the gruelling schedule." Millennium is one of my favorite all-time tv shows, so I can't wait for a movie!

James Cameron's next project?!
A Story on James Cameron was in the local paper today. I've retyped the entire article, as it gave a few insights on Cameron's persona...and hey, his representatives actually called a place a block from where I live... lame of me to find that cool, but it is nifty when James is on the cover of the largest paper in the city. :)

Titanic Director turns to U of C (University of Calgary) on Bismarck Film
Robin Summerfield - The Calgary Herald
A pair of University of Calgary military history experts have caught the eye of one of Hollywood's hottest directors made famous for his love of sunken ships.
Titanic director James Cameron has enslisted the help of acadmics Holger Herwig and David Bercuson, co-authors of the yet-to-be released The Destruction of the Bismarck, to help him bring the story of the sunken German warship to life.
The local pair were contacted late last month, out of the blue, to offer their expertise in dissecting the Bismarck's history for Cameron's latest production, the Imax film Ocean Challenges, currently being filmed in Germany.
The call came to Herwig's U of C office the morning of May 25th. By 2pm that same day a plane ticket was bought and at 6pm, Herwig was getting across the Atlantic to Hamburg for a rendezvous with the Titanic director. That turned into a four-day whirlwind tour that included interviews with survivors of the Bismarch and its British pursuers.
"He was just tapping my knowledge of the event, of the ship and my ability to get him the plans, the materials out of the archives and of course my expertise in German and to be able to talk to these people."
It is a bit of a mysteryhow Cameron found out about the pair's research, said Herwig, whow as nevertheless thrilled by the phone call to join the director in Germany. "I was star-struck in many ways," sia dhte 59 year old.
Urgency in getting to Germany quickly was key for Herwig, as both British and German survivors of the historic sinking of the ship were marking the 60th anniversary at the Bismarch Estate in Friedrichsruh two days later.
During the four-day trip, Herwig interviewed survivors on camera for the production, served as translator for the German seamen and gained access to the ship's plans from German military archives for Cameron, who didnt' have the academic credentials to get them on his own.
Herwig, he embarrassingly admits, wasn't sure at first who Cameron was. He also said he's only seen on of his movies, Terminator, before meeting the director in Germany. "I'm not a great moviegoer I have to admit, but my son said, 'Aliens, Terminator, Titanic,' and then I figured out who it was." said Herwig.
Working with the director, who has a reputation of being difficult, was an exercise in how to get things done quickly and done right, added Herwig. "He's an incredibly powerful, intense personality. He knows exactly what he wants to do, how he want's to do it and you know you're in the presence of someone very professional."
Bercuson's part in the whole picture has not yet come into focus. Production officials have indicated he will be invited to join Cameron and Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of Jacques Cousteau for the dive to the wrekage located 300 miles southwest of the southren tip of Ireland on Sept. 22 to 27. Bercuson hopes to hear from Cameron's production company next week for the official invitiation. While the prospect of diving 15,000 feet under the water to the wreckage below, "scares the living daylights out of me," said Bercuson, "there's not way I'm going to miss that opportunity." Neither Herwig, nor Bercuson will be paid for ther services but preferred to do the work as a "favour" that will may lead to further work and exporsure for their research in the future, said Herwig.
The Bismarck was the thorn in the Allies' side during the Second World War. Her mission was to cut off the supply route from the United States to Great Britian. The German ship eventually sank.

New Alien website
I don't believe I've given this website the proper introduction: So surf on over to Gateway Station and take a look. Remember to click on 'Tributes' for a great Dilbert ALIEN reference...

Aliens vs. Predator 2 news...
Want AvsP2 news? Then go to Avpnews.com, (check out the great pictures/screenshots.)

June 3rd
Posted at 10:00pm
Geocities areas down...
Have I mentioned how much I distrust geocities? They seem to have shut down my contents on their servers, including the music, soundtrack, faq, merchandise, old-news, script, and a few other things are down. I have no idea when they will be brought back up.
I need to move this site to one central location! Soon, I hope. :) I'll update those sections the moment they are back online.

June 2nd
Posted at 11:00am
NEW Nostromo Computer Windows Theme
"Kurtz" Morales has created an excellent theme for Windows based on the Nostromo's computer, "MOTHER". It contains some great sounds and a background image just so you can feel like you're operating the rather well-connected computer yourself. Just go to the Extra Goodies, and then to Windows theme...and download away! It is well worth it. Great thanks to "Kurtz". :)

Quick Trivia...
Matt S. reports that "Ferro" is Latin for "To Carry". Ferro is the name of the dropship pilot in ALIENS... so I guess that works out. :)

ALIENS Fan Fiction...New!
Chuck Sellner has contributed a brand new ALIEN fan fiction story. It the Aliens against the Alien Legion. Alien Legion was a great comic book series in the 80's, best sci-fi comic ever done. Also gave a unique twist to the aliens theme from elements from previous Legion stories. So Read the Story and check out Chuck's Website.

ALIENS: The Deluxe Edition
Some reviews are popping up for the newly released ALIENS: The Deluxe Edition Soundtrack. Cinemusic has a nice review (4.5 out of 5), and also check out their Contest, yes...it is too late to enter but It has a nic prize. :)
You can buy the new soundtrack by Clicking Here.
I quite enjoy the soundtrack, it has all from the original cd release and about half an hour more, with 10 unreleased tracks, and 5 bonus tracks. Very good liner notes, detailing where the music should be heard in the film. It was nice to hear the track 'Facehuggers', and even 'Newt's Horror'...' I'd give it a 5 out of 5, definatly for James Horner and ALIENS fans. :)

ALIEN Resurrection Bootleg?
SalaciusCrumb reports with some info on an ALIEN Resurrection bootleg soundtrack, that contains all of John Frizzels cues for the movie on 2 cds. It has a total time of 91 minutes and good sound quality. As Crumb notes: "Included is every score heard in the movie, except "Priva Son D'Ogni Conforto" from Handel which was played at the conversation scene between Elgyn and Perez. A special note deserves the beautiful piece "I'm a stranger here myself", the track for the final scene, which was missed on the RCA Victor release.

The Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Main Title (Original Version)
2. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Ripley reborn
3. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Main Title (Film Version)
4. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Post-Op
5. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Quite a Grip
6. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Her Majesty
7. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - The Prophecy
8. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - The Knife
9. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Docking the Betty
10. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Face Huggers
11. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - A little One-on-One
12. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - After Hours on Deck
13. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - A Fast Learner
14. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Call Finds Ripley
15. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Mess in the Mess Hall
16. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - The Sacrifice, The Aliens Escape
17. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - The Trap
18. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Evacuation
19. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Ripley's Escape
20. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Wayward Weaponry
21. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Elgyn Killed
22. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - The Appearance of Ripley
23. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Sticking Together
Disc 2
1. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Santa Claus in a Wheelchair
2. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Where the Meat is
3. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Small Talk
4. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Ripley Meets Her Clones
5. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - 'Kill Me'
6. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - A Waste of Ammo
7. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - What's Inside Purvis
8. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - No Backstroke
9. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - They Swim...
10. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - The Auton
11. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - The Chapel
12. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - The Clone and the Robot
13. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - The Abduction
14. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Purvis Erupts
15. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - The Newborn
16. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - 100 Yard Dash
17. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Ripley Returns
18. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Baby on Board
19. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - The Battle with the Newborn
20. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - 'I'm a Stranger Here Myself'
21. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - 'I'm a Stranger Here Myself' (alternate)
22. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - Ripley's Theme
23. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - End Title
24. Alien Resurrection (Bootleg) - End Title (Conclusion)

June 1st
Grrrr!! I can't seem to upload my files (Nostromo Windows Theme) so I'll attempt that again tomorrow morning. I just got the DELUXE Edition of the Aliens soundtrack...I'll provide a review, along with some new links, a fan story, trivia....and maybe more. All tomorrow. Honest. No lie. :)

May 31st
ALIEN Reference in Conkers...
In the Nintendo game 'Conkers Bad Fur Day', one of the evil guys is an Alien! Not just a spoof, but a really nice replica of the beast. To combat it, you wear a yellow exo-skeleton (sound familiar?), which watching out for hits head-thrusts and tail swings. In the cheat book, it has a nice Alien-icon for it (check out page 90.)

I apologize once again for the lack updates...Tomorrow I'll add a nice new 'NOSTROMO' Windows theme...Do you have any info or news? Then just email me!

May 20-something
New Fan Fiction
Everum has been creating an Aliens story for a while now, and now everyone can read it. Just Click Here to read 'HOMEWORLD' by Everum. It is organized nicely by chapters, and is currently about halfway complete, and is based on the Dark Horse 'Earth Wars' series. It is getting some very good reviews too...so read it!

Hudson's Birthday
Bill Paxton's birthday was on may 17th! He turned 46. Happy birthday to Bill!

A Sock likes ALIENS
'Famous' magazine, a movie/entertainment mag handed out at some Famous Players theatres in canada, has an interview with Ed the Sock, a somewhat famous sock-puppet / personality.... currently on Muchmusic as a video jockey extroidinaire. For his favorite films, he lists "Number two is ALIENS (1986). Sigourney Weaver -- I love a woman who kicks ass. Plus. Paul Riser gets killed.

Updates?
Yikes, what is with this lack of updates lately? Hmmm... I'll post more info (whatever I can scrape up) tomorrow. Thanks for visiting!

May 17th
ALIEN 3 prisoner costume auction...
Ebay is having an auction of a costume worn in Alien 3. Do you have the itch for some pre-soiled underwear? Well, then Click Here, and take a look at the neat pictures. Great detail! (Although...take a look at one of the tags, I'm quite sure it says "Warner Bros", and Alien 3 was made by FOX! I sense that someone was swapping costumes...

Affiliate move!
ALIEN Movies Resource affiliate Aliens Hive has moved to a brand new location. So take a visit and update your bookmarks by Clicking Here! [http://www.planetavp.com/alienshive], and take a look at some of his recent news... info on Aliens vs. Predator 2!

AVP2 pictures
Some pictures from the upcoming 'Aliens vs Predator 2' computer game are up at AVPNews.com, they are great...the game looks quite well done.

ALIEN References Galore
Hey, make up your own mind about Scientology cult (the only felony convicted religion in Canada!), but the picture located here makes an interesting comparison of the facehugger and one of the beliefs of the cult. :) Also new References from Batman Beyond, Space Channel Vicar of Dibley (thanks Jay), Invader ZIM (thanks Hicks); And Alien Breed, Wargame and the Games Workshop 'Catchan Jungle Fighter' (thanks to Chris)

May 12th
The 6th day uses ALIEN 3 technology...
CINEFEX magazine, issue #85 (April 2001) does a profile of the Arnold Schwarzenegger Film "The 6th Day." In it, is this:

The ADI hero puppet - accompanied on set by mechanical designer Seth Hays - was capable of full facial articulation, inlcding eye movement and blinking action, jaw movement and lip articulation. the latter used a computer-controlled synchronized playback system developed by ADI for the android Bishop puppet in AILEN 3. "We preprogrammed the dialogue so li-zync could be actuated on set with the touch of a button," said Woodruff, "but all the other aspects of her perforamce were puppeteered live. That allowed for some very good interaction between the doll and the actors in the scene, which was important. Too mcuh preprogrammed action can destroy spontaneity."

I'll add a bunch of References today or tomorrow, and I'll answer all emails. Thanks for your patience!

May 8th
#31 overall..
I don't really need an ego boost, but the 'Alien Movies Resource' was named as the 31st top Sci-Fi site on the Internet, as determined by 100 Top Sci-Fi. Cool, eh? The official Alien Resurrection site holds the #24 spot.

May 7th
POLISH Alien Info...
Thanks to Tomexx, he passed along a few neat tidbits of the ALIEN Release in Poland. The odd picture you see on the right is actually the Polish release poster for the Film ("Alien: The 8th Passenger of the Nostromo"). Click on the small picture for the larger one. This is the actual Polish release poster, not the French one as the IMDB states. Tomexx comments: "It was printed in a low quality paper... in artistic "value" is in my opinion very original."

Another quick Trivia tidbit: Tomexx also reports that the Polish ALIEN premiere was on August 21st, 1980...well over a year after the North American debut.

Nostromo Model
Also from Tomexx; Surf over to "Nostromo Builders" to take a look at model maker Robert LePain and his amazing Nostromo replica. His goal is to finish a *4 foot long* model of the ship... take a look at the pictures!

Horror Film Hotties
As Chestburster reports: The Daily Radar has a feature called "Ten Horror Movie Hotties ". Winona Ryder hits #4, and Sigourney Weaver nabs number 8 overall. Seems like the ALIEN series has spawned a few sex symbols. :)

I'll try for a few more updates tomorrow :)

May 4th
Posted at 6:00pm.
Website updates...
Thanks to everyone who have sent in emails and information for the past few weeks...I'll get to repsonding to them all within a few days. Sorry for the delay. :) I'll update a bit tomorrow. :) Thanks for visiting!

April 29th
Posted at 1:00am.
ALIEN 3 - 16th overall!
Well, while reading Boxofficeguru I came up on a dubious distinction for Alien 3! It holds the 16th largest May opening of all time, in North American Box Office gross, at 23.1 million (over the memorial day weekend waaay back in 1992.) While only 16th, in 1992 that would gave it 4th spot overall.) It also has the 2nd lowest total box office gross in the top 20.

April 26th
Posted at 11:30pm
ALIENS RPG ...
If you are interested in playing ALIENS RPG over the Internet, then just head over to The Larq's ALIENS RPG and choose a character!

Alienscollection.com updates
Take a click on over to Alienscollection.com, and follow the link to the new 'Pulse Rifle Resource Site', A Pewter Alien, and even a way to get replacement teeth for your original ALIEN doll.

