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OLD ALIEN related NEWZ
December 30th
Not alot going on in the ALIEN world. There have been some new ALIELN
References, from the 'Weaver Stance' (in the Koontz book), and that it is not actually named
after Siggy Weaver, its just a coincidence. Thanks to Shawn1010. A few more have been updated,
including the 'Evil Dead II' reference (or lack thereof).
December 29th
James Cameron will be one of the people examined in tonights 'Entertianment Tonight' tv show; they
will discuss his diss'n of Linda Hamilton for Titanic co-star Suzi Amis (who ET described as a
'Titanic leading lady' ..yeah, right!)
December26th
Harry Harris's page has been opened! Take a look at a massive collection
of ALIENS merchandise all nicely laid out, with pictures galore. It is the
cool 'alien' site on the mainpage for a wee bit. :)
Click Here to visit it!
I'm almost caught up on email, everything from december 17th on needs to
be answered though. Only 1 week behind!! :)
Over at the the On-Line ALIENS collection,
there have been some great link updates!
Steve Radler has
new prop pics! (See 'em to believe 'em.) There are new links to
miniture information, pictures of the nostromo patch, bug stomper patch,
ALIEN creature creators of Amalgamated Dynamics interview information,
some COLONIAL MARINE armour for SALE, reprints, and hey, a whole lot more!
Tonnes of links. Give it a visit!
The great ALIEN : top 25 has been
revamped!
A new layout design and lots more room for info, give it a look! :)
Dougs ALIEN page has a new sound sub-section!
So
you can listen to ALIEN noises allll day long. :)
http://www.geocities.com/area51/keep/7961
Another new page is in the ALIEN world, it is
Chances Aliens Page!.
I saw the ALIEN Legacy cards locally, so check them out. They were released in
early december, and are WAAAAYYY overpriced locally, so I passed. (I'm a student, so
ya can't blame me!! :)
A new ALIEN related story is called '
"Chocolate Alien Hair Dryer Bunnies", click on the name to read it! The link will be on the
fan fiction area soon! :)
New ALIEN References, from the Simpsons, PPV, (thanks hicks),
& HBO.
At Dark Horizons there are some pictures of
Winona Ryder (ALIEN 4) in her upcoming movie 'Lost Souls.'
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December 24th
Lotsa goodies to tell ya about, but that will be later today I think. :)
If I don't update today, Let me wish ya'll a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and may Santa get you all the
alien related merchandise and toys you ever wanted. :)
December 22nd
Harry Dean Stanton, (The guy who played BRETT in ALIEN), starred in a
Disney special that was on last Sunday....I think it was then. There was a quick
advertisement for it that I saw on Friday.
James Cameron is on a Barbara Walters special TONIGHT and is
about the '10 most fascinating people as picked by someone who has
totally different taste than you.' He will likely talk Titanic.
Bill Paxton (I'm not going to tell you who he is) hosted Saturday Night Live over the
weekend. I didn't watch it, but a dude emailed me saying it was so, therefore it must be right. :)
On the excellent Dark Horizons site, they
report that actress Sigourney Weaver is set to appear in the upcoming Michael Crichton flick
"Airframe." Gina Davis is also rumored to star. (Check out Dark Horizon's 1999 Movie Index
for future updates!) Thanks to Sean.
More ALIEN References! Thanks to St Just. They are from 'IT' (the novel),
Wolverine (the comic), and 'Uncanny X-men' (The comic....maybe upcoming movie.) Thanks St Just!!!
I plan on going through ALL of ALIEN 3 and making a *master* list of the music, as it was
used in the movie in relation to the CD. Also, I'll detail what music was chopped form the CD, and
make a
chronological listing of the CD's music. I hope I can get it done in a few hours! :)
I found another old ALIENS article, I'll type that up quickly I hope....it will be in the
'ALIENS : People' section when I am done.. (not for a few days.)
James Cameron's divorce papers have been filed, he is splitting up with Linda Hamilton. (Sarah
Conner in the Terminator Series.) Cameron had a flick with Suzi Amis (guessing on the spelling) who
was in Titanic...Cameron couldn't keep his 'ol marital vows. :) he has now gone through Gale
Ann-Hurd, Kathryn Bigelow, and now Hamilton. Yeesh!
This was one of the most paragraphed-updates I've ever done. More 2morrow (I think! :)
December 22nd
Yeah! Christmas Break! (finally!!!) So, I'm done exams, and dammit, I'll have an update later
today. Nothing's gonna hold me back. :) So please stay tuned! (And thank you for your patience for
the lack of updates recently. :)
Also, I *will* answer ALL the email that has been stacking up recently...so if you have not seen a
response, don't worry! It's coming! :)
December 18th
James Cameron's next film just might be Terminator 3. The hollywood
trade magazines say that Shwarzenegger & Cameron are in discussions
to do the third movie....hey, it would be cool if it happened, but don't
count on it! (Thanks to SS for reminding me about this.) Actually, this is
pretty big news, so you can read about it just about anywhere.
There is a new 'link' in the pictures links section, to a site with a whole lotta
ALIEN series movie screengranbs. It is called the 'ALIEN pages' and your
can find the link near the end of the 'fan' pages section.
And the Hudson's Ultimate Badass
Webpage is having an conest to win a copy of the upcoming 'ALIEN RESURRECTION' PC cd-rom game.
Just Click Here to find
out how to enter the
draw!!
And Doug's alien site is being updated now, and you can join a mailing list to
be informed about it! Check out Dougs Alien
Page!
And Worldcharts is back...
and the ALIEN Movies Resource Page is being
ranked at *38th* spot! This is just 5 spots of the pages' best ever!
so please, It would be *great* if you
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December 18th
There will be an update later today, like in a few hours....Sorry for the recent delay!! :)
December 15th
6 more days until my final exams are completed, then I will respond to all
email that has been sent to me over the past few days... :)
Make sure to check out all the nicely discounted ALIEN toys
at Wal-mart, and everywhere else now....its Christmas and these suckers
aren't selling. Speaking of selling, go to Ebay, do a search on ALIENS, and see what
you can find! :)
December 13th
On 'Newsworld' (CBC newsworld, the dedicated channel in Canada) there was a
'video picks' and for reasons I don't understand, they chose ALIEN and MIMIC. The
gist was that these movies (they showed a few scenes from the chestburster in ALIEN) had
'women who were men' (Ripley) and didn't take no guff from no one (Mira Sorvino in Mimic.)
They both stood up against the evil ALIEN / cockroach thing, and I think the reviewer liked that. I
haven't seen Mimic, but at least they showed lots of ALIEN footage. :) Also in Mimic was
Charles Dutton, who played Dillon in
ALIEN 3.
In the new big-ass coliseum theatre in Calgary (that charges way overpriced amount for tickets)
they have the 'facts on the movie screen' before the movie actually starts. In one, they wanted
to know the similarity between
Jessica Lange,
Sigourney Weaver, and
Charlize Theron. The answer
was : "They all stared with Apes." Lange was in
the King Kong remake (ug), Weaver was in the great 'Gorillas in the Mist' and Charlize is in the
upcoming 'Meet Joe Young.' (Also a remake.)
Trailers are appearing now for the movie 'Hilary and Jackie,' and you can spot a
few shots of Charles Dance, who stars as the
father of Hilary & Jackie. Charles Dance played 'Clemens' in ALIEN 3.
Kdawg helped clarify the Canadian Bacon Reference, much thanks to him!
And I finally found a link on the 'ol Internet that I've been searching for ....well, for ages once
I had
found it a while ago. (woo!) It lists the top 'sampled' movies, (ALIENS is ranked 4th) and I have
copied that info and is availible in the References section.
It is quite an impressive list!! :) There is also a link to the 'complete' list. :)
December 11th
The 'ol website was down for about 9 hours this morning, sorry for any troubles caused.
I have 2 final exams today, so any email will NOT be responded to until tomorrow at the earliest. :)
Over at Dark Horizons, courtesy of
Aint It Cool News, there is some news on
David Twohy's (ALIEN 3 ex-writer) new Sci Fi Flick, 'Pitch Black.'
The gist of the flick is that an "accident forces a passenger starship down onto a sun-scorched and
apparently lifeless world, yet there's an abandoned settlement nearby as well as eerie clicking
sounds emerging from holes in the ground. The survivors must quickly learn to trust each other if
they want to survive - for you see once every 60 years the planet is plunged into darkness and all
the horrifying creatures who inhabit this world are nocturnal - they emerge from the ground during
this dark period for one reason only, to feed." Cool no? This info was shamelessy ripped from Dark
Horizons, for the full scoop go to Aint It Cool
News. (These 2 sites rock, btw.)
And here is some extra-cool news from 'Sergeant Android"; The ALIENS vs PREDATOR demo
has been released. It clocks in at *47* megs, so be prepared, and the minimum requirements are
a Pentium 200!! Some of ya'll might need to upgrade. But, in the Sergeant's own words, "its a
doozy."
You can get it at agn3d.
You can also get it from the January PC Gamer. Find more info/screenshots at avp.telefragged site. Thanks to the Sergeant!
James Cameron may be off the 'Planet of the Apes' remake at FOX....at least that is what Cinescape says. Just go there for the full rumour de jour.
Enjoy....
Currently, the ALIEN Movies Resource Page is ranked 46th spot at
WorldCharts! This is near the all time record of 33rd
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You can help make the page beat the odds! An ALIEN page in the top 30 (woo-hoo!)
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over...
December 9th
Well, it is almost final exam time for me, and ALIEN news has been fairly sparse...and I had a
birthday....and that is my reason for the serious lack of updates on the webpage lately. But stay
tuned, more is coming. I'm sending out an ALL POINTS BULLETIN to any reader who can transcribe ANY
Alien related article, so the Alien Movies Resource Page can host it for all to see. Just type it
in and send it over! Interviews with actors, actresses, production design info, whatever...just
send it over! :) I'm waiting....
The Alien series widescreen / special edition doohickeys will not be released before christmas, so
expect them in early / mid 1999. Doh!
December 5th
Bill Paxton will be on the 'Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on the 15th of December. This is to
promotehis upcoming film 'A Simple Plan.' Paxton will also show up on The Late Night with Conan
O'Brien show on the 18th of December. :)
References were added from Duckman, Contra, and Conan O'brien. Thanks to
Hicks and Kdawg! :)
December 5th
The ALIEN Movies Resource Page had its most successful day EVER
yesterday, in terms of visits to the website...almost 300 in one day!! And this is almost exactly 1
year after the previous record. :) Thanks to all the visitors, and I hope ya'll found what you were
looking for. :)
Yaphet Kotto (Parker in ALIEN) is still working, unlike what some of you may think. :) As Dwayne
Hicks reports :
I just found some recent news in a "TV Guide":
More ALIEN References will be blasted your way a little later today. :)
December 4th
Ack! I typed in a news update but I couldn't get it to save. I'll blame it on the 386 that I typed
it in on... hehehe. There WILL be a nice update with references, news, toys...and more early
2morrow morning, or tonight if I can get it to upload. :)
Also, there was no relevant ALIENS news when Bill Paxton was on Charlie Rose early this week.
P.S.... remember to vote for the ALIEN Movies Resource Page on WorldCharts by clicking here!
December 2nd
Why don't ya'll pay a visit to Get Infested!,
as the good 'ol webmaster Gord has got a good whack of information on the upcoming Aliens
comic book series, "Aliens: Apocalypse - Destroying Angels." As Gord says, 'It details more about
the Aliens' origins, including some stuff about the Aliens' former "owners".' Could this be the
next 'aliens' volume? I'd check it out!
Thanks for all you voters at Worldcharts! The
ALIEN Movies Resource Page is ranked at 58th spot, and has been on the
top 100 ranking for 35 weeks!! Lets make that a full year, ok? :) I need your help!
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December 1st
Bill Paxton was on 'Charlie Rose' last night, I'll watch the interview today to see if any ALIEN
news was mentioned (I don't think any was.) Also, I have lots of new pics to transfer to the
picture section, so stay tuned as to when that will happen.
Again, sorry for the delay on ALIEN news, but it has been really slow lately!
However, go check out Darkhorse Comics, as there are several
ALIEN series availible for purchase, inlcuding ALIENS vs Wildcats! Here is a great
aliens comics page, Get Infested!
Get Infested has also undergone some design changes! So check it out. :)
And for you James Cameron Fans, it looks like the very cool 'T2-3D' is making its way
to the Universal Studios CALIFORNIA set....it is currently only at Universal Studios Florida right
now.
November 30th
Take a look at Ebay for some ALIEN related goodies that are up for
sale. There are actually some rather cool rareities posted for auction there from time to time...so
it is a good idea to search thier site for 'aliens' every week or so...you'll never know what you
can find!
November 28th
I've gone trhough some of the Links, and updated which ones don't exist
anymore...I still have more to go through. :)
I'll try to add some more ALIEN news soon...Actually, I'll add more ALIEN links to the webpage today
as well. There has been a bit of a lag in ALIEN related news lately, but lots of ALIEN toy news
from the Online ALIENS Collection! A Brand
spanking new prop page (you're right Willie, I'm drooling), USCM model/toy props, Armour pulls,
and lots of bits of coolness. Check 'em out.
Its that time of the week again! Thanks to your votes, the ALIEN Movies
Resource Page is back up to 63rd spot at WorldCharts!! But with your help it can go even higher!