Weaver article...as a picture!
Thanks to Bug Stomper for sending in this mini-weaver article (shown on the right) from the Sun-Sentinel (a Florida Newspaper.)

More Sigourney Article
And there was a good Article on Sigourney Weaver in the local paper a few weeks ago. Since I can't find an electronic reproduction, below I typed it in! All of Weaver's comments are in yellow. She says a few neat things on Aliens vs. Predator...

Weaver Back on Top After Alien Abduction
Jamie Portman - Calgary Herald

The news hit the Hollywood trade media a few weeks ago: Sigourney Weaver had yielded to a salary offer so huge she couldn't refuse it and had agreed to reprise the role of Ripley, the intrepid monster-fighter, for a fifth Alien movie.
"If only that were true!" sighs Weaver. But it seems the report had no basis in fact. "People are coming up to me and syaing: 'Hey, ther'es going to an Alien Five!' and i'm saying, 'Hey, didn't you read the retraction?'"
So does that mean there will never be another Alien movie? Weaver wont' go that far, but she says if another one does happen, she won't necessarily be involved, unless it meets her standards.
She knows when she starred in the first Alien for director Ridley Scott back in 1979, her career received a major shot in the arm. The downside was she risked being trapped in Ripley's identity, especially after the release of two successful sequels - James Cameron's 1986 Aliens and David Fincher's 1992 Alien 3. In fact, she was releived when the third film effectively killed her off.
But in response to a public demand, Fox invoved the miracle of DNA to bring a restored Ripley to the screen in the 1997 Alien Resurrection. Despite the fact Weaver has demonstrated her versatility as an actress both on stage and screen, she remains indelibly identified with this character.
As a result, studio brass have to be constantly reminded of Weaver's talents in other fields - for example, comedy. Weaver says MGM needed a lot of persuading before it cast her as a resourceful con artist in the current hit, Heartbreakers. What finally convinced the studio was her recent science fiction spoof Galaxy Quest.
Weaver received a Golden Globe award and an Oscar nomination 13 years ao for her comic performance in Working Girl, but until Galaxy Quest came along she had done nothing else in this genre. When she was offered Heartbreakers, she felt she "had died and gone to heaven because it was the kind of role I'd been trying to get in Hollywood ever since the alien things started throwing people off."
Still, she will always be greatful to the Alien movies. She also believes the films represented a quality franchise, one she doesn't want to see devalued. She was shocked to learn several years ago Fox was contemplating creating an "Alien Versus Predator" movie. "That I don't want to be in. That's why I died in the first place, because I heard they were going to do exactly that." Weaver, 51, hasn't slammed the door on an Alien Five. But, she warns, "all the elements have to be right. If we did another one, I would want it to be smaller and more character-driven."

Another ALIENS bootleg?
Yes, another Aliens bootleg is available, as Pollock pass the info along. It is available from Monsters In Motion, and has the following tracklisting:

1. Main Title
2. Bad Dream
3. Dark Discovery
4. The Sulaco
5. Marines Descend
6. LV-426
7. Atmosphere Station
8. Med Lab
9. The Unknown
10. Sub-Level 3
11. Ripley's Rescue
12. Face Hugger
13. Futile Escape
14. Newt Is Taken
15. Going After Newt
16. Bishop's Countdown
17. The Bitch
18. Resolution/Hyperspace
19. Alien Attack
20. Marines Descend Alt.
[ Track 10 (Sub-Level 3) is misplaced and is supposed to be after Going After Newt. The other tracks up to 18 are just named differently. We Have A Job To Do isn't on the CD and is replaced by Sub-Level 3. Alien Attack is an 18-second cue which I have no idea what it is scored for. Track 20 is an alternate version of Marines Descend. ]
The bootleg is missing the following tracks (which will be released on Varese's expanded edition):
Bad Dreams (alternate)
Newt
The Queen
The Complex
Ripley's Rescue (percussion only)
LV-426 (alternate-film version)
Hyperspace (alternate)

More on the DELUXE Aliens Soundtrack
You can order the new DELUXE Aliens Soundtrack by clicking here. Also, Varese Sarabande has images of both the front and back cover of the CD. It looks great!

Website Update...
All 'larger' updates will be held back until this site finds a new home. I've also worked out a new design for the site, that should make it more interesting to play in. Until the next update...have fun!

April 21st
Posted at 8pm
ALIENS: The Deluxe Edition Soundtrack!
Yes, in my first update in over a week, some GREAT news! Varese Sarabande has decided to release an ALIENS: The Deluxe Edition Original Motion Picture Soundtrack! It is due for release on May 1st (quick!), and you can Click Here to read their official writeup. From Varese's site:

This official soundtrack for the recently released Twentieth Century Fox Special Edition of James Cameron's Aliens features nearly twice as much music than its original release! Before Titanic there was one epic collaboration between director James Cameron and composer James Horner.
For this Deluxe Edition of James Horner's apocalyptic score we have restored every note the composer wrote for this massive symphonic assault. Horner's Aliens has always been among his most acclaimed scores and for fans of both the film and the score, we have gone all out. Included are extensions to cues formally only presented in edited form … even in the film! Over a dozen cues appear for the first time ever! The entire score has not only been digitally remastered but fully remixed to optimize its sonic power. This 75-minute CD is the ultimate Aliens companion!

Well, I've finished my last university exam. Time to get a job! (and update the website more! ;) I'll also respond to all emails within the next two days, and I'll even provide an update. :)

April 13th
Posted at around 1am
Weaver on Conan O'Brien
About a week ago Sigourney Weaver was on Conan O'Brien. I missed it, and she did have a few things to say about Alien 5...to read it just go to The ALIEN Domain (and click on 'news'). The site has also been updated :)

Links links links links
Well, I've been meaning to add these links listed below for quite some time to the Links area. I apologize for the immense delay in getting some of these webpages posted! Since there are a fair amount of them, they are listed below (in no particular order), but please visit all you are interested in. Thanks. More updates to this site are coming!

AVP-RPG : The ALIENS vs PREDATOR RPG mailing list
Alien - Legacy : The ALIEN LEGACY mailing list
Stan Winston : Stan Winston's official site...he made the Alien costumes in ALIENS.
Predator Clan - Area69 : Check out this site for info on the Area69 Predator Clan!
Sci Artist's Guild : The Sci Artist's Guild, is a showcase for creative Sci-Fi! Submit your fanfiction & Art now!
BADKAT's Game Page : Devoted to the Aliens vs. Predator computer game.
The ALIEN Shrine : Sigourney Weaver and Aliens. What a great combo!
The Alien Files : A huge H.R. Giger and Alien fan.
The Alien Domain : A growing website with lots to offer, plenty of pictures and info!
Fiorina 161 : Alien 3 info, extra goodies, and a great design...check it out!
Aliens Movie : A work in progress, but still plenty to share! Great info on the cast and background of ALIENS characters.
Spaceart - Online : This site has many pictures of excellent Alien models (painted and all!)
The Ultimate ALIENS Page : Be careful, they know where to find you...The webmaster is clearly a big Alien fan!