Just take a second and Click Here
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I'm sorting about a billion ALIEN images right now on my hard drive, I hope to upload a bunch of
them to the picture pages soon!
November 26th
Let us observe a moment of silence, for one year ago today ALIEN
Resurrection graced the silver screen, and it may have been the last ALIEN series movie to
ever see production. (I'll try and post some actual ALIEN news later! :)
November 25th
I'll be updating the Events section later today....but set your TV timers
to tape "Charlie Rose" (PBS) on the 30th (Monday), as Bill Paxton (Hudson in ALIENS) is slated to
be the guest!
November 24th
A quick note to update yesterday's "HBO" Alien series airing notice :
Unfortunately HBO wont be showing
"Alien 3: Bringing the Screams to the Screen" neither the making of "Aliens".
Only "The making of Alien Resurrection" will be on as an "Extra."
But still tune in, just in case. :)
November 23rd
Ivan spouted some knowledge that when HBO airs the ALIEN series
in Early december (see the 21st news post) that there is likely something
'extra.' Previous airings of the ALIEN films on HBO have included a
'making of ALIENS' (which was likely excerpts from the laserdisc) and
"ALIEN 3: Bringing the Screams to the Screen" which is different than
the 'making of' ALIEN 3 that was included when ya bought the trilogy
3 pack in the early 90's. Sooo....check your local listings and
tune into HBO!
The always-amazing Starchild has done some great snooping! :) As we all know by reading the news post from the 21st, Sigourney Weaver was in Entertainment Weekly's '25 Greatest Actresses' Issue. They had a few things to say as well... :
As the jaded adulteress next door in The Ice Storm, she dares you one minute to take your eyes off her; the next, she's coiled in a fetal ball, shattered and broken. That trademark yin-and-yang duality is her greatest gift. Even in full-on Sgt. Rock mode in the Alien movies, Weaver, 49, can ache like a real woman and break just like a little girl. DON'T MISS Dave (1993), The Ice Storm (1997), Alien Resurrection (1997) NEXT A Map of the World, with Julianne Moore (1999)
Entertainment Weekly also asked the stars (including Sigourney Weaver)
which male actor they would most like to work with in the future. And
Sigourney picked.......
Samuel L. Jackson,
who you can see in the Star Wars EPS1 Trailer.
She would like to work with him "because his work is always risky,
always fiercely intelligent."
Entertainment Weekly and Sigourney Weaver both chose the film
'Half Moon Street'
as the worst in her career, even worse than ALIEN 4. :)
This is what they had to say:
Also, the latest trailer for '
Deep Blue Sea,'
which also stars Samuel L. Jackson, has music from
ALIENS! As Starchild vividly depicts:
"The trailer stars out really slow and boring (I think the woman
was singing "Amazing Grace" or something like that). But when the
sharks show up........BOOM!!!!!! You get to listen to "Bishop's
Countdown" in all it's glory! If you ever wanted to hear that piece in
a theatre, this is your chance!"
I agree, try to check out the trailer in the theatre! Imagine, first
you could see the STARWARS Episode 1 trailer, and then some ALIENS music...
too good to be true. ;)
Now, I want EVERYONE to give out a virtual 'pat on the back' to Starchild...
his contributions have been immense to this page. So everyone, stick
out their right hand, and give a few pats'on the 'ol back. I know that
Starchild will appreciate it! :)
November 21st
Sigourney weaver appears in 'Entertainment Weekly' in the 'Top 25 best actresses'
or something like that. I don't know what she is ranked at!
Heads up! I need everyone to vote for the ALIEN Movies Resource Page
at WorldCharts!! So please, lend a hand and take the 3
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out of your life and
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Some news from Ivan! :
"So that you know, HBO will be showing all Alien films starting Wednesday
December 2nd. This is the schedule:
"Alien" Wednesday Dec. 2nd at 8:00pm.
"Aliens" Thursday Dec. 3rd at 8:00pm.
"Alien 3" Friday Dec. 4th at 8:00pm.
"Alien Resurrection" Saturday Dec. 5th at 8:00pm
Keep in mind that this is only for HBO East, other HBO's might have
different schedules. Also,"The Making of Alien Resurrection" will be
showing all month long.
And more from the ALIEN Newsgroup!
Thanks to ' wmvrrvrrmm!' In the latest issue of Dreamwatch magazine, Almost-ALIEN 3
director Vincent Ward is interviewed and mentions a bit about his Alien 3 woes.
Also from wmvrrvrmm, the author of the new book 'ALIEN Quartet' is interviewed
in the recent issue of 'Uncut' magazine. (UK based.)
Jay (on the newsgroup) also mentions that an HMV (in Canada) employee said that the
Aliens Director's Cut release date is December the 2nd. Just in time for Santa!
he Aliens:Directors Cut going to be released?
And here is a little fact that Brian Pesti
dug up :
In the latest issue of 'Premier' magazine, there is a Bill Paxton Interview. Apparently,
Paxton only made a third of the money that he did in ALIENS compared to a starring
role in a Police Academy movie that was offered to him at the same time.
November 19th
On Tuesdays Entertainment Tonight show, they had a wee bit about the new STARWARS
trailer hitting the theatres. They had Bill Paxton (Hudson in ALIENS) give some comments!
He mentioned that this was the first time that he ever saw everyone leave the theatre after
the trailer, and that a dude next to him said that the trailer was the best 2 minutes he's ever
seen on film (or something to that effect.) :) Very cool!
Winona Ryder made an appearance on a tv show about photographers and the
stalkarazzi in Hollywood (It was on 'The Learning Channel' I think). She wasn't
talking about the photographers though, but about her agent, which she said
she's 'had the same one for over 10 years, and would never switch...' (Don't worry, she chose
to do ALIEN Resurrection all by herself. :)
New ALIEN References! From French Comics 'Zéro Absolu,' and 'Carmen
McCallum' as well as from the japanese comic Gunnm, the show 'Space Hulk' and a French kids TV show,
all thanks to Dimitri! :) :) Also, there are new ones for 'the
Simpsons' (thanks hicks!), and finally : Pinky and the Brain (thanks again hicks!).
November 19th
I'm sorry for the delay on any ALIEN news, but I PROMISE that by the end of today I'll have a slew
of more ALIEN references, some related ALIEN news, and hey, whatever I have time for. Another
ALIENS interview?
We will see! And everyone MUST get the new EPISODE ONE Starwars trailer. It is fantastic.
The bad thing is, 1 billion other people want it as well...but go to the Links area, and go down to the 'entertainment nexus' link. (near the
bottom)...... there is a nice 'theatre sound' enhanced trailer there..... ;)
Thanks to all of those who voted forthe ALIEN Movies Resource Page at Worldcharts! The page is up 1 big spot to 79. I'll post
more on that later!
November 17th
Sorry folks, I've been sick for the past few days..so I have not responded to emails. But I'm gonna
do that all today! So for all of you who have not had a response from me, and emailed me within a
week or so ago, expect a reply very soon. :) I'll slap on some ALIEN news here later
today too I hope! :)
November 15th
Dimitri A. from France passes on some troubling news...:
"In an interview on french T.V yesterday evening, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
said that all the rumors about Alien 5 were just rumors, andthat there
WILL NOT BE an Alien 5..."
I guess thats an Alien Movies Resource Page exclusive...but I think that this just may be a notion
that Jean-Pierre Jeunet is not involved with ALIEN 5, or that it will be a few more years until the
ALIEN 5 ball gets rolling. Ahhh, ever the optimist. :)
November 14th
Omigosh! 2 updates in one day!! (ohhh, ahhhh!)
And this update is actually ALIEN related. On the TV show 'Access Hollywood' on MONDAY, the 16th,
there will be a segment on Bill Paxton and his "Gaurdian Angel" (I'm not making this up.) On
Today's show they mentioned that this 'person/angel' has watched over him, and that Bill even had a
role that was once considered for Arnold Shwarz...or was it Harrison Ford?? Anyway, someone big.
Now, I believe that this person is James Cameron, I mean, who the hell else could it be? Cameron
has had Paxton in The Terminator, Aliens, True Lies, Titanic, which were all Cameron directed
ditties. But there ya have it, stay tuned on Monday!
And just a reminder to all those poeple who wanna get the Widescreen editions of the ALIEN series
out there now (Alien, Aliens, Alien3) that the 10 minute 'featurette' are ALL THE SAME, (yes,
exactly the same) ALIEN Resurrectionn prmotional clip that we've all seen 1000.43 times before. Be
warned!
And I goofed. In the ALIEN 3 comics, the 'dog' is named 'Sparky' but everywhere else, he is
'Spike.' I've changed the Alien 3 People section to reflect that.
I also found a new boo-boo in ALIEN 3 but I've forgotten what it was...
And I finally got a book that I've been meaning to getfor ages. The COLONIAL MARINES
TECHNICAL MANUAL! Crap, this book ROCKS! I'll scan some of the amazing pictures in...this book
really blew me away with its attention to detail. It is a MUST BUY for any Alien fan!
You can order it through Amazon.com, just Click Here to access
the BOOK!!
(And really folks, this is an awesome book! :) Details! I love 'em!
November 14th
The ALIEN Movies Resource Page
is dropping in the ranks at Wordcharts!
Only *you* can fix that! (and only YOU can prevent forest fires. :)
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Now that the official ALIEN series site has gone the way of the dodo, it is up to the on-line ALIEN
community to post all the goodies that it once had. Weyland Yutani Special Weapons
Division : Aliens has done just that! First of the official goodies offered there is the 'ALIEN
EXTRACTION' trivia game, and dammit, it is pretty good! (Come'on now, *try* to get 10 out of 10.
There are actually some good facts stored in that trivia game.
So make sure to give it a Peek!!
More stuff later! Enjoy the weekend! :)
November 12th
The ALIEN 3 cut-scene storyboards are up in the Cut Scenes
section. Enjoy!
And from Dark Horizons, and a
big thanks to the the Online
ALIENS Collection's Newsletter :), here is some ALIEN 5 news, if ya'll
wanna take the Spanish Press as the truth :
November 11th
Som'more ALIEN References! There is one from Crescent, on a Terminator 2
similarity, and remember to read a Duckman reference, from GGStu (I don't think I ever
posted that this one was up. :). Thjere is also a Predator:Captive reference (comic book) from An
Alien Fan.
There are *2* new Fan Fiction stories availble here! The first is by
Starchild,
and is entitled "Alien : The Heart of Darkness." It takes place during World War II, in the
midst of The Holocaust.
The 2nd is a short story, 'The Tunnel' which is a quick 'n fun read. Thanks to Sean for sending
that one in! :)
And it looks like the official ALIEN site has shut down. FOX
are IDIOTS!
Grrr... However, as Jo from Cardiff noticed, the very cool French Official Site
is still fully operational. Also, the cool Denmark Official
Site is working as well. FOX, what were you thinking??????
The On-line ALIENS Collection has updated a whole
lot!
Included are links to ALIEN Props for Sale,
Aliens items including t-shirts, ALIENS
model
gallerys, and even some replica ALIENS Armour!
Also, new pics, new toys, new toy links, general model news, and a whole whack more. For the
full scoop, just go to the On-line ALIENS
Collection!
I just receivd an email from Paul H, regarding some upcoming ALIEN models....
"Being a Model builder and BIG fan of the first ALIEN film, I figured I'd
pass along that AMT/ERTL is going to reissue the old MPC ALIEN model from
20 years ago. I built one of these as a kid and can't wait to get one
because buying an original would be rediculous! Anyhow, I think it's due
out next summer."
Cool! For those that have not seen them, these models are very cool, nice 'n sleek.
Excellent news! And Paul even passed along a URL regarding pictures of his
Nostromo, Space Jockey and Aliens figures!
Click here to see them! (They are extremely realistic!)
I'm gonna post some ALIEN 3 storyboards later today. Thanks!
November 10th
Mmmm.. I haven't told ya of any good news in a few days! Sorry for the delay. :)
I'll add some'more ALIEN 3 cut scenes pics, a few more references, and even a new fan-fiction
story, and hey, just for ya'll that read this page, I'll do that today. So tune in later. :)
November 6th
Okay folks, I'm gonna have to have a delay on email responses for the next day or so... :)
BUT, there is some BIG news! : (Thanks to Starchild, DVDresource page, and my internet broswer!
:)
FOX has registered Internet Domain names regarding UPCOMING DVD titles. They include:
www.alien20thdvd.com
www.aliensdvd.com
www.alien3dvd.com
www.alienresurrectiondvd.com (thats a big
URL!)
.
Cool, no? This is basically official news that the series will be out on DVD; so the news a wee bit
back about the SPECIAL EDITION of ALIENS being released on DVD just might have an inkling of truth
to it. :) Cool!!
In sorta related to ALIEN news because the person once-stared-in-a-movie-with-an ALIEN... :)
Boldguy found out that "Blain" in PREDATOR (remember, in Predator 2, there was an "ALIEN" skull
(exoskeletan?) in the Predators' ship...and Bill Paxton was in the movie. :) Anyway, 'Blain', or
Jesse 'the body' Ventura (anyone remember him from the WWF?) is now the Governor of Minnesota.