April 10th
Posted at 9:35pm
I'll update thursday or friday next. It is my last week of university and naturally, assignments are due! :) Some new fan fiction, and pictures await. Stay tuned. :)
On a side note, I just saw a great concert! If you are a U2 fan, don't miss out on their latest Tour if it hits your area. An excellent performance, great lighting...those guys can perform! Just make sure to bring a stack of cash if you want any official swag...in addition to the stack of cash you had to fork over for the tickets. ;)

April 6th
Posted at 4:41pm
Alien gets a MAXIM listing!
Ono was looking at the Maxim Magazine Online site and they had ALIEN as #10 on their greatest movie moments of all time list. It is the first chestburster incident. To see that and the rest on the list, just Click Here. Big thanks to Ono!

April 1st
Posted at 3:41pm
Alien 5 - Weaver *finally* commits!
Darn! I've been out-scooped! Well, even though I missed it, this site does have it...

Sigourney Weaver has finally confirmed that Alien 5 is definatly on her schedule for a late 2003 release. She commented on the script, which has more 'female' aliens [Nathan's Note: Possibly similar to the female predators?], and the movie will have a more feminine aspect to the story.

Predator 2 (movie) info
Rumour du jour: A few entertainment sites have mentioned this, and it looks like that ALIENS vs PREDATOR is getting a 2nd chance. In fact, they have already pre-cast the characters, and ya' won't believe who they got for the lead female role...I hope all of you are fans of Winona Ryder....just Click Here to get the full story.

March 31st
Posted at noon
Ok, it looks like for the next few weeks I'll be updating every few days...maybe a few times a week. I also saw 'Heartbreakers' starring Sigourney Weaver; it was alright, but ran a little long. (15 minutes could have been chopped.) I give it a 7/10, Ray Liotta and Weaver were great. :) Oh, make sure you scroll down to the end of this news update for some great tidbits on Aliens vs Predator 2!

Academy Awards...
From the Bladezone.com Blade Runner Email update:
The Academy Awards have come and gone and Ridley Scott had to leave without the coveted Oscar statue for Best Director, however Scott's film "Gladiator" did win in a number of other categories including Best Picture, Best Actor (Russell Crowe), Costume Design, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects. In fact "Gladiator" won the most awards . . . five Oscars in all while "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Traffic" both won four. One of the best moments was when a very surprised Russell Crowe accepted his Best Actor award, saying "I owe it all to one bloke . . . Ridley Scott."

Academy Awards & Ridley...
[Hicks sends this summary] Ridley Scott now has a Best Picture to add to his resume, while sadly he didn't win best director (that went to Soderbergh) his film "Gladiator" raked in 5 including Best Actor (Crowe) and Best Picture. Also, the film got introduced by Sigourney Weaver, who commented that she had been lucky enough to work with Ridley twice. (Alien & 1492:Conquest of Paradise.) Also, during a pre-show she was interviewed, and her previous connection to Scott with "Alien" Was mentioned. Winona Ryder introduced the 'best song' candidate Bjork, and gushed about her quite well. She looked quite different, with longer blond hair than her 'Call' Alien Resurrection getup.

Yet more Academy Awards!
The always well spoken and well dressed Sigourney Weaver is up for a few polls For being the 'best dressed presenter.' Click Here for the 'style' poll, and what was she wearing? Well, she was in John Galliano for Christian Dior. No, I didn't know that, I went to This website, which also noted "Sigourney Weaver went for full-on flower power in a curvaceous couture gown by John Galliano for Christian Dior."

Cinescape Top 25 Sci-Fi
The "Special Collectors Issue" of Cinescape magazine (vol. 7 no.3) has just hit the newsstand listing the 25 Best Science Fiction Movies of all time. Ridley Scott made a few appearances: 1. The Day the Earth Stood Still -- 2. A Clockwork Orange -- 3. 2001 -- 4. The Empire Strikes Back
5.Close Encounters -- 6. Planet of the Apes -- 7. Blade Runner -- 8. The Matrix
9. The Thing (1951) -- 10.The Thing (1982) -- 11. Forbidden Planet -- 12. Godzilla
13. Back to the Future -- 14. Invasion of the Body Snatchers -- 15. Aliens -- 16. Alien
17. E.T. -- 18. Star Wars -- 19. The Andromeda Strain -- 20. Brazil
21. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea -- 22. Iron Giant -- 23. War of the Worlds -- 24. Star Trek II -- 25. Galaxy Quest

GATEWAY STATION - New Alien website
Rich just made a brand new Alien website, and he needs some visitors! The site is still under construction, but Rich desires to make it a bit different from the other sites. So just Click Here to visit Gateway Station!

ALIENS gameboy game emulated
"Aliens: Thanatos Encounter" for Game Boy Color was recently released, and now has already dumped and emulated . To get the game, screen shots, and more, just head to the games section at CIACHO's ALIENS web page!. [Great work Ciacho!]

ALIENS vs PREDATOR 2 'World Exclusive
Okay, okay, so I don't have the world exclusive, but the May issue of Computer Games does. As chestburster reports:

"The 8 page article features new conceptual art that I haven't seen (Predator Alien Hybrid, 2 pictures of that plant/pod creature that were in the tech demo, and 2 new different Marines) and many new screen shots featuring the three main species, powerloaders and vehicles, weapons and tools, marine and predator visual perspectives, indoor and outdoor environments and more.
This is the most detailed and informative preview yet. A side article about the Lithtech 3.0 engine states that AvP 2 will not be using Monilith's lastest gaming engine despite what the person playing the AvP demo says in that movie clip I told you about.
Oh one last cool thing about the article -- It briefly mentioned Aliens: Colonial Marines for the PS2 but it also mentioned that there would be another Alien related game that was yet to be announced.
The magazine was $7.99 US ($8.99 CAN)
There's also a concept picture of ... get this ... a female predator. In one of the Dark Horse Aliens/Predator comic series, female Predators were supposedly larger than their male counter parts. However, this concept art depicted a slim female predator similar to human females."

A Quote from the AVP2 article
Here is a quote from This artice,

One of these wide-open areas--a distinctly alien-looking land, filled with undulating plant life--was shown to dramatic effect. Towering hills could be seen on the horizon, and the bizarre plants and ambient creatures on the planet were plentiful and lifelike.
Another much more familiar-looking area was also shown: A dark, dimly lit corridor, straight out of the Aliens film. As with the outdoor area, this setting looked distinctly realistic.

ALIEN Series TIMELINE updated
Scott and Xenomorph have now updated the Timeline website to include a timeline that encompasses the comics and novels. Excellent work! Everyone should go and check it out.

March 24th
Posted at 11am
Alien Resurrection Site Updated
Dave passed along some info that "the aliens experience section I finally accessable [...] it happens to be the coolest database of alien information I've ever seen!" Where can you find all this? Just surf on over to the 'ol Alien Resurrection official site.

New Aliens vs. Predator 2 article
Yep, just surf on over to Zdnet to read the article, which has a movie clip and old concept art. Thanks to chestburster for the info!

Sigourney Weaver : Quote of the day
A few days ago on Access Hollywood (who got it from ABC's Primetime), Sigourney Weaver was the 'winner' of the "Quote of the Day". This was also picked up by some news services. It isn't really Alien related, but still funny. Here it is (a little edited):

"The most embarrassing moment of my life was...I saw someone who looked a lot like Tom Cruise buying something," So she let out a scream. "And he turned around and it was Tom Cruise. And I was already known then. I mean I had made a film." And she screamed again. "I ran out. I was so embarrassed," said Weaver, who starred as Ripley in the four Alien movies.

Alien-ish music hits new TV ads
The new film 'Enemy at the Gates' has a few Alien music connections. Some some ads are using Immediate Music's "Code Red" (from the Alien Resurrection trailer), Chestburster points out that Jame's Horner's score for Aliens is also being used in one of the film's TV commercials. Another Alien connection: Ron Perlman (Johner in Alien 4) has a small role, and James Horner actually did the music to the film. [Thanks chestburster!]

Alien 5 gets more press.
Will the rumour never die? As Dave from Belfast reports: A local ( UK ) horror mag called Shivers ran the following article this month; "SIGOURNEY FOR ALIEN 5" It ran as follows: "More than 20 years after the first Alien sci-fi epic shocked audiences around the world, lead actress Sigourney Weaver has agreed to a $25 million deal to play Ripley for a fifth time. The new episode will be set on earth for the first time and will be released in 2004, the 25th anniversary of the original. " I've always wanted to do one where we go back to the planet where the alien originally came from or even earth" , Weaver remarked about her decision to reprise her most famous role. The 51 year old actress will also be executive producer on Alien 5 to be written by Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon. Well, any Alien 5 news is good news! Thanks to Dave.

Reebok and Aliens
The new image on the Main Page is a reebok add, for its new 'Aliens Fighter Shoe', which Ripley wore in Aliens. While Alienscollection.com has a picture of an advert with just the shoes (check it out), this is the first ad that I've seen that features Ripley. Reebok had a promotional thing going on with Aliens...I wonder if any of those shoes ot produced?

Aliens arcade on eBay
Have a few hundred dollars to spare? Great, that will cover shipping. Now you can get the actual arcade game. Check out the following items on Ebay, for pictures and more info.
Alien 3: The Gun
ALIENS Arcade game

March 21st
Posted at 12:31pm
TV Guide Ranks Chestburster
Hicks found an interesting tidbit: "T.V. Guide just published an issue covering the 50 greatest moments in movie history...the classic dinner scene from "Alien" came in at #41 with this text";

"Alien" The Gut Buster 1979 / Starts @ 0:54
We knew something was coming, we just didn't know what. That face-hugging alien critter on John Hurt's mug couldn't have just vanished, but who expected it to reenter the movie in such a heart-shattering way? Filmed in one take and mostly ad-libbed, the messy mess-hall sequence from Ridley Scott's deep-space scarefest shattered the claustrophobic tension among the Nostromo crew (including Sigourney Weaver in her first lead role) and introduced us to the grisliest parasite ever. When you see this scene again, keep an eye on Ian Holm's character as Hurt starts hurting: His subtle expression suggests that he isn't surprised by the uninvited dinner guest.

Weaver Chat - and EMAIL fox!
Leah passed on this info: "Sigourney Weaver just participated in a yahoo chat room and someone asked her about Alien 5. She said she was under the impression that there wasn't much interest among fans in an Alien 5, and she said that if people want to see one, they should email Fox online---so, I thought it couldn't hurt to get the word out.
Email foxmovies@fox.com and maybe if they get a barrage of emails requesting an Alien 5, they will pay attention! [Leah notes: Reading between the lines, I would say she sounds quite interested in doing another one if the money (and script) are right.] The preview for the chat describes Weaver... "Her breakthrough role came in 1979 with Lieutenant Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's Alien. She reprised the role twice, with Aliens in 1986 (garnering her first Oscar nomination) and Aliens3 in 1992." No, they didn't really forget Alien Resurrection -- She was 'Ripley 8', not Ripley. ;)
Check out the Photo Gallery of Weaver as well.

Hicks and Johner still on TV
D.J.Owen pointed out that Both Michael Biehn and Ron Perlman are currently starring in the TV series The Magnificent Seven (Sunday afternoons on ITV in the UK, don't know US). Keep your eyes peeled for air dates in North America. [Nathan's note: I liked this show...it was a quick hour of entertainment.]

I'll add those darn links (that I've been meaning to add for a while) in a few days. No time, no time... Thanks for visiting :)

March 19th
Posted at 1:11pm
Weaver Comments on Alien 5...again!
This is from an Interview conducted by Cindy Perlman, and you can read it by Clicking Here. I've cut and pasted. Full credit to them...I cut some stuff out. (Weaver's comments are in Orange) :)

"Honestly, I think Ripley should crash-land the spaceship in Paris right next to the Eiffel Tower," Sigourney Weaver says of a possible fifth Alien film. "My idea is that everyone at this very expensive French restaurant hears a big boom. They look up and see this dripping alien creature get out of a spaceship and then they shrug and go back to eating their meals because, hey, the French are so unaffected by everything." [Nathan's Note: Weaver speaks french fluently, and helped director J.P.Jeunet on the set of Alien 4]

Hey, it could happen. After all, the last Alien flick - Alien Resurrection - ended with Ripley headed toward Earth. But Weaver says battling aliens on terra firma really doesn't interest her one bit. "Don't you remember when the Star Trek people came to Earth? It was like, 'Ugh,'" the actress says. "How do you get past the basic plot where all the humans are going, 'Ohhh, ahhh, ehhh-aliens!'"

But a few quibbles about the plot doesn't mean Weaver refuses to play Ripley one more time. "I sort of left her in an interesting place and I want to see what happens next. There's a cool Jekyll and Hyde thing going on inside her, and I'm not sure who will win," she says, alluding to the fact that in Alien Resurrection her character was half-human, half-alien.

Weaver adds that she won't "rush into anything until we have a great script." It's unclear whether 20th Century Fox has such a script in development at the moment. But if it does, Ripley could return. "I don't think another sequel is a bad thing," Weaver says. "Nowadays, I think there's a whole generation of moviegoers who think of these movies as episodes in a long adventure. And I don't think this adventure is completely finished."

As for her price-tag for returning…well, maybe it's the producers who will feel something burning in their chests. "They could easily bribe and cajole me to do another for $50 million," Weaver jokes. At least, we think she's joking.

Alien 3 alumni on Lord of rings...
Jim Rygiel has just been apoointed to be the Visual Effects Supervisor on the upcoming Lord of the Rings movie. He previously was the Digital Effects Supervisor on Alien 3. Check out his IMDB listing.