Cool, no? :)
November 4th
Starchild reports! The wonderous one tells the world :
The latest word from my sources is that Sigourney Weaver has
finished filming "A Map of the World", at a budget of $6 million
dollars. I can now see why she is asking for so much to star in Alien
5. Her next film project will be Company Man. But it looks as if there
have been script rewrites. Here is what I got on the Sigourney Weaver
Newsgroup:
The DVDresource (good title :)
had some interesting new information on Fox's DVD release plans
(Along with other major DVD sites). If this information is correct,
by next summer we could be watching Aliens: The Director's Cut and
Alien: The 20th Anniversery Edition on DVD! Here is what they had to
say:
Now then, none of this information has been confirmed, all of it is just
rumors. Fox is still supporting DIVX and plans to. But DIVX might be
running into some problems. It seems that consumers are totally
confused about the difference between DVD and DIVX. Right now, sales of
the machines are lukewarm at best. Circuit City is now starting to grow
desperate and is airing ads that, when you buy a DIVX machine, you get 5
DIVX movies for free. The only thing they forgot to tell the consumer
is that you only get the movies free for 48-hours. After that, you get
to pay $3.25 for each subsequent viewing.
For all those of you who get PBS (is there anyone who doesn't?? ;)
Last night they aired 'NOVA', like they always do, but this
one takes a behind the scenes look the special effects that helped
bring Titanic to life. The show also takes a behind the scenes look at
the ILM-created special effects for the film Flubber, and a look at the
effects and creature design that were created for X-Files: The Movie.
Expect to see Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. to be interviewed during
the segment. These folks are responsible (held to blame?) for ALIEN 3
and the ALIEN 4 Aliens. I caught the re-run at 4:00am local (no, I taped
it!) so I'll report if anything relevant was mentioned 'bout the ALIEN films....
Starchild pipes in with another cool ditty:
Last week, Eonline opened a new
website, created for people who enjoy collecting props, costumes, and
posters from their favorite films. The site address is
http://shop.eonline.com : They
held a special preview for it last week, which by the way was VERY
buggy, full of alot of broken links. Anyway, they had alot of broken
links for props from Alien and Aliens. When this site is finally up
and running, it might be interesting to see what they have to sell.
Thanks to all who voted at worldcharts? But its not enough, dammit!
But hey, I'll mention that later today....in another update! I hope
to have more ALIEN 3 cutscenes photo's online by then. Same Alien-time,
same Alien-channel....
November 3rd
Is the ALIEN RESURRECTION Official Site off line? I have not
been able to connect to it for several days. I was going to finish swiping ALL of the images from
the 'database' section...but I didn't manage to get the ALIEN people!! Can anyone help me out??
Also, the trailers are gonzo! Just when I was about to download them... ;) If FOX actually
scrapped the official ALIEN 4 site, that speaks volumes about their commitment to the series...this
was a GREAT site for general trilogy info! Perhaps they are just updating it? (last update was
about 10 months ago)....I can only hope so.
I'll add a stack of Sigourney Weaver news later today!
November 2nd
I added a few more ALIEN 3 'cut scenes' pics on the Cut Scenes section, in
the Pre-release differences and summary area. Nothing big, and the pics are sorta small, but hey,
they are there. I'll try to hit a scanner to get some'more posted 2morrow.
November 1st
I hope you are all on major Sugar rushes. :)
There are some brand-spanking new ALIEN References,
From Michael (Jay Leno,
Home Improvement) and there are 2 more but I cannot remember who or what
they are. (Must be the sugar.)
Also, if you want to see a sleek, shiny, lethal, clean, exotic, bare,
beautiful and mesmerizing GUN, then head on over to
the ALIEN Saga, and go
to the 'Whats New' section (after surfing around the site of course) and
link to the 'SIN' picture....loverly MK41a Pulse rifle in all its glory. :)
October 31st
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
I hope you all dress up like ALIENS for today. :) Also, Dave Letterman had a nice and
halloween oriented top 10 list, including an ALIEN Reference, thanks to Sean
for emailing me nice 'n quickly, so I could catch it on tape. :)
October 30th
New ALIEN References! From Entertainment Weekly
(thanks Leah), and another one from the Simpsons Halloween Special (Thanks
to An Alien Fan).
And Boldguy contributes the '(useless) ALIEN
trivia of the day!' Thanks Boldguy!:
In "equal" to A Fish Called Wanda; "Fierce Creatures," (starring John Cleese,
Kevin Kline, and Jamie Lee Curtis) if you look carefully you will see both
Ricco Ross (Frost from Aliens) as a security guard, and Leon Herbert (Boggs
from Alien3) as a TV journalist.
News from the On-line ALIENS
collection includes :
News about the
Complete Aliens Companion book by Paul Sammon! In an email sent to the
publishers, HaperCollins;
Tom nicely contributed a great summary of the original draft script for
ALIEN, which is at the 'ALIEN' area in the
ALIEN Movies Resource Page
Scripts section!
An interview with Lance Henriksen is now availible at the ALIEN : People
section! This is from 1987, after the release of ALIENS,
and reveals some nice tips on the possibility of ALIEN 3...(at the time...;) I also
corrected some big boo-boos in the Bill Paxton Interview.
And it is VITAL that ya'll vote for the ALIEN Movies Resource Page
at Wordcharts! The page
has slipped a few notches. :-O Lets correct that, k?
Please Click Here
to vote for the ALIEN Movies Resource Page,
Click Here
to vote for the ALIEN Collectors Homeworld,
go to WYSWD:Aliens for instructions on how
to vote for Weyland-Yutani Special Weapons
Division : ALIENS!!
Thanks to one and all, and a give thanks to all the readers of this page. Keep
up the great support! :)
October 28th
2 exams down, 1 more to go. :)
But in ALIEN news, for those who missed the Simpsons Halloween special on Sunday, (It had an ALIEN
reference, see below) on Regis and Kathy Lee today (don't ask, oh please don't ask) they mentioned
something about the episode being RE-AIRED on the 29th. (Thursday). I figure this will be on FOX.
So, make sure you watch it!! :)
October 26th
I'll add a major content update on the 'ol webpage once my exams are over. For now, wet your
appetite with more Alien References, from the Simpsons (thanks to Kevin), and 'Cracked' (thanks to Hicks.)
There are 2 interviews to be uploaded, a few more CLEAR & CRISP Alien 3 cut scenes
pics, a cut scene that was storyboarded pics, Sigourney Weaver pics, ALIENS people pics, various
Alien related pics....and even a summary of the original ALIEN script draft. :) (Thanks Tom!)
So stay tuned. :)
October 26th
I'll be updating a little later today. :) I have 3 midterms (and a wee research paper due) all in
the next 4 days, but I'll still update as much as i can. But there just may be a delay in
responding to emails.... :) Thanks for your patience!!
October 23rd
A new ALIEN Reference, thanks to Hicks and
The Relic.
Starchild has a bunch of news! (woo!)
*
I just picked this up from Eonline http://www.eonline.com They had a
news item about the most powerful directors of all time. Well, just
read the article I scanned:
*
Winona Ryder has been busy, she is back in films
again. She is
currently filming "Lost Souls", which is being directed by
Janusz Kaminski (he was Director of
Photography on
Steven Spielberg's
Schindler's List and
Saving Private Ryan). Anyhow,
Entertainment Online has an exclusive interview with Ryder on their website....
but you can read it by clicking Here!
*
The Entertainment Weekly magazine that was devoted to Sci-Fi also had an
article about Winona Ryder. It turns out she is staring in a music video. Here is
the article:
*
Remember Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun (That stars Michael Biehn)?
Well, the latest rumor on the net is that the game will be released on March 30, 1999.
In fact, Electronics Boutique and Software Ect. are all reporting the same
release date. A recent interview with Erik Yeo, one of the main design
team members, revealed that they don't want to release a game full of
bugs, and they will wait until they get it working right. I guess we
might have to wait a little longer until we see Hicks battle the NOD for
global supremacy......
*
TV Guide recently released their "20 Scariest Films of all time" list.
Alien came in at #3, getting beat out Psycho
and The Exorcist.
*
Ebay's auction house has a 13X19 mini poster of Alien Resurrection. It
is rolled and listed in mint condition. Here is the link to the poster:
A4 Poster
An immense thanks to starchild, his spies, and his network of spies, and their network of spies. Ya
rock, Starchild! :)
Thank to all who voted at Worldcharts!
The ALIEN Movies Resource Page is currently ranked at 66th place,
and the ALIEN Collectors Homeworld is right behind at #70. So come'on
folks, VOTE! :) That would be great if ya'll would...really! How to vote, you ask? Well, just
Click Here
to vote for the ALIEN Movies Resource Page,
Click Here
to vote for the ALIEN Collectors Homeworld,
go to WYSWD:Aliens for instructions on how
to vote for Weyland-Yutani Special Weapons
Division : ALIENS!!
October 22nd
Also, for those of you that have 'Sci-Universe' magazine, issue #1 (from summer 1994) there is an
article on ALIEN 4, with some Joss Whedon and Roland Emmerich (I think it was him) comments. I'll
stick that article on this webpage soon! :)
October 20th
Some more ALIEN References, from 'Big Bully,' 'They Might Be Giants,' (thanks
An Alien Fan!); and Celebrity Deathmatch (thanks Hicks!).
Aint It Cool News is having a poll! Thanks to
Willie for telling me...just
Click Here to vote for a very
Predator / ALIEN inspired poll.... :)
And here are some links that The On-line ALIENS
Collection
posted! If you live in the Denver area, then go over to Alien Scream
for a true Halloween fright! :)
ALIEN Vs Predator news, news and more news,
ALIEN Props for
Sale! (pages 1, 2, and 10 :)
And major thanks to the Online ALIEN Collection for finding out about this:
Over at this new Alien message board, someone posted this online chat
transcript with Jenette Goldstein (Vasquez)! Link
to the Transcript,
or the Main page for the transcript!
October 19th
There will be a large update later today! For now, just head on over to the
the On-line ALIENS Collection for a massive
update of
thiers! Enjoy... (References, news, and another interview will be added later today!!)
October 17th
There is now a Bill Paxton (Hudson) interview on the ALIENS - People
page. It is a great interview, and was done around 1987 (and is about ALIENS.) The next interview
to put up is about Lance Henriksen.
There are now pictures to all the main...or even all the characters in ALIEN 3 at the ALIEN 3 - People page. Thanks to Boldguy!
You have ONE day to vote at
Worldcharts!
Please
Click Here
to vote for the ALIEN Movies Resource Page,
Click Here
to vote for the ALIEN Collectors Homeworld,
and Follow the instructions here to vote
for Weyland Yutani Special Weapons Division:
ALIENS. These pages need your support to stay up on the list! So remember to
Vote!
I have a basic idea of how I'd like to revamp the frontpage of the ALIEN Movies Resource Page. The
only problem is that now I have to learn how to do more complex html coding. :) If you have any
ideas or suggestions on what I should include, please Mail
Me and tell me what's on your mind!
October 15th
The Trailer (Preview) to
'Apt Pupil,' the upcoming movie
directed by Bryan Singer on a novel by Stephen King, uses the music
to ALIENS (By James Horner).
October 15th
As Boldguy reported, There are a lotta ALIEN connections with the upcoming
sequel for 'From Dusk Till Dawn,' called "Texas Blood Money." The main
star will be Bruce Campbell (Ash from Evil Dead) and co-starring will be
Raymond Cruz (Distephano from Alien Resurrection) and Robert Patrick
(T-1000 from Terminator 2). T2 was directed by James Cameron,
and hey, Distephano was in ALIEN 4! (woo!)
Again, thanks to Boldguy, there are finally face shots for ALL (but 1)
character in ALIEN 3. Give it a Look!
I also deleted a megabyte of 'stuff' that was/used to be connected to
this webpage...like old pictures and stuff. If there is a 'broken' image
sign on the page, just email me and I'll fix it. Also, I took down
a good # of images from the 'Old News' pages, just 'cause of the space
it took up. There *will* be some broken images links there. :)
A few more ALIEN References, from Mortal
Kombat 3 and Star Trek Voyager (under the 'inspired by area.') Thanks
to Hicks!
I should be adding a few more cut scenes pics, from some ALIEN 3 storyboards
that were chopped before filming. (I think.) They will be in the
Cut Scenes section. Enjoy!
Thanks to all who have voted for the
ALIEN Movies Resource Page at
Worldcharts!
But, there ARE OTHER ALIEN pages out there. So if ya haven't voted, or have
not voted for a while, please
Click Here
to vote for the Click Here
to vote for the ALIEN Collectors Homeworld,
and Follow the instructions here to vote
for Weyland Yutani Special Weapons Division:
ALIENS.
Your support is appreciated!!!
October 13th
This was in the local paper...it includes an ALIEN film and an
ALIEN killer... ;)
Exorcist voted scariest flick ever
The Exorcist was the most frightening movie ever,
according to a panel assembled to create a pre-
Halloween list of the 20 scariest movies of all
time.
The panel was asked to name a scary hall of fame
for the Oct. 17 issue of TV Gude. The group of
judges included horror-film directors Wess Craven
and Roger Corman; novelist Anne Rice; Joss Whedon,
producer of the Buffy the Vampre Slayer; cult-film
director John Waters; and -- oddly enough -- Matt
Groening, creator of the Simpsons.