Drew Carrey Alien Reference
CAPGOLLUM reports of a brand new Alien Reference from the Drew Carry TV show. To read it, just surf on over to the Alien References area. Thakns to CAPGOLLUM!

March 18th
Posted at midnight...
Dourif's birthday!
Brad Dourif (Dr. Gediman in Alien Resurrection) turned 51 today. He was born in 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia. Happy Birthday!

March 15th
Posted at midnight
Sigourney and Joss Whedon on Alien 5, and the SCRIPT!
Sigourney spoke to Tvguide about the Alien 5 rumours, and revealed a few MORE tidbits (Weavers comments in orange, Whedon is in yellow.):

Sigourney Weaver was bouncing off the walls at news that she would pocket a record $25 million for going another round with those jaw-dropping slimebuckets in a fifth Alien flick. If only it were true! "The amount was thrilling," she tells TV Guide Online. "I'm supporting my husband's [Manhattan] theater, so he was thrilled that he was going to be able to sign up for another five-year lease."

It's not just the amount of her paycheck that Weaver's disputing ("I would have to kill a few people to get that salary," she laughs). The Oscar-nominated actress insists that there are no "immediate plans" to do Alien 5. "As far as I know, there is no truth to any of it," she says of British tabloid reports, which surfaced last month. "My agents both called me and said, 'This is in the paper,' and I said, 'You gotta be kidding me!'"

That's not to say that Weaver - who plays a con artist opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt in the comedy Heartbreakers (opening March 23) - would rule out reprising her role as E.T. exterminator Ellen Ripley. "I think if we ever did another Alien, I would prefer that it be on a much smaller, sort of character-driven level," she admits. "If I were more enterprising and less lazy, maybe I would come up with something that would be good. I don't feel it is quite finished."

Incidentally, Weaver confirms that an Alien 5 script featuring a plot that brings the series down to Earth does in fact exist. "I have never read it, and I have never asked to read it," she says. "I think [20th Century Fox's] plan is to make it Alien vs. Predator, and I would just as soon not be in that, although I am sure I could whip them both."

Well, also contrary to reports, said script was not authored by Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon, who penned the last installment, 1997's Alien Resurrection. "There is not one shred of truth to it," he tells TV Guide Online. "I have no idea where [the rumor] came from. I'll tell you there was a time when I would have been interested in that, but I am not interested in making somebody else's franchise anymore. Any movie I make will be created by me." - Michael Ausiello with Angel Cohn

That reminds me...what is the story behind This "Alien 5" script? The rumour that I got (thanks to Drew) was that this was written by Terry Hayes before he was brought on the 'Planet of the Apes' remake.

Canadian Alien 3: The Gun sighting
GGSTU passed on this nugget of info a WHILE ago, but I only recently read it (shame on me). He spotted the Alien 3: The Gun game at Paramount Canada's Wonderland (in Southern Ontario, Canada). His comments: "It can be two player and each player has a M41a pulse rifle!!" Thanks GGSTU! (It has been added to the Trivia section. Also, Mark L. reports "Ripley looked like Ripley for once" in the ALIENS arcade game, which he found at Niagara Falls, and right around the falls, kind of underground there's the arcade game. [Thanks Mark!]

The Metamorphosis of Alien 3
The fan magazine Cashiers Du Cinemart wrote a great article on Alien 3 in issue no. 12. It takes a look at the growth of Alien 3, from early script conception to what it ended up; and provides a great summary of each script stage, including who was introduced, and plot points. It is quite helpful when one doesn't want to read the Eric Red script (trust me.) It also goes through some points on scripts, the comics, and thoughts on what went wrong. Go to their website and get yourself the magazine. For more information on the cut scenes from Alien 3, go to the Cut-Scenes area of this website, or of course the Script area!

A few new ALIEN websites
The ALIEN Domain has a clean layout, lots of pictures...check it out (it is growing fast!)
Also, a new polish based site is up. Fiorina 161 has everything you want to know about the planet that Alien 3 is based upon. It may be in polish, but it is easy to look around with its menu. Visit both these sites to support the Alien community! [I'm actually going to give both these site a great look right after this update :)

Celebrity Deathmatch
There was a Celebrity Deathmatch not too long ago that pitted David Arquette vs Paul Riser, for the title of AT&T spokesperson. Paul Reiser (Burke in Aliens) quotes "Me and Sigourney Weaver kicked butt in Aliens." [Thanks to Stephen, who thinks that David Arquette wins!]

Another new Alien website...
The ALIEN internet presence has been nicely expanded, thanks to new websites. Along with the 2 mentioned previously, please check out The Ultimate Aliens Page. It is brand new, so visit it and see what Is there to explore! :)

Website info & avpnews.com...
avpnews.com has been down for a few days, as they are changing servers (the network were that server resides has a brand new owner.) I'd expect everything to go back to normal shortly...until then Alienshive.com and Alien Legend are unreachable. :(

I think that is all the updating I can do today. If I have time I'll post more tomorrow...including a whack of new pictures if I can find them...Until then, thanks for visiting. :) I also have a bunch of new weblinks to add to the links section. Remember, if you would like to make a section for this website, or think you can do better than I can, just email me and tell me what is on your mind. :)

March 14th
Posted at midnight
I'm getting rather busy with school, but I'll post a tiny update tomorrow, and respond to emails, and *hopefully* add something nifty to the website. Sorry for the delay! :)

Oh, quick note...While checking out a movie in the theatre you might see an add for movieticket.com; well, the background music is the 'code Red' track, used in the Alien Resurrection trailer, and composed by Immediate Music. :) Amaze your friends with that trivia.

March 8th
Posted at 4pm
See Sigourney on the Big Screen
Sigourney Weaver can be seen this weekend in the film 'Company Man.' It was released friday to some theatres. From Boxofficeguru.com, " Douglas McGrath juggles acting, writing, and directing duties in the comedy 'Company Man' from Paramount Classics. John Turturro, Sigourney Weaver, and Denis Leary also star in the PG-13 film which finds a school teacher recruited by the CIA to overthrow Fidel Castro."

(Another update later today or tomorrow!)

March 5th
Posted at midnight
Ooops. The update listed below I thought I had posted last week, I apologize. I have more too add, hopefully in the next few days if time permits. Also, all the files I had on Driveway are no longer available at the moment, as Driveway shut down their free service. However, I should have the files (including the NIN Alien Music videos, and Alien 4 Trailer music) back soon at at new location. Thanks for visiting!

March 1st
Posted at 11pm
Winston gets walk of fame (and a movie!)
On february 23rd, Stan Winston got a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame. Congraduations! Now people can walk all over his name! Winston is the acclaimed and Oscar award Winning special effects guru - he won an Academy Award for ALIENS in 1986.

Cameron reteams with FOX
James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment has renewed their production deal for Another 5 years. Their first collaboration started with ALIENS in 1985. Stan Winston (Alien alumni, see above) is set to direct an upcoming Lightstorm film, "Damned if you Do", which is apparently a romantic Comedy with fantasy interests. For more details (and a better list of upcoming James Cameron projects, Check out Yesterday's Cinescape Insider news.