The final list includes two Alfred Hitchcock gems
-- Psycho and The Birds -- the sci-fi- ooze-fest
Alien, and psychological thrillers The Silence of
the Lambs and The Shining.
Monster movies Bride of Frankenstein, Frankenstein,
King Kong and Dracula all made the Top 20 list, as
well as the slashers Scream, Halloween and A
Nightmare on Elm Street.
October 13th
Som'more ALIEN References, from Bloom County and the Far Side (Thanks Hicks!)
Ferro83 also went out of his way and made another short .avi movie clip of
another cut scene that appeared in early ALIEN 3 trailers. It is only 74K,
and you can find it at the Cut Scenes area. Thanks muchly
to Ferro83!
This page had its most successful week ever (in terms of visits) a week ago, averaging
OVER 200 visits a day. :) Thanks to one and all who have contributed and visited!
the ALIEN Movies Resource Page is now over 35,000 visits strong... ;)
Charles Dutton, who played 'Dillon' in ALIEN 3, is about to co-star in a
Harrison Ford Flick! The upcoming
Random Hearts has Dutch Van Den Broeck (played by Ford), a Washington, D.C.
internal affairs detective, and Kay Chandler (Kristin Scott Thomas), a
congresswoman running for re-election, are thrown together after their
respective spouses die together in a plane crash. These two very different
people develop a relationship as they gradually unravel the mystery
behind their spouses' involvement.
Micheal over at
Weyland Yutani Special Weapons
Division : ALIENS did a huge favor to all and posted the NEW picture of NEWT
(Carrie Henn) as she looks TODAY!! This is from the recent Entertianment weekly
magazine. So take a look, 'cause I know that you are all curious. :) Many, many
thanks to Micheal!!
I should have 1 of the interviews I got in the cue online by tonight. :)
October 12th
Cinescape has this to say about
ALIEN director Ridley Scott's next film, 'Gladiator':
"Even more so, he revealed that they will not only create a lot of digital extras and
buildings, but that one of the highlights of the film will be a sequence in which a
gladiator fights a CGI Rhinoceros (...and will allegedly be pierced by its horn... now
that's what I call typical Ridley Scott violence par excellence.)
ALIEN References have been added, from Taz-Mania (ACK!
I've lost the name of the person who sent this to me! Email me back, 'cause
I want to stick your name up...I can't beleive I forgot! ;),
and Rockos' Modern life (Thanks Hicks!)
More news Coming your way very soon!
October 10th
Remember ya'll have to vote for the following ALIEN pages at Worldcharts!:
Vote for the
'ALIEN Movies Resource Page,' and
Vote
for the Alien Collectors Homeworld, AND
follow
these instructions (Just scroll down a
little bit) to vote for ALIENS: A Weyland
Yutani Special Weapons Division!
More updates coming a little bit later today.... ;)
October 10th
Yikes! It snowed here today. Brrr. :) But snow is cool, really.
Once again, the ALIEN fan known as Willie
has alerted the ALIEN world with a great scoop....
Have you ever wondered what happened to Newt? Do you know what she
looks like? Well, in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly,
there is a wee article on Carrie Henn ("Newt"). The issue is a special one dedicated to
the 100 greatest pieces of Science-Fiction, and ALIEN/ALIENS came it at
number 9. (That's it?!?! :) On page 45 under the article "Lost in
Space" there's a brief update on Carrie and where she is now
(attending college in California) along with a photo of her then and now.
Now everyone bow down to Willie and offer him thanks. (And sacrifices.) :)
More updates later....
October 8th
David Fincher, the man who has directed ALIEN 3, THE GAME, and SEVEN, just might be a
Starwars Episode 2 (Prequel 2) director hopeful. As mentioned on The Force.net's prequel area, Fincher just might have taken a
tour with 'ol Lucas (TMRFIA - does anyone else know what I mean? ;). Also, a looong time ago the
rumour de jour was that Lucas and Fincher were 'doing lunch. So folks, Fincher just might have
landed himself a really awesome job. I love his style! ;) His next movie is 'The Fight Club.'
October 7th
The ALIEN Movies Resource Page just had its busiest day since last
November! Nedstat recorded 231 visits. Thanks to all!
And for all you new visitors, wouldja like to vote for this page at Worldcharts? Yeah? Good!
Because there are *almost* 3 ALIEN related webpages in the top 100. Why 3? Because another
Alien website is on the way up. So,
vote for the
'ALIEN Movies Resource Page,' and vote
for the
Alien Collectors Homeworld, AND follow
these instructions (Just scroll down a
little bit) to vote for ALIENS: A Weyland
Yutani Special Weapons Division!
I have a very important Job interview 2morrow, (Its a beaut) so I will add the transcribed
interviews by the weekend. Thanks for your patience!
October 6th
As reported at The On-line ALIENS Collection, the
The 12" Alien: Resurrection Warrior Drone Wal-Mart exclusive has arrived in stores! Lookie
at the picture! Click here for more. Thanks
to Willie!
October 6th
I just got some news in about an old episode of "The Movie Show", a Canadian based ..well..movie
show. (It is still on.) Apparently, at the time of Alien 3, they showed a clip of 'the making' of
the movie, including the OX dragging up the EEV from the water. I'll look into obtaining a tape of
this episode. (It is made locally. :) Thanks to Crescent!
I almost forgot about the ALIEN Collectors Homeworld on
Worldcharts! Chris's site is ranked at #81 (this sit is
at #80 ;) So you now have a duty for all ALIEN fans,
to vote for the
ALIEN Movies Resource Page
AND vote for the
Alien Collectors Homeworld
Thanks! :)
October 5th
I added a quick .avi cut from an ALIEN 3 trailer that has about 15 seconds
that were cut from the film, and that are not on the pre-release. The
quality isn't that good, (I just used some shareware products) but hey,
they are there. You can find them in the ALIEN 3 section of the
Cut Scenes area.
Thanks for voting at Worldcharts!
I'm back up to #80. Whew! But the battle against good and evil is not
over. Please
CLICK HERE
to vote for this page! Come'on now, its important! :)
I'll update the Events section soon! (Don't worry,
nothing much is going on. :) I did add a good number of links in the
Links section, just look around. If you folks
are webmasters of ALIEN webpages, or know of some that are not on this list,
just Mail Me, 'cause that is
the only way they are going to get on this list now. :) I know I'm missing
allot of links....so just tell me! :)
October 4th
Som'more ALIEN References, thanks to Ferro83. They are from Mad Magazine and
Nuts magazine.
The On-Line ALIENS Collection
has updated! (Woo!) Go there for info on the 'Newt' cast is resign,
Links to modeler sites, links to prop gun (and other ALIEN) replica's (pics
and the product), and another
ALIEN
Resurrection : The Game preview.
And of course, all the info is Right Here!
October 3rd
The Alt.cult-movies.alien newsgroup poster 'Stomper'
reports that the release date for ALIEN Resurrection 'to buy' in the UK (PAL Format) is December
28th. I expect it will be released earlier in North America (Most movies are released within a year
of theatrical presentation. :)
October 3rd
Vote for
the "ALIEN Movies Resource Page" at World Charts! It just takes a second,
and it will give you the warm fuzzies. Honest! :)
And now it is time for Starchild's reports: :)
[Note : Wherever it says 'pictures from ???' I'll put those
pictures up soon...I just need to find the time. :)
Micheal Beihn pics, from C&C2: Tiberian Sun, are availible
off of the Dune 2000 PC-CDROM game. It turns out that Dune 2000
contains a behind the scenes look at the filming of the cinematics.
http://www.tiberiumsun.com wrote an entire transcript of the video.
Here is what Michael Biehn had to say about C&C2:
Cinescape has a good amount of
info on the future projects of James Cameron, after talking to the president
of Lightstorm (Jimbo's company.) Click
here to check it out. :)
Also on a James Cameron sweep is the
Internet Movie Database, which has some interesting
information on Terminator 3. Check it out:
SCHWARZENEGGER TERMINATED?
And Starchild also bought the DIVX version of Alien Resurrection. Here is the news
on that: [But remember folks, DIVX sucks. :) ]
I went out and bought the DIVX edition of Alien Resurrection at my local
Circuit City. I haven't watched it, since I don't plan to buy a Divx
player. The case did include the entire Chapter Index for the film.
Odds are, if and when the DVD version is released, it will have the same
index. There are 28 chapter stops in all. Here it is:
1. Opening Logos
2. Main Title
3. USM Auriga
4. Born Again
5. Memories
6. The Cargo Arrives
7. The Deal
8. A Little One-On-One
9. Today's Lesson
10. Snooping Around
11. Caught
12. The Escape
13. "Evacuation"
14. "Evacuation Incomplete"
15. Finding A Way Out
16. A Waste Of Ammo
17. "He's Got One Inside Him."
18. A Trap
19. Call's Secret
20. Connecting At The Chapel
21. Into The Nest
22. Sharing The Monster (Note: I'm still wondering what that scene was supposed to be about!)
23. A New Baby
24. Racing To The Betty
25. Closing The Hatch
26. Under Pressure
27. "I'm A Stranger Here Myself."
28. End Credits
A delay on the ALIEN Resurrection game??
The October issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly contains a new ad for
Alien Resurrection: The Game. It looks similar to the ad I sent you
last month, except that the Alien Resurrection and Fox Interactive Logos
are in color. Also, the words "Due This Fall" have been replaced with
"Due Soon". I guess Fox has decided to delay the release of the game
once again.....=(
And not only Starchild's paper, but my local paper had a story similar to
this as well. It regards report on the film "A Map of the World",
which stars Sigourney Weaver. Read on:
And there is a brand - Spanking - New ALIEN reference,
courtesy of that crazy Alien Fan, GGStu. It is from 'Duckman.'
And I'll respond to all the emails I've been stacking up today I hope.
September 30th
I'm almost done transcribing an interview with Bill Paxton, and an
interview with Lance Henriksen during the time of ALIENS. Stay tuned!
I added another Alien Reference, from Poltergeist (thanks
to Sean.) This section is now very large! Much bigger than I ever thought
it would be. Can YOU fill in any of the missing info? Then please
Mail Me with all that you've got! :)
September 29th
Vote
for the ALIEN Movies Resource Page at worldcharts. :)
Come'on all, lend a hand!
CDnow! is having a big, big, big sale!
you can get allotta ALIEN goodies...to see the list, just vist
the ALIEN Merchandise area and surf away! :)
I would recommend the extreme cheap price of the ALIEN 3 cd... ;)
Remember to order it off those links! :)
Some news at Cinescape....
Columnist Marilyn Beck is reporting that James Cameron and his
Lightstorm production company is moving towards his Planet of the
Apes project rather than Spider-Man.
Just go to Cinescape for the
full story!
September 28th
Thanks to Ferro83 for noticing this one....:
For anyone that wants to get that pesky facehugger box set (all PAL format though) a fellow is
auctioning it off at Ebay. Expect to pay a fortune!
Click Here to
see it up for grabs!
September 28th
the On-Line ALIENS Collection
master Willie found some great news! :
Over at the Previews website they have this item listed under the
Previews UK button (quoted directly from the text):
The Complete Alien Movie Series Box Set Videos
For the first time ever all four movies in the Alien series available on
video! From the suspense filled horror of Alien, to the all action
adventure of Aliens (here as the special edition with an extra 20 minutes),
followed by the prison-planet drama of Alien3 and finally the climactic
Earthfall of Alien: Resurrection. This collection showcases not only some
of the best genre films of the late twentieth century, but also it's
best directors in Ridley Scott (Blade Runner), James Cameron (Titanic),
David Fincher (Seven), and Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen). Truly a treat
for fan and cinephile alike! (CAUT: 1)
WIDESCREEN EDITION - VHS..........Ł39.99
PAN & SCAN EDITION - VHS..........Ł34.99
See those pound signs - that's not a misprint [Note: That is about 80 bucks Canadian...
YIKES!] - as far as I can tell, this set is only slated for release in the UK.
Now, is FOX going to pull a UK limited 'Facehugger' box set, or this is release
in conjunction with a planned NTSC format version? Ohhh...I want it. :)
Much, much, much thanks to Willie.
Worldcharts is still kicking around.
Although I got a good number of votes (thanks all!) the 'ALIEN Movies Resource Page'
managed to slip to 99th spot. That's right, 99 out of 100. The last of the
Last. AHHHH! So please, for anyone that has not voted yet, just lay down a
helping hand
and please give this page a
vote!
Thanks!
the ALIENS collection
has also updated once more. Included in the new news are :
Alien model armour!
You have to see it to believe it. :) Willie also reports that
Brian Pesti's page
has updated with prototype toy pics, books for sale (the CINEFEX ALIEN series Collection!),
ALIEN stamps for sale,
and Dave Dorman's sale on ALIENS vs. Predator goodies. And, as always,
go to the the On-Line ALIENS Collection
for all the info, and much more. :)
September 27th
Over at Weyland Yutani Special
Weapons Division : ALIENS there is a brand new edition.... pics from
the ALIEN 3 : The Gun arcade game! So Check it out. :) Also,
The 'ol webmaster also tells me of this info: The upcoming movie
'What Dreams May Come' is directed by Vincent Ward, who has story
credits for Alien 3. 'What Dreams May Come' stars Robin Williams and Cuba
Gooding Jr. [Thanks MP!]
Over at Cinescape they are announcing some
info about James Cameron's new project: 'Solaris'...I won't go into details,
just check out the site. :)
And remember to watch the tv...'cause Tom Skerrit (Dallas in ALIEN) is still
staring in advertisments for some painkiller...Aleve I think. :) I would
be hurting too after an ALIEN attack. :)
And a brand spankin' new ALIEN Reference, thanks
to '3rd Rock from the Sun' and 'An Alien Fan.' :)
September 26th
Has anyone ever seen 'Down Periscope'? with Kelsey Grammer? Well,
Harry Dean Stanton (Brett in ALIEN, also in the upcoming "The Green Mile")
Played 'Howard', a mechanic on the Submarine. He had more than a wee
resemblance to his Brett Character. :)
Winona Ryder (Call in ALIEN 4) is in the upcoming film 'Celebrity', done by
Woody Allen. For a pic of the flick with Winona, check out
Dark Horizons. :)
And Starchild used his Sonar to pick up this neeeto scoop:
If you live in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada, you might run into Sigourney
Weaver. She is currently in Canada filming "A Map of the World". The
film is supposed to be set in Colonial America and is about how she is
accused of sexually molesting, and killing, a boy she was supposed to
take care of. I wouldn't expect to see this film end with a happy
ending......=( By the way, does this film remind anyone of "The
Crucible"? [Thanks SC!]
A bunch of pics will be all put up at once later on. ;) These will include Michael Biehn
in 'Command and Conquer 2', Sigourney at an Awards Show, and a few others.
Worldcharts! It's time to vote. The
people at worldcharts had stated I had no votes last week! (BLAST!) So if
everyone can lend me a hand and VOTE, that would be, like, dreamy. :) thanks! (I mean it!)
Just
click here
to vote. :)
I accidently deleted an update that was supposed to appear on the 24th...I'll
try to redo that today. Oh, and at the Official Starwars
site...well...they announced the Episode 1 title. :) check it out! :)
September 23rd
Some new ALIEN References, from one of my University
classes (!!), A Florida theatre, and even the Spice Girls. (Thanks Stomper!)
Rumour de jour from Starchild is that Fox is planning to release
the Alien Saga on DVD in early 1999. I did some checking into this and
found out a few things.
On September 25, 1998, Divx players will go on sale at Circuit City
stores nation wide. It's going to be followed by a nationwide
advertising campaign to get people to buy this crap. Oh, and Divx has a
motto: Divx: The best way to watch movies at home. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
[ALIEN Resurrection already has a DIVX disc...scroll down in the news for
a picture. Remember, DIVX SUCKS.]
The DVD Resource Page
also reports that Fox is going to release Predator
in North America on November 11. No word yet if Predator 2 will be
released later. Now, if Predator, which is a new widescreen release,
is coming on DVD, then this speaks well for the ALIEN series. Predator
2 had Bill Paxton in it, remember. :)
Another site, The Digital Bits, reports that Fox is planning to relase the entire Aliens Saga early in 1999. If this is true, then perhaps we will finally see the VHS editions of Aliens SE and Alien Resurrection be released around that time also. But alot of this is just rumors. With Divx being released soon, and Fox is still behind it, you may not see a DVD edition of the Alien Saga for a while.
DIVX SUCKS.
From the
On-Line ALIENS Collection;
Bob Burns website with
original prop pics (Sulaco, Dropship, Alien Queen, etc.)
Updated Toy shop Page (for all your shopping needs :) Just
Click Here!
A new Aliens vs. Predator video game website
And, as always, much more info is at the On-line
ALIENS Collection!
(Way to go, Willie! :)
September 20th
A few new References, from Scooby Doo (thanks
Gord) and Buffy
the Vampire...yah, you all know the title.
September 18th
Willie finds some
ALIEN info : "On page 79 of the latest issue of Movieline (oct. 98)
there is a small artcle on Sigourney in Alien 3 (calls the movie
"ugliness")"
And ya like Brad Dourif? Well, as
Gord knows where
to find him: "This fall, Brad Dourif, Gediman in A4, will be reprising his
role as the killer doll Chucky, in The Bride of Chucky."
Cool!
September 18th
Ahh! Paul Riser (Burke in ALIENS) was on Jay Leno last night. I missed it. But, for all you
Europeans, it might be repeated today. (maybe.) So stay tuned! More news later. :)
I will also add more picture of the ALIEN 3 folks that I've missed on the ALIEN 3 People page.
Remember to vote for the ALIEN Movies Resource Page at Worldcharts! I need to get back up on the rankings! Just
click here
to vote. Thanks! :)
September 16th
ALIEN RESURRECTION AUCTION GOING ON NOW!
Click
here to go to it!
This is for an online auction auction Universial
Studios is now holding on material from Alien3, Alien Resurrection, and
Alien. This is all online bidding and you only have 4 DAYS LEFT to make
a bid. Some of the things they are auctioning off: A pair of glass
goggles worn by some of the convicts in Alien3, Alien Resurrection Press
Kit, Alien Resurrection props, and an autographed photo of Tom Skerrit
from Alien. Remember, only *4* days left!!! So ya'll tell me if you
won the auction. :)
Big thanks to Starchild....(I'll email ya soon! ;)
But why does Universal Studios have props from a FOX film? ;)
September 15th
The On-line ALIENS Collection
has had some massive updates again! (woo-hoo!) They include:
30 inch pull of the original Narcissus shuttle (a mold from the original),
new t-shirts at the
USCMC Apparel Post, toys, toys, and puzzles (and toys) info & pics;
'Superdeformed Alien Windups',
Props (with pics!), Alien Queen digital watches,
Billiken Alien Wall plaque, and possible upcoming of the ALIEN Derelict Ship figure/model,
and Star Wares on Main (Authentic ALIEN
goodies), more Reel Clothes (Authentic ALIEN
goodies), and even more Prop Links
that you could shake a stick at. Oh, did I mention the Kenner unproduced
and prototype figure pictures? No? Then you must visit the
ALIENS Toy Archive.
If you want the full story, the full picture and the full info...just surf on over
to the On-line ALIENS Collection!
One of the best ALIENS pages on the 'net. :) Much thanks to Willie. :)
ALIENS SE DELAYED???
Say it ain't so! The ever-so-accurate and ever-so-trusting Starchild
breaks the bad news; In response from a email from a
major video
supplier chain (the BIG boys)...well...read for yourself:
Sigourney Weaver was also at the Emmy Awards on Sunday. She (as you
all know :) was nominated for Best Actress in a miniseries or movie...
but she lost to Ellen Barkin. (Doh!) And as Starchild reports:
...the highlight of the show was when she introduced her father,
Pat Weaver on to the stage. Her father, believe it or not, was the
creator of NBC's Today show. Anyhow, he was saluted by the audience for
his work on television. Sigourney, meanwhile, was literaly going to cry
her eyeballs out. If you watched her on stage, she was about ready to
let loose a gallon of tears. She was really proud of her father.
(thanks Starchild)
And I'm back in action at Worldcharts!
But I want to stay on for HALF A YEAR! Thats right! The
ALIEN Movies Resource Page has been ranked as the
top 100 pages in the WORLD for almost 6 months. But I need your help!
Please
vote
for this page! Thanks, thanks, and thankyou. :)
A recent episode of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' had more than a
striking ALIEN reference (I'll add it to the List soon)
...Did I mention that Buffy was created by ALIEN 4 writer Joss
Whedon? Anyway, It involved Buffy having an EGG (a small one though)...
that HATCHED....and a small Alien-esque-facehugger-like creature
DOVE out of towards buffy's FACE. It crawled around like the facehugger
in ALIENS....and it even sorta looked like it. (but small.) Quite
the originality, eh? :)
I am in school, which takes up ALOT of my time...so
I may have slight delays in answering emails, but I respond to
ALL my mails...just cut me some slack sometimes. :)
September 11th
Well readers...LOTS of various bits of news today. My thanks go to
Starchild for the info! :)
Below is a small picture of 'who will give birth' this fall! :) I love
this ad...congrats to Sony and FOX for making me laugh. ;) A MUCH larger
version exists at the ALIEN 4 picture page...just click on the image to
link to it. :)
And Sigourney Weaver is homeless. A fire apparently burned out her New
York City apartment. It seems that workers, doing renovations over
the Labor Day weekend to her apartment, had an old refridgerator plugged
in. An electrical spark from the refridgerator started the fire and
seriously damaged it. Workers say that with all the repair work they
have to do because of the fire, it will be a year before she and her
family can move in again.
A fire caused by an electrical spark burns out her apartment and now she
can't go back for a year. A fire caused by an electrical spark on the
Sulaco causes Ripley to get ejected from the ship and take refuge on
Fiorina-161. A coincidence? Strange.......
In the latest issue of People Magazine, Weaver is on their worst dressed
list for 1998. Daria, from MTV's Daria, who is a judge for the magazine
this year, was quoted as saying that with the dresses she wears, she
could scare the Aliens into surrender in Alien 5. This what People
Magazine had to say about her on their website:
I have some more pictures to add to the 'people' page on the picture
area, I'll do that within a few days. (Thanks Starchild!)
The Alien Resurrection game was showcased
recently by Sony at the
European Computer Trade Show. Sony was highlighting it as one of the
big titles of this fall, so expect quite a bit of marketing to go into
this game. I do believe the game is finally complete,
Fox is just waiting for the holiday
season to roll around so they can release it.
Winona Ryder's film, "Celebrity", has premiered just recently at Venice,
Italy. Entertainment Tonight did
a segment on it, focusing mostly on Melanie Griffith and Leonardo DiCrapio.
I didn't see Winona there, but if she is still in Italy, she probably went
to the premiere.
Ridley Scott (ALIEN director) is back in the
movies!
Variety Online reports
that Russel Crowe (he starred in Virtuosity and LA Confidential) is
getting ready to sign on for Ridley Scott's film, "Gladiator". The
site reports that the film is kind of like Ben-Hur, except with even
bigger production values and a lot more violent. Variety has a load to
say about it:
At the official site of 'Commmand & Conquer 2: Tiberium Sun', and found that they have redesigned the site. They now have images up of the key players of C&C2. Included in this e-mail is an image of Michael Biehn as McNeil. Here is the caption that went along with the image:
Much thanks to Starchild for running his own newspaper. :)
And Worldcharts is back at 'em!
But this time, the ALIEN Movies Resource Page
is actually been challenged! The people over here
(and I quote) want to "stomp Mr. 93 into dust"...well, Mr. 93 is me! so
lets try and blow Mr. 94 into
submission. :) So ya'll, please
vote
for this page! Thanks! :)
Some news from Cinescape (shamelessly copied) :
James Cameron has announced a joint venture with TV producer Charles Eglee
(NYPD Blue), according to a number of sources. As yet unnamed, the
team is likely to focus on dramatic properties for the TV networks, cable
and first run syndication as early as 1999-2000.
James Cameron revealed his intentions saying, "I like challenges, and
after years of painting on the feature film canvas, Im excited to turn my
creative focus to a medium that emphasizes writing, not visual
spectacle. Ultimately, telling stories is what I love to do most."
Go to Cinescape for the full info. :)
The James Cameron 'answers about Aliens' interview should be on the
Aliens : People page by the end of the day.
Seeya!
September 9th
Here is some news that is straight from Cinescape;
Rumors continue to fly that Sigourney Weaver has signed an $18M deal to
star in as well as write the next Alien sequel. A quick call to PMK,
Weavers publicist, resulted in a quick answer to the Alien question. A
media rep says simply, "There are no plans for an Alien 5."
September 8th
The On-Line ALIENS Collection
has updated again....with info on the new
United States Colonial Marine Corp. Apparel Post, Authentic Prop / memorabelia
stores, prop collector pages, and pics from kenner unproduced ALIENS goodies.
So Visit Willie's Page!.
Alien-FUZION is almost completely done! the Main game
is finished and the big Plug-Ins are completed. Just visit the
SERENA DAWN SPACEPORT and follow the path to Alien-FUZION!
I'm still on the listing at World Charts!! Thanks to
the voters, I moved up 5 spots...to 93rd (outa 100.) But I'm on the edge! So please, keep on
voting
so I can regain the TOP spot. :) Thanks!
When I finish typing in the old interviews from the ALIENS-era magazines, (with
interviews of James Cameron, Lance Henriksen, Paxton and others) they will be
put on the ALIENS - People page, which has zip all in
it now.
I start my 4rth year of University today....so I may be a bit less quick to update...
just gimmie some time. :) Oh, and BLOTMAN....your email addy does not work. ;)
September 5th
Over at the On-Line ALIENS stash
Willie has some news... that "Hive Wars pics are here!"
Click Here to give
them a look...but first go to the
On-Line ALIENS collection for
even more info! :) (And I thank JB Jones too! :)
As Gord over at Get..Infested! reports:
Space Channel will air "Ridley Scott's
Science Fiction Origional", ALIEN.
vIt's like the 3rd like they've shown it, but it's a good movie :) It's going
to be showed on Space: The Imagination Station
this Sunday, September 6th, 11pm EST. (Thanks Gord!)
September 4th
The On-Line ALIENS Collection
has updated once again, with news on the 12inch ALIEN figure, some news on
the ALIENS Vs. Predator game, screengrabs from the game, models, figures....
and more!