Cameron issued a statement on the deal, saying, "I've had a 16-year history with Fox, going back to Aliens in '85, and I've always loved having the Fox fanfare at the head of my films, so I was glad when we were able to make a deal for another five years.

Ridley Scott - Alien mention
As Ridley is up for an Academy Award, there are inevitably some news stories on him. In Issue #583/584 of Entertainment Weekly, the profile the Oscar nominees, and this is what they said on Ridley Scott (who is up for Best Director):

After Ridley Scott created dystopian sci-fi worlds of Alien and Blade Runner, it felt like every director unable to compose his own visual poetry of the future simply plagiarized Scotts'. He defined the way we look to the future; now, with Gladiator, the 63-year-old British director [...] has us all rethinking the way we look at the past. I enjoy myself most when I'm creating worlds, whether they're period or science fiction" Says Scott. [...] Scott dared to rattle the genre as he had with his science-fiction films 20 years earlier.

Aliens vs Predator RPG
A new ALIENS vs PREDATOR RPG mailing list has popped up. :) All you have to do is join (And read more about it) is by clicking here. Enjoy!

February 22nd
Posted at 2pm
ALIEN mentioned on ER
One of the most popular shows in North America had a nice ALIEN reference. In the beginning of ER, Dr. Elizabeth Corday (who is pregnant) remarked that she couldn't help but think of ALIEN, and that the baby would burst from her stomach. I'll get the actual quote when the episode repeats (I couldn't scribble it down fast enough!)

Top ALIEN web site closing down...
The great 'Weyland Yutani - Special Weapons Division' is shutting down. This website was one of the top ALIEN websites on the internet in terms of original content and (IMHO) design. Best of luck to Chestburster, and thanks for the excellent resource you provided the world!

Dourif tidbit
Brad Dourif has another connection to the ALIEN series, beyond playing Dr. Gediman in Alien Resurrection. As Hicks points out: In the book "Legion" (Which already has an Alien Reference), in the film version ("Exorcist III") Brad Dourif's the voice of the Gemini Killer.

New Alien fan site
Roger asked me to post a link to his brand new Alien Website. He is a Alien and Giger fan, and those facts can easily be determined by his content. Lots of pictures at his site! :)

Alien model pictures
Have you seen the detailed models on This site? Go to the 'sci-fi and fantasy' area, and take a look at the different Alien models pictured. Great paintjobs on all of them!

Emulator and Roms...?
Go directly to CIACHO's ALIEN page, and now you can download the emulator and roms for some Aliens games...and also you might find some game pictures from the original arcade, and screenshots!

The FULL Weaver Quote
Most of the news sites managed to skip the last sentence when quoting Sigourney Weaver's denial of the ALIEN 5 movie. Well since it is ALIEN related...I'll post the whole thing! While talking to Syndicated columnist Liz Smith, Sigourney said "I was interested to read that I was doing it for a phenomenal amount of money. Unfortunately, it wasn't true. At least the sum. And I haven't really talked to Fox about making another. People come up to me on the street saying 'Hey, Alien 5! Great, when's it gonna happen?' And I go, 'Wait, wait, wait a minute!'".
Thanks for clearing that up Sigourney! Notice that the only 'real' denial was the monetary terms?

Alien prop pictures
If you have way to much money, why not buy some overpriced ALIEN props? At the very least surf over to Bedlum.net and look at the pictures. Up for grabs (all prices in US dollars) are Weaver's Flame Thrower ($10,700), Alien Creature ($35,000), John Hurt's Space Suit ($30,000), Aliens- Facehugger (med lab) ($8000) [note...wasn't this just sold on ebay?], Alien 3 - Weavers pants ($6500) 85's turtleneck and other clothing ($250-900), Clemons shirt, Christies sweater vest...and more. Just be prepared to pay a FORTUNE [Star Wars lightsaber for over $500,000...when Liam Neeson is donating one for a charity auction]

Chimps do Alien
How is this for an Alien spoof? A William reports:
" On the TBS Network, they used to air little movie parodies using apes (like chimpanzees and orangutans) to fill in gaps between shows. Anyhow, one of these 'Monkeyed Movies' was an 'Alien' parody. It basically had some monkeys standing around a table with another monkey laying on the table with a facehugger attached to his face. The other monkeys are poking at it, and one pokes it with a knife (I think) and it squirts purple goo on the floor. The monkey reaches to touch it, and the others warn him not to. He does it anyway, then sticks his finger in his mouth and tells the others that it's just grape jelly.
Then it switches to the dinner scene, with all the monkeys are eating. The monkey that had the facehugger on him begins moaning and groaning, and climbs up on the table. He starts thrashing around and his stomach expands, and then he passes major gas, lets out a sigh and comments on how it was just gas while the other monkeys are all holding their noses and complaining." [Big thanks to William!]

February 21st
Posted at 6:00pm
Weaver denies Alien 5
Mr Showbiz posted a message grabbed from Access Hollywood, where Sigourney Weaver told them:
"I was interested to read that I was doing [a fifth film] for a phenomenal amount of money. Unfortunately, it wasn't true. At least the sum. And I haven't really talked to Fox about making another." She said that she believes that undoubtedly there is a screenplay for the fifth Alien film "laying around" somewhere at Fox, but that all systems, at this point, are not go.
The suspect story originated in London's Sunday Express. But look on the bright side, Weaver officially commented on ALIEN 5! :-)

I'm back in town, so I'll try to respond to emails / update the site tonight or tomorrow. Thanks for visiting :)

February 15th
Posted at 6:30pm
AVP CPS 2 emulated!
For all emulation fans, head on over to CIACHO's ALIENS webpage, where you can get teh New MAME ver 037 beta 12, and emulates a few CPS2 games, including Aliens vs Predator. Just go click here, go to the game section, then into the AVP Arcade subpage. This is an amazing Polish Alien website, and I urge you all to check it out! [There is an English section too!]

New Alien references
Just Click Here to check out the Alien references, which now have a new addition from 'Clerks - The Animated Series', thanks to Mik. :) Also, look at the 'This Morning with Richard Not Judy' reference, thanks to DJ Nock.

Alien 5 on the news...
How widespread was the Alien 5 rumour last week? Well, Nicholas sent in a few links, including Film Force, The Sci-Fi Wire, Mr Showbiz, as well as Yahoo...all from a rumour posted by a major news distributor Reuters.

Trivia...
A few more additions to the Trivia section, thanks to Martin, involving the Dropship 2, and writings in Spanish... :)

German site
Can you read German? Well, even if you can't, I'd visit bugbase.de, a nice german based website on the series!

I have another update to do, but I'll be away from the computer until Monday... this will have some stuff that I've been meaning to upload for along time. Thanks for visiting! :)

February 9th
Posted at 1:51pm
Entertainment Weekly ranks DVDs
I just found this: In the January 19th, 2001 issue of Entertainment Weekly (issue #578), they have a large section devoted to the 'top 50 DVDs.' No ALIEN movie made that list...but the entire series made the 'Top 10 Boxed Sets' list, at #2 (behind Toy Story.) This is their writeup:

The ALIEN LEGACY #2 (1979-1997, Fox, $109.98)
This sci-fi saga has evolved much like its titular beasties: It began with a haunted-ship terror flick, reached its peak with a a balls-out war movie, took a side step into prison drama, and concluded with a Frankenstein-like medical horror. Each twist gets a first-class treatment here, but the gold star goes to ALIENS, which boasts more than 17 minutes of scenes that James CAmeron never should've cut. Choice Cut: On the ALIEN disc, you can access the personnel files of the NOSTROMO's crew, which gives tantalizing glimpses of backgrounds we'd otherwise never see. DEPTH CHARGE: 8 [out of 10] SOUND & VISION: 9 [out of 10]

February 8th
Posted late at night
Alien 5 *not* in the works
Representatives for FOX have commented that the rumour of Weaver returning is bogus, and that a 5th film in the series is not currently in the works.

Alien Legacy e-mail group
Now you can discuss your favorite scenes from any of the Alien movies, talk about the dvd set, rumours, or anything Alien-esque. How? Well, just sign up to the Alien Legacy mailing list! (online since march of '99!)

Director lookout
As David J. Owen remarks, David Fincher has a cameo in 'Being John Malkovich.' He plays a film critic called Christopher Bing. (The director of 'Malkovich' is Spike Jonze, he also appears in Fincher's flick "The Game" as an ambulance dude.)

More Trivia
Martin H. passed along some more trivia, including what some writing is on Marine's armour/shirts...(more to come)

That was all I was able to finish up today, I have more but that'll just have to wait until I sleep. But one last thing, some of the auctions for ALIEN props is over (the ones listed at the Current page), and here is the summary:
ICONS M-41A Pusle Rifle: $788
Aliens Marine Helmet (signed): $379.99
Aliens Prop Grenade: $51
[And my favorite...] ALIENS Facehugger prop: $1,000!

February 7th
I'm planning on an update tomorrow, honest. :) I'm just over a week behind in emails, please be patient!

The Alien 5 rumour has been officially squashed, more on that tomorrow. Until then! Thanks for visiting! :)

February 4th
Posted at 4:30pm
Alien 5 reported...
Major news wire 'Reuters' picked up a story orignally run in an English tabloid, the Sunday Express. (Click here to read it on Yahoo) It reports that Sigourney Weaver has signed a deal for 15 million pounds (about 23 million US dollars) to revive her role of Ripley, and Joss Whedon (of Alien Resurrection fame) will write.
A quote from Weaver "I've always wanted to do one where we go back to the planet from where the alien orignally came or even get to Earth" Well, the quote is correct, but it is from December of 1999! It was actually posted on this webpage and on Corona, and I beleive that Joss Whedon has no intention of crossing lines with the Alien series ever again... but hey, it *is* ALIEN news, even if it is false. Maybe now there will be some official comments! (Thanks to Bob and alienscollection.com.) The rest of the quote from 1999 is But it's never been a serious discussion." "I don't know that there are any plans to do another one. It wouldn't surprise me if some time in the next 20 years or so, you see a white-haired Ripley hobbling around out there. But I haven't heard of anything."

'BETTY' model photographs
You can now get a set of high resolution photographs fo the orignal model and prop of the starship 'Betty' used in Alien Resurrection. This could be a great help to all those modelers and artists...just click here to go to the website for more information.

Alien Resurrection Premiere pics
The Internet Movie Database has a page full of pictures from the Alien Resurrection premiere, back from 1997. Take a look at what stars attended the show! Just click here to go to the page. :)

February 3rd
Prop Auctions and more...
Quick, take a look at the Current Events section, and look at some of the auctions ending shortly. Some Amazing props are up for grabs! Facehugger, pulse rifle replica, grenades...and more. Sorry for the short notice (for all those with lots of $$), but I recently found them out myself.

More news tomorrow. Been a little to busy for the 'daily' updates! :) Thanks for visiting!

January 31st
Posted before midnight...
The $64,000 question...
Being an ALIEN fan pays off. On tonight's episode of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire', The following question was posed:

In the 1979 movie "Alien", what is the name of Ripley's spaceship?
     a) Nostromo   b) Dark Star
     c) Pequod     d)Nautilus

Christie on TV
Want to see Gary Dourdan (Christie in Alien Resurrection) more? No worries, just tune into C.S.I. (Crime Scene Investigation) every week on TV. He plays Warrick Brown on the series. For the official site, just click here.

Johner still working
Another quick update on Alien alumni: Ron Perlman has at least 6 productions being released in the next few years, including the lead in 'Hellboy' as..."Hellboy". Mike Mignola wrote Hellboy, and he also provided art for the Alien series 'Salvation.' Perlman will also be seen in "Enemy at the Gates" and "Blade 2."

Operation: Aliens!
Unproduced art. Unproduced animated art. Unproduced animated art based on the ALIEN series, to advertise the 'ALIENS' line of action figures. Want to see it? Then click here, but first visit Alienscollection.com, who posted the news....

More news is coming later, I'm much busier than I thought I would be in school. Hopefully I can update tomorrow. Oh yes, I'm headed to Europe in the summer. Any Suggestions on where to go? I need them!

January 25th
Posted in the morning
Golden Globes & comments...
Some Alien Alumni grabbed some awards during the Golden Globes. Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" won for best picture, and Jerry Goldsmith won for best soundtrack from the same movie. (Of course, y'all know they teamed up for ALIEN.) Thanks to Hicks for the info.

Sigourney Weaver had a comment on the upcoming screen writers guild strike, which is due to hit Hollywood fairly shortly (a few months I think.) She says: "Whatever happens, happens. You know, everyone's prepared for it...you know, might as well happen." She sounded much better than that...I was scribbling it down quickly while it was on Extra or Entertainment Tonight. She was *very* well dressed in the clip. The woman has style!

January 24th
The COMPLETE ALIENS COMPANION isn't DEAD!
Posted at 4pm
Straight from the author Paul Sammon, the book 'The Complete Aliens Companion' is far from obliterated. In an interview with Bladezone, he comments on Ridley Scott, Blade Runner, and the ALIEN book:

"Basically, The Complete Aliens takes the same approach I used with Future Noir[:The Making of Blade Runner]. Except that this time I examine all four Alien films, not just one Blade Runner. And if people liked the appendices in Future Noir (laughs) well, if you think there was a lot of supplemental material at the end of "Future Noir", wait’ll you see The Complete Aliens! It has ten appendices! I list every goddamn Alien garage kit, every Xenomorph model, all the books and magazine articles, each Alien-related soundtrack... it’s been crazy, uncovering all that information!


...I’ve been working on it for almost five years! [....] I’m hoping it finally will come out sometime next year, in 2001."