At the ALIEN SAGA movie page, there
is a great 'games' section, with information, pictures, and the new
ALIENS : Wargame! ;) Take a look!
On Thursday, the 'Movie Show', which is shown across Canada I think, will
have a half hour feature on James Cameron. Yeah, it will be Titanic based,
but should 'showcase' the rest of his career...including ALIENS!
At Cinescape, they report that Bill
Paxton (Hudson in ALIENS) is rumoured to appear in a planned "The
Incredible Hulk" feature. More news is on thier site....
This may be my last week at Worldcharts,
but it does not have to be! If enough people
vote
for the 'ALIEN Movies Resource Page', It'll stay on the rankings! So please
click here to vote!
Thanks! :)
I'll post som'more stuff 2morrow! (And maybe, if I decide to type fast enough,
an old interview with James Cameron at the time of ALIENS' theatrical release.
Fingers crossed...) :)
September 2nd
I finally saw "The Mazk of Zorro" movie...which is really good! I give
it 2 thumbs up. :) And, it was composed by James Horner....and any
person with the ALIENS soundtrack score will notice a few similarities.
Also, there are some obvious 'Willow' 4-note rips and even some John
Williams 'inspirations.' :)
I don't know if I have posted this address before, but here is a great
page that features art by Dave Dorman. Dave Dorman has done some of the
best ALIEN art around, from ALIENS : TRIBES, covers of books, comic
covers, lithographs, posters....the list goes on and on. He is an
amazing artist that can really capture the ALIEN! The
page is called 'Dorman Art' and get to it by
Clicking Here.
The Trailer for 'Knock-Off' has the same music that was used for the
'showest' ALIEN 4 teaser (at the very end)...Perhaps an edited version of
the 'Code Red' (or was it Red Alert) from the other ALIEN 4
trailers...or even the same thing? Someone with good ears can figure it
out... ;) Please Mail Me if
you have any info! :)
Well, it has been a fun ride. But, the ALIEN
Movies Resource Page is now at *98th* spot at Worldcharts! This is
like, the LAST chance to save the site. ;) If you would
like to vote, please CLICK
HERE. Com'on, I've been on since it was created! It is your duty
as registered power loaders! :)
I did a few html fixes on the website...inlcuding September 1st news. :)
September 1st
A 'Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers' ALIEN Reference has now been added, thanks
to An Alien Fan.
Another trivia tidbit: As Gord reports: The
1st release of ALIEN on Video (in the US) was in 1984. Now you know. I know that you wanted to
know that. So, how many of you have this 1st release? :)
I had a news update on the 30th, but it did not save for some reason...I'll retype it tonight if I
can. Also, I found several old magazines with James Cameron interviews, and interviews with the
Cast and Crew of ALIENS. Cameron answers some questions regarding ALIENS....I'll see if I can type
those in for all to enjoy. :) Stay tuned!
August 29th
To all the people who receive the Space Channel (This may be
limited to Canada) they will be airing ALIENS *today*, and it will most
likely be the 'TV special edition', which includes some of the cut scenes from the SE. The last
several times Space Channel had ALIENS on, it was this version. ;) Another James Cameron movie, 'the
TERMINATOR' is also shown right after ALIENS.
More news later today. :)
August 28th
There is a new ALIEN webpage in town! Here is the description
from the webmaster:
"I customized some GI Joe figures for a
contest, and then fans (lots of 'em) >started contacting me
about doing USCM figures and equipment for sale. I'm in the
process of developing a kit to satisfy the demand."
Sounds great! So everyone pay a visit to
The PAGE
and admire the work. :)
Get Infested!,
the ALIEN comic website, has a few updates:
Aliens vs. Predator: Eternal #3 (of 4) and Aliens/WildC.A.T.S.,
the latest Aliens comics, are now on sale! Just go to
Get Infested!
for the full scoop. :)
It is my last day at work, (and if anyone from my workplace
is reading this, I had a great time and ya'll are fantastic :),
So with all the spare time I have now (*cough*, *cough*) I'll
be able to respond to billions of emails today. :)
Thanks for your patience!
And, Worldcharts is
still alive and kicking! The ALIEN Movies Resource
Page" is also still on the best homepage list, after
21 weeks! Please help me to keep it there! Just
click right
here
to vote. Thank you very much!
August 27th
More ALIEN References, for 'Anamaniacs,' 'Universal
Studios Hollywood,'
and 'F-Zero.' Thanks to Newborn0!
Weyland-Yutani
Special Weapons Division : ALIENS has updated! The update
includes a sound file from Claylien Resurrection, the Alien
Resurrection spoof that aired on MadTV. Give it a look!
August 26th
Here is som'more info on the 'missing scene' pic from
yesterday. That picture came from a magazine from
several months ago, regarding the potential for ALIEN 5.
This picture is fake. This scene was cut early from the
script, and it was never filmed. So for all of those
people who say that this picture is real.....well,
doubt them!
St. Just took the time out to describe the scene which
this picture is meant to describe:
The 'Jungle Scene' was to occur right after The chapel
and elevator scene. The mercs go through a type of botanical
gardens where the scientists have been growing bio-engineered
Alien plants. Rip and the mercs drive through the jungle with
a jeep, but are attacked by a bunch of Aliens. Hillard
survived up to this point, Ranes, a character cut from the
movie, died in her place in the underwater sequence. Anyway,
Hillard dies at this point. St. Just gets sliced, and stays
behind to hold off the Aliens while the rest of the mercs get
away. Alien blood burns through the hole and sends the aliens
and St. Just(my hero :) out into space!
August 25th
Here is a 'deleted' picture, supposedly from ALIEN Resurrection.
In the script there are details of a jungle sequence (don't ask
me where, I haven't read the script) and this picture may be
the proof. Anyway, it is an interesting shot of the ALIENS.
I will make a better picture thing in a few days....also,
watch out, this pic is just under 300K. An extreme thanks
to St. Just! Click Here to see it!
My Thoughts: The ALIEN on the right looks like it could have
been snagged from existing pics..and
the ALIEN on the left just seems fake.
(look at the size/shape of its mouth)...and the leaves in the
middle seem oddly fuzzed. Oh well, this should start
some interesting opinions. I don't beleive
that much of 'what was cut from the script' was filmed anyway. ;)
David Fincher (ALIEN 3 director) is in demand nowadays.
Terry Fitzgerald (honcho with Todd McFarlane Productions) says
that he is interested in getting Fincher to do a Spawn sequel.
Now, for anyone that actually had to see Spawn one...well...
I think Fincher has much better projects to choose from. :)
Leland Orser ["Purvis" in Alien Resurrection, and someone who
didn't die in Saving Private Ryan] is starring in Very Bad
Things, with Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau, Christian Slater,
Jeremy Piven and Daniel Stern, coming out November 20th.
Bill Paxton ["Hudson" in Aliens] is starring in A Simple
Plan opposite Billy Bob Thorton and Bridget Fonda, coming out
October 4th. These were reported by Entertainment Weekly
"Fall Movie Preveiw". Thanks to Sean for the news!
A *new* Dark Horse Novel has been released, it's called
Aliens: Berserker written by Stephani Perry, who has
written the novel adaptations to Aliens: Labyrinth and
Aliens: The Female War with Steve Perry...[In my opinion,
that book SUCKED.] We'll see how much the writing has
improved...(Thanks Sean!)
August 24th
Ahh, blimey. I'm *still* slipping, even though all y'all are
helping me out at Worldcharts.
But this week it was only a 1 spot drop. NOW, the
votes
will actually work I think. Thanks to all who have voted so far!
Lets continue! So come'on, just
click here
to vote!
More ALIEN References, including the
cover of a Carcass album! Thanks to Sean.
BIG DADDY UPDATE.
The name says it all. Just check out the
On-Line ALIENS
collection for all the nitty gritty. The update includes:
lotsa info on the upcoming (November 12th) ALIEN LEGACY Inkworks
cards, props pics & info (alien 4!), models, and expanded picture
inclusion, and more!
Go there for
the FULL information.
Oh, and good point Willie, now that there is an OFFICIAL release
of the ALIENS SE...man, does *anyone* realize how many emails
I get on that? :)
August 21st
Please! I'm begging ya'll!
Vote
for the ALIEN Movies Resource Page
at Worldcharts. This page is one
of the original 100 when the list first started....21 weeks ago! But I'm
slipping on the ranks! Please
click here
to vote! Thanks. :)
August 21st
Thanks to Starchild for being observant! Because, on October 21, 1998,
*participate* in the Resurrection! "On the an upcoming release list
at a local electroniques store they had Alien
Resurrection PC Win95 set for an October 21, 1998 release date.
I also checked with my local Software Ect. and they told me the
Alien Resurrection strategy guide would be
released on September 28, 1998. I have a feeling the strategy guide
will be released closer to the release date of the game."
Thanks SC!
Again, Starchild spouts his vast knowledge vault:
"The current issue of Entertainment Weekly has a list of
all the fall films that are coming out. They have a small
section devoted to Woody Allen's next film, "Celebrity." The film stars
Kenneth Branagh and Leo "I'd better kiss Cameron's ass for my current
status in Hollywood" DiCaprio and a host of other famous stars like
Vanessa Redgrave, NBA star George Mason and everyone's favorite Alien
Hunter-Killer, Winona Ryder. If this film is a success for Woody
Allen, expect him to finally get to work on Company Man."
And the latest ALIEN related news, James Cameron and Stan Winston (ALIENS
gurus) are leaving the board of directors of the company they founded,
'Digital Domain.' Now, the nitty gritty of this are on all the
entertainment websites, but it basically means that Jimm and Stan still
have
a stake in the company, but they wont be helping them along.....with
direct business intervention. Digital Domain will still make great
special effects! :)
August 20th
ITS OFFICIAL!!! FOX is going to
release the ALIENS : DIRECTORS CUT on Widescreen (or in this case,
the 1.85:1 ratio! There is an insert in the new fox releases
on its widescreen series, which includes an 'upcoming' list. This
list includes ALIEN : Resurrection and
ALIENS : Directors Cut! Finally,
it'll be out. These will both be nicely THX remastered. Although
The ALIENS : Directors Cut should be the 'ALIENS : Special Edition'
(if it is the actual directors cut...did that make sense?)...
I guess we'll all find out soon enough. :)
From Cinescape;
David Fincher is probably going direct the comic-book adaptation Shi,
according to Shi-creator Bill Tucci at the San Diego Comic-Con.
However Fincher's participation is not set in stone since Tucci, who
wrote the script for the potential film, said that he would also like
to direct the film. Photography should start in February with sights
set on an August or September 1999 release date. If this is
true, this will be Fincher's next movie after 'The Fight Club'
is released.
August 19th
Skeeter! Email me! Your email addy wasn't working...I'm getting it bounced back. :) But I want the
RED one *wink*...but gimmie some email, k? :)
From Ain't it cool news,
Mike Mignola (Who did some groovey ALIEN art in the one shot
"ALIEN SALVATION" comic (Go here
for more)), wants Ron Perlman in the lead of his upcoming (well, hopeful) flick
'Hellboy' movie. And yeah, for those who don't know, Ron Perlman was
'Johner' in ALIEN Resurrection.
Som'more ALIEN References, from 'Dave' (Thanks to Ferro83), Conan O'Brien and
Step by Step (Thanks to 'An Alien Fan.')
I have lots of Email to answer, I'll do that 2morrow. Sorry for the delay!
And Skeeter piped in with his lets-use-some-common-sense missiles : The only Sigourney
Weaver project that is actually up on the IMDB, is A Map Of the World,
co-starring Julianne Moore. Nothing more on Company Man...I think Woody Allen's
company IS just about broke. 'Rescue Me', according to the grande dame herself,
is a "romantic comedy." That description doesn't scream "Die Hard!" (Thanks Skeeter!)
August 17th
Thanks to Willie
(from the OL-ALIENS-Collection)
and Ain't It Cool News
for snagging this major news bit!....Some actual ALIEN
5 news :
"
At the San Diego Comicon this weekend Alien Resurrection
screenwriter Joss Whedon was asked, "Are you, or is anyone,
working on a script for Alien 5?" Joss replied: "Uhh, that's
a big nooo. Did you see Alien 4?" This drew
huge laughs from the audience to which he hid his head in his
hands and was jokingly consoled by 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'
cast members. "
Uh-oh. Now, this could mean that ALIEN 5 is really 'on the ropes'
(at least for the time being) or that FOX nicely canned him before
they got restarted with the project. In any case, this is actual
ALIEN 5 news. Now, lets not hope he was joking.... (or should we?)
:) Hmmm....it could be a way of 'passing the buck' of the domestic
failure of ALIEN 4 as well...
August 17th
som'more ALIEN References, from Blacktint on
National Lampoons 'Men in White.' Thanks to Blacktint! Note :
next Saturday this flick airs again on Showtime. Watch for
the references!
August 16th
Some more ALIEN References have been added,
from Giger Art (thanks Ryan!), Coroner (Thanks again, RH!) and
Medieval Times (merci LEMpilot!) :)
August 15th
Some Magazine Appearances....I'll update the Events
later...(read all the news here first!) :
Winona Ryder is on the cover of 'Cowboys & Indians' September 1998 Issue,
James Cameron Article (on Spiderman...good summary of the legal mess) in 'Premiere Magazine',
and Sigourney Weaver makes an appearance in the 'US' magazine 'in style' issue (with a pic.)
The On-line ALIENS stash updated
again! Great pics of the 'ALIENS 3-D' "experience"....give it a look. Also, there
is now an official ALIENS vs PREDATOR game site! It is right
Here! Thanks to WG.
August 14th
I'll respond to all my backlogged email soon, sorry for the
delay. Also, I'm giving ya'll LOTS of advance notice to vote
for the ALIEN Movies Resource Page
at Worldcharts. I need
all of you to vote! It just takes a second....please? Just
Click Here to help out! Thanks. :)
There is a bit of ALIEN 5 (well, an ALIEN and the Title of ALIEN
5) on the cover of the latest
Cinescape mag....but DONT be FOOLED! There is basically
zippo for ALIEN news in the magazine. The interesting ALIEN
related quote is shown below in August 4'ths news clip. :)
(Just saving you all some $$$)
August 14th
Straight from Gord at Getinfested;
Aliens will be on Space: The Imagination Station (in Canada) at 9:00 pm
Eastern Standard Time, on August 29th, followed by The Terminator at 11:00.
2 James Cameron movies! Now, if it is like the last time ALIENS was aired
on the Space Channel, these will be
the 'TV directors cuts' including the Sentry Guns, and other tidbits.
Just go to the Cutscenes section of my webpage to see what will be on it. :)
Thanks to Gord!
August 13th
Thanks to Dan G. for the next bit!
At Corona (film release news)
has a new bit on ALIEN 5. Here it is:
August 11, 1998... An entertainment report from a British
tabloid has sparked the latest round of Internet rumors
about Sigourney Weaver's return in a fifth Alien film.
According to the gossip Weaver's signed a contract for the
fifth film that'll net her a cool $18 million dollars.
The thing is, it just ain't true. Nothing is happening on
the Alien 5 front -- nada, zip, zero. And believe us, the
amount of posturing and time it took before Weaver committed
to the fourth film (let alone the third picture's trials and
tribulations development period) means it's extremely unlikely
any contract talks have been going on. Right now the Alien 5
possibilities are as cold as Kane's long-dead corpse adrift
somewhere in deep space.
And Starchild pipes in:
Sigourney Weaver is still signed up for quite a few films. She's got
the film "Company Man" with Woody Allen (although some of my sources have
told me his production company is so bankrupt, he'll have to start
filming without film.) She also has a top secret film which will
co-star her with Bruce Willis called "Rescue Me". She won't say much
about it, but rumor has it that this film is really Die Hard 4. (Remember
the film "Blue Harvest"? That film was really a front for the film Star
Wars: Return of the Jedi.) And the latest rumor to hit the Net is that
she'll star with Geena Davis in the film adaptation of Michael Chriton's
novel "Airframe". One of my sources shot that rumor down, saying it's
not happening, but who knows.....
August 12th
The official word now is that the 'ALIENS Companion' book
(read more about it Here is NOT cancelled.
It is just delayed a little bit. Thanks to the
On-Line ALIENS
Collection.
The latest 'Previews' magazine lists a new
H.R. Giger book, "Monsters from
the ID: A H.R. Giger Bestiary" (by Morpheus International).
As John B. on the ALIEN Newsgroup
says, it containes Giger pics in comic format. More info should
be coming soon!
Thanks to 'Starchild' for the next large batch of Info! :)
Barnes and Noble's website (http://www.barnesandnoble.com)
reports that the Aliens 20th Anniversary Calendar is out.
Here is what Barnes and Noble had to say on the calendar:
A must have for all fans of the movie series "Aliens". Twelve months
of color featuring scenes from all four movies, "Alien, Aliens,
Alien 3", and the smash hit of fall 1997, "Alien Resurrection".
1999 marks the 20th anniversary of the first movie in this classic
SF-horror series.
Barnes and Noble has the price list at $12.99. So if you can
find it, get it now! (About time they released an Aliens Calendar!)
An Image can be found on
this site, and I will post another picture later on.
Michael Biehn gets to co-star with James Earl Jones and Kane in
his next acting role! His next film is the sequel to the original
Command and Conquer game, Command and Conquer2: Tiberian Sun.
Here is the storyline in a nutshell:
In the original game, The Global Defense Initiate(the good guys),
had to stop the evil Brotherhood of Nod from taking over the world.
During the game, Tiberium, an alien crystal that is rapidly
enveloping the planet, is used as money for both the GDI and NOD
to buy equipment for their war. The game ends with Kane, the NOD
leader, getting buried by rock when his base is destroyed by the
GDI. The GDI also finds out that the Tiberium is harmful to humans
and is slowly mutating Earth. Flashforward 20 years. In the sequel,
warfare has now entered the 21st Century. GDI ignored the warnings
of Tiberium and allowed it to overrun Earth. Because of the
dangerous side effects, GDI moves humanity to the frozen north,
where Tiberium can't grow. NOD, meanwhile, is fractured and in
disarray, plus Kane is gone. But one day Kane reappears and
declares war on the GDI. Thus the war between the GDI and NOD
continues.
Westwood has stated that in C&C2, you will actually get to see your
character during the video sequences. If Michael Biehn is your
character during the GDI missions, then this game will rock!!! I
don't know what his role will be for the game, but any Aliens fan
will want to check this game out to see him suited up as a GDI Marine.
John Hurt, (Kane in ALIEN) is the voice of 'The Horned-King'
in the newly released on video 'The Black Cauldron.' Now,
I first saw this movie in '85, and was amazed. On video, it
is different...(I am 13 years older!) but the Horned King
still has that powerful voice and presence. Ya might like it...
it is the only Disney animiated flick to be rated 'PG.' It
also cost 30 million to make and only took in 21 mil.
August 10th
Folks, I'm slipping fast at
worldcharts.
Don't you care? Don't you feel guilty for not having voted? Well, its
time to redeem yourselves! Just
Click here
to vote! Thanks! I'd appreciate it! :)
This page is now over 27,000 visits strong. Yee-haw
I added a guestbook, you can reach it from the mainpage. So, if
ya wanna leave your mark, feel free to add your name & comments
to it. Enjoy....
Sorry for the lack of large updates, they will come in good time!
Also, later today (I hope!) I will upload a 18 second 750K .avi file
of an edited ALIEN 3 trailer that just shows a large cut-scene
sequence.
Remember to visit Get Infested!, the ALIEN site
featuring the ALIEN comics. If you all know of an ALIEN site that
is *not* in my Links
Page,
please email me so I can add
it!
BIG NEWS
The following was first posted on the
The On-line ALIENS Collection webpage. ALL credit goes to
Willie!
Twentieth Century Fox to Release Product on DVD
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment (TCFHE) announced today that it will enter the
open DVD market with six initial titles on November 3, 1998. Fox's
debut DVD titles include the popular favorites THE ABYSS, YOUNG
FRANKENSTEIN, PORKY'S, PREDATOR, JINGLE ALL THE WAY and MARKED
FOR DEATH and each is priced at US$29.98/C$32.98 (M.A.P. US$24.95).
Also part of the initial launch are HOME ALONE 3 and HOPE FLOATS,
with each of these new releases priced at US$34.98/C$36.98 (M.A.P.
US$29.98). Specific on-disc features and programming information
will be forthcoming.
``We have been watching the development of the marketplace and the
various anti-piracy measures very closely. It has reached the point
where we will make our entry with this varied mix of titles on DVD,''
noted Patricia Wyatt, President of Fox Consumer Products, the
retail-oriented, strategic alliance of Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising.
``As for a policy on new product releases, we plan to approach that
on a title-by-title basis going forward.''
Wyatt previously announced Fox's support of DIVX, stating, ``We
believe that DIVX is a great proposition for the growing number
of consumers entering the digital video marketplace.''
Now, this is GREAT news. Since FOX now supports the DVD format
(although why they are putting 'Marked For Death' as one of thier
first DVD titles is beyond me) this means 'future releases.' The
ABYSS, if it is the special edition, can be a very good sign for the
chances of the ALIEN series to be released....I mean, 'Predator'
is coming out! Of course, Expect a possible release of the ALIEN
series in the DVD format whenever Alien Resurrection is timed
to go onto DVD...and since the DIVX format for ALIEN 4 has been
already in the plans, the DVD (to me) seems to be forthcoming. The
last lines on DIVX, Wyatt, IMHO basically says 'DIVX is a
PROPOSITION,'....maybe just an option to DVD if needed? Cool! As
always, when the DVD news on the ALIEN series comes in, I'll post it here.
Once again, thanks to
the On-line ALIENS Collection! It has also been updated with
more toy, model, and pictures.
August 7th
'Entertainment Weekly' magazine (the new one) has a snip of a Sigourney
Weaver mentioning: She is talking to TV people about an appearance, and
maybe a reoccuring role on Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Sigourney says
her daughter is such a fan that she would love to see mom on the show.
[thanks to the person that sent this to me (your addy
doesn't work), and the original person who posted it on
the Sigourney Weaver newsgroup.]
August 7th
It looks like the '
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good side of some search engines. So, to all the visitors,
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Thanks for your votes! The page's rank has been slipping lately,
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The On-line ALIENS
collection
has had some updates! Reviews, toy releases, unproduced toy info...
it is all there.
And, as told on the O-l A
C
The Sci-Fi Channel's
News of the Week site is running a review of Aliens Online.
August 5th
This news is from the Cinescape
site:"
Sigourney Weaver reportedly will receive $18 million, not $20 million
as previously reported, for her star turn in Alien 5 according to
BBC1. "
I think that this is a little odd, as the BBC would
likely report in 'pounds' and not dollars. Oh well...
August 5th
A few more References, from An Alien Fan
(Missile Master) and Starchild (Metriod.) Thanks!
August 4th
Many thanks to Dan G. (and SC) for the next bit 'o news
on ALIEN 5:
From the new Cinescape
mag : it said "What They're Giving Us...Sigourney Weaver
battling double-jawed aliens in a script she'll help write.
What We Really Want...Sigourney Weaver battling the scribe
who wrote Alien 3 with help from double-jawed aliens."
Cinescape reports..."There also have been reports that
Sigourney Weaver has signed a multimillion dollar contract
to reprise her role of Ripley in a fifth Alien film, even amid
rumors that Fox was killing the franchise because of Alien
Resurrection's lackluster performance in North American
theaters. Which brings up the dark side of sequel-mania--
almost all of these franchises have seen a steady decline in
quality with each successive film (Aliens and Terminator 2:
Judgment Day arguable being the only exceptions). Sequels
usually lack the freshness and inspiration of the original,
and after a while, audiences--and filmmakers--do get tired.
After all, is there relly anything gained by seeing Rocky
punch someone else out or another island full of CGI dinosaurs?
"I didn't have anything to do with [Alien Resurrection],"
says Supernova director Walter Hill, who is credited as the
producer of every film in the Alien series. "I haven't even
seen it, to tell you the truth. We had somewhat of a falling
out with the studio about the notion of the undertaking. I
thought we should quit. "[Alien 3] was an honorable conclusion
to what should have been the series," Hillcontinues. "I never
really quite understood what the overriding reason was to get
back into it, except obviosly [the] monetary reasons."
Sigourney writing the next in the series? Well, Cinescape
has been dead wrong in the past....but so has FOX and thier
official information.....
August 4th
AHHHH! Here is some potentially bad news. Starchild got this one: "
On July 29, 1998, I recieved a phone call from my local Barnes & Noble
book store. They called to tell me that they recieved word from
HarperPrism that "The Complete Aliens Companion" has been cancelled!
They told me that the book kept getting delayed and delayed by Paul
Sammon, the author, and HarperPrisim finally canned the book. "
Now, this conflicts with the official word over at the On-line ALIENS Collection site.
Since it *is* Paul Sammon...who is expected to pull off a great
'ALIENS Companion'....I would suggest just giving it a bit more time. (I hope!)
AHHHH! Starchild again makes me sad/mad at FOX....Damn them with DIVX!
(Many thanks to Starchild!) This message may also inform you of the
EVILS of DIVX. (Just chant "DIVX SUCKS!") This following image is of the
the cover jacket for the Divx version of "Alien Resurrection".
The Divx website gives a complete
listing on what is on the CD. Basically the CD contains all 108 minutes
of the film, in PAN & SCAN format, and is encoded in Dolby 5.1 Digital
Surround Sound. All this for $4.49 which gets you 48 hours of
chestbursting fun. (You can watch it as many times as you want for 2 days.)
The Widescreen Edition of Alien Resurrection has more extras than the
Divx edtion! For crying out loud, Fox couldn't even get this disc encoded
in THX!! If you want to watch the film after the fist 48 hours, you get
to pay $3.25 for another 48 mind blowing hours of acid spitting fun.
Currently, all Fox Divx discs aren't even on DVD yet. Which means you are
going to keeping paying like there is no tomorrow just to watch Fox's films.
And guess what! Fox is going to release "Aliens" on Divx! But again, don't get
too excited. Turns out this is once again a PAN & CRAP version of James
Cameron's classic film. The film is in Dolby Digital and for some
strange reason, the Divx website has the film listed at running 116
minutes. If the "Alien Resurrection" disc is any indication, don't
expect any cool extras on the "Aliens" disc. Which means you aren't
going to see the Special Edition.
Now folks, the basic gist is that FOX does not currently support DVD,
although there are rumoured titles (like the X-files movie and Titanic),
bet right now FOX is gunnin' with DIVX. Until FOX commits to DVD,
don't expect the ALIENS special editions to appear on this format...
for a while. :(
August 4th
*finally*! I was waiting for a site like this to appear! Folks, get
ready to Get Infested!
This is a brand new site that explores and details the ALIENS universe
in comics. It is easy to navigate, nice graphics, and is a great comic book resource.
I would like to welcome it to the ALIEN world on the web. So, Get Infested!.
August 3rd
Well, claylien resurrection came and went on MADtv. And what do
ya know? I forgot about taping it! :) At least I got it the 1st
time round (It originally aired on January 31st.) In case you missed
it, a transcription is on my References page.
It is one of *the* all-time classic spoof of the series. My congrats
to MADtv and the makers of Claylien Resurrection. :)
I added a few more pics to the 'people pictures' area, and a few screengrabs
from ALIENS courtesy of Boldguy. :)
The New 'Complete Aliens book' by Paul Sammon (take a look for it
on the Merchandise page has been delayed....
as reported on the On-line
Alien Collection website. (Which has been updated! New ALIEN
series card site, shirt info.... :) The book *will* be finished,
but the author is going to take until fall to get the next draft in...
perhaps early 99 for the release. Thanks to WG for the info. :)
This can only mean one thing....MORE INFO IS GONNA BE IN IT! ;)
I'll respond to the mounds of email piling up in my in-box a within
a few days. Thank you for waiting!
August 1st
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THIS PAGE!
Yep, the ALIEN Movies Resource Page just
turned an official 1 year old today. So, I got about 26,000 hits in
one year. Not bad! So, I got some useless stats for you to admire:
Most visits in one day : 256 (using now defunct counter, slight estimate)
on November 31 / December 1st
Least visits in one day : (About 20 when this page first started.)
Average visits a day : About 75-85 during slow periods, 115-135 during peak periods.
What this page is tops at : The References,
Cut Scenes (alien 3!),
Scripts,
the FAQ area, and of
course, the
NEWS page! (The best on the 'net. :)
I recieve multiple emails every day from visitors around the world, and
have made lots of 'virtual buds. :)
This page began late 1995, and was basically a personal homepage, until
Summer of '97 when I worked on formulating an ALIEN based resource website.
Here is an Early version of my html site. (Pee-yu!) :)
Since that time, this site has grown and I personally consider it to be one
of the top 5 ALIEN sites on the 'net. It has also grown in visitor volume and
content beyond whatever I thought it would be. :) Feel free to gimmie praise
by Mailing Me! :)
So, do you like this page? Then please
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More News on Claylien : Resurrection, here is the official word
that Starchild grabed : (Thanks bud!)
Clayalien Resurrection *WILL* be on August
1st! Here is the offical synopsis from the Foxworld website
http://www.foxworld.com.
Note that they do not mention Clayien Resurrection, but the On Air Date
is January 31, 1998. [Note: You don't need to suffer through the
entire show, the spoof is in the 1st half. Get ready, cause it
starts sorta quickly. Be prepared!
-- 'MAD TV' -- (11:00 PM-MIDNIGHT ET/PT) In Stereo-CC
'SPICE GIRLS,' 'COFFEE GUY,' 'MEXICAN WRESTLERS THEATER,'
AND 'PEREZ & TUCKER' AMONG HIGHLIGHTS ON 'MAD TV'
AUGUST 1 ON FOX
Sketches featured include "SPICE GIRLS" -- you've bought the album,
seen the movie and watched the commercials -- What's left but to hunt
them down? Also "COFFEE GUY" (Pat Kilbane) returns for more
highly-caffeinated customer service; "MEXICAN WRESTLERS
THEATER" stages the story "To Kill A Mockingbird"; and "PEREZ 'N
TUCKER" finds actress "Rosie Perez" (Debra Wilson) and comic "Chris
Tucker" (Phil LaMarr) as two cops who get into trouble with the manager
(Will Sasso) of the hotel where they're working undercover on MAD TV
Saturday, August 1 (11:00 PM - MIDNIGHT ET/PT) on FOX. (MD-315)
(TV-14; V) (OAD: 1-31-98)
August1st
More tidbits from Starchild: Sigourney Weaver has been nominated for
an Emmy Award for her role as Lady Claudia in Snow White: A Tale of
Terror. [Nathan's note : Weaver was GREAT in this role....she did
her character perfectly!] The Emmy's will air in September but you
might want to tape the event: NBC plans to devote 4 hours of air time to
the event this year.
Entertainment Weekly had this to report in their "Saving Private Ryan"
issue on David Fincher's "The Fight Club". It turns out that Brad Pitt
had his two front teeth chipped out so he could portray his character, a
man who fights in illegal underground bouts, more realisticly. Ouch!
First Sigourney had to shave her hair off to star in Alien3, now Brad
Pitt is chipping his front teeth, what next?! Pretty soon, we'll have
stars amputating their arms and legs in his David Fincher's next film!
Also in the same issue is word that James Cameron will star in his first
major motion picture. Yup, you heard that one right! The film, called
"The Muse" will be starred and directed by Albert Brooks. In it he
plays a down-and-out screenwriter who gets some inspiration from a
beautiful LA woman. James Cameron will be starring with directors
Martin Scorsese and Rob Reiner. The directors will star as themselves
in the film. No word yet on when the film will arrive in theaters.
And finally, Leland Orser (Purvis in ALIEN 4) LIVED in "Saving Private
Ryan"! Yes he did not die during the first 30 minutes of the film.
Instead, he had the small role as a Lt. in the 101st Airborne who was
in charge of a small group of men. His character was a nervous man who
looked as if he had gone through hell during the D-Day landings.
Mega thanks to starchild for finding out all this stuff....
so all you readers give him a pat on the back. :)
August 1st
More ALIEN References! This time, a 2nd one
from the Foxtrot comic, and a
good one from the movie 'Suburban Commando' (You know, the one with
the Hulkster! :) Thanks to Ferro 83!
Som'more references from St. Just, from Entertainment Tonight, and
a new section, sorta an 'Inspired by' type of area. Thanks to St. Just!
July 31st
BIG NEWS: Well, not really
big, but it is 100% guaranteed to make you laugh. I hafta check
for sure, but 'Perry' (thanks) sent me a note that on SATURDAY,
AUGUST 1st "Madtv" (the tv show) will AIR the
"CLAYLIEN : RESURRECTION" Spoof!
It occurs in the 1st half hour...if the guests for the show
are listed as "The Spice Girls" (a spoof of them) then this
is the correct rerun. Go to the References
section for more info!
Go to the On-Line
ALIENS collection for brand-spanking new info on upcoming toys,
ALIEN 4 game reviews, and lotsa, lotsa more stuff.
I've recently read the Vincent Ward script to ALIEN 3. (The
rejected one.) It is plain to see that ALIEN 3 (the actual
movie) is based on the premise of this script. Now, although
the planet is made out of wood (*cough*), it does have a similar
vien of technology avoidance a la Alien 3 (the movie.) And
you want bloodbath? Well, this movie had some serious raining
of the red stuff. It also had some scenes that I am sure will
integrate themselves into the future series of ALIEN movies.
Now, the 1st bit is sorta boring...but it does pick up. Not a
bad read! Go to the script section to check it out.
I've also read the "Alien : Extinction" script written by
Vb4ever in the Fan Fiction section.
This is a nice read as well!
July 29th
It seems that ALIEN alumni David Fincher (Alien 3 director) is
keeping nice and busy. He has 'The Fight Club' done (or at least
almost complete), as this next tidbit reveals. There has been
a rumoured casting for his screen adaptation of James Ellroy's novel
The Black Dahlia. Fincher rocks, so its nice to see him
working on more movies! :)
July 29th
Alien : Resurrection has been nominated
for the 1998 Hollywood Digital Award, which is all about the
best digital effects. *All* the other special effects movies
are there as well....so expect Titanic to take it. More news
about this is at the
Cinescape site.
If you are looking for an ALIEN item, you can always try Ebay actuion / selling place. It is a
public 'auction' hplace, where there are alwasy some ALIEN items
listed....just do a search!
July 28th
Sorry for the major delay on the 'ol updates, everything is just
'in the que.' Unless one of YOU want to write it for the page....
Just Mail me if ya
wanna. :) I have several pics to add to the picture pages
(thanks to Starchild) but I haven't gotten around to actually
uploading them. And for those other webpages that use pictures
from my page....I can't stop you from using your mouse to save
them, but anybodyss page will always be better with thier "original
content."
There is an advertisement floating around for ALIEN Resurrection
on PPV. It is an edited version of the trailer, with the release
date of the PPV thing. I saw this on a big-ass music store
that sold special direct tv dishes & tvs, large tvs, dvds, and
more tvs.
Michael Biehn (Hicks) and Ron
Perlman (Johner) are both in the tv show "The Magnificent Seven"
which has been renewed as a 'mid season replacement'...so it is
going into its 2nd year. Cool.
NOW is the time to get your ALIEN Resurrection
toys. Locally, the 'figures' have been reduced in price BIG-TIME...
like 10 bucks Canadian at Wal-mart. Loads of Newborn figures are
on the shelves.....
July 26th
Ahhh, Worldcharts! Please
vote
for the "ALIEN Movies Resource Page"
at Worldcharts!
Just Click Here
to vote. Thank-you! :)
"Linehan" is a Canada based movie-interview show. The interviewer
is, well, Brian Linehan. (I think that is the name.) He is known
for asking 'good' questions, and having a VAST knowledge of the
people he is interviewing. On the weekend, there was a nice 10
minute interview clip thing with Winona Ryder and Sigourney Weaver
for ALIEN Resurrection. (Check for Repeats!)
During the interview, Weaver gave this bit of info.... that after
the screen tests in England, she hoped on a plane for New York
(where she was living at the time.) When she got home, she got a
call, from Ridley Scott, telling her she had got the job as Ellen
Ripley in ALIEN. What is cool about that is the fact that Scott
didn't 'put her on hold' for a few days before deciding to cast her.
Sorta cool, IMHO.
Once again, surf on over to the On-line ALIENS
Collection to read up on more toy news, including the *new* 12-inch ALIEN figure (!!!)
Check it out!
July 24th
Cool news! Willie (Visit
his site NOW) and NewbornO nabbed some toy news. Here is an OFFICIAL
response that sorta says it all :
Thanks for your inquiry! The new Alien Hive Wars figures will consist of
6 new never before released figures: 2 different Predators, 2 different
Warrior Aliens and 2 different Marines. The figures will be 5" to 6"
tall,
will be fully poseable & equipped and retail for $5.99 each. They should
first become available in late September.
This is from KB toys. Poseable Marines! Cool. :) Thanks Willie and
Newborn0!
July 23rd
Thanks to Dsquake66 (I think this is right) for the ALIEN newsgroup posting
about Columbia House info. It looks
like ALIEN Resurrection is almost up for an OFFICIAL
to-buy release. The following listings were at the
Columbia House website in the 'new release' section....
The latest, power-packed chapter in the Alien saga finds Ellen Ripley (Weaver)--and the deadly
Alien Queen
inside her--brought back to life by military scientists. This letterboxed edition includes special
behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with cast members.
1998 C 0 Mins. R Mono LBX 1-cassette CC
So, it looks like the Widescreen version will have the same 'ALIEN 4' behind-the-scenes
that was on the widescreen release for the rest of the trilogy.
FOX, you suck if it is the same thing. Notice the mistake CH made on the
running length (0 minutes??) and the Sound quality. (I didn't know that THX works
in mono sound...) Also, the Idiots at Columbia house made an error on the Movie
Release year. Ug.
The latest chapter in the Alien saga finds Ellen Ripley (Weaver)--and the Alien Queen inside
her--brought
back to life by military scientists. But when the creatures break loose, Ripley and a crew of space
bandits are
the only ones who can save the Earth from their deadly onslaught!
1997 C 108 Mins. R Surround Stereo 1-cassette THX CC
July 21st
Starchild knows his stuff. He mailed me with these multiple
tidbits:
Tonight at 6:30 EST (July 21, 1998) Eonline will broadcast the live
premiere of Saving Privare Ryan. "Saving Private Ryan?" & the
"Alien Saga?!" Well, Matt Damon will probably appear at the gala
event (he stars as Private Ryan) and if he shows up, Winona Ryder
will for sure be there with him. So if there are any Winona Ryder
fans out there, they might want to watch the premiere to see if she
shows up. The address for Eonline is http://www.eonline.com
Also, remember Leland Orser? He played as Purvis in Alien Resurrection.
Well, the Internet Movie Database
reports that he has a small part in the film. What he does I do not
know (odds are, he'll probably play a solider who gets blown away
during the first 30 minutes of the film). He might show up at the
premiere of Saving Private Ryan tonight.
The latest issue of In Style magazine contains even MORE photos of the
Cannes Film Festival. They contain many photos of Ryder and Weaver and
the MANY dresses they wore to the event. If you are a major fan of
these two actresses, you might want to pick a copy up.
During the Cinemax 'Alien series marathon' they showcased about
10 minutes on what creature effects are. They interviewed this
guy named Tony who has worked on creature effects for many films
and TV shows. Anyhow, he said that his inspiration for doing
a job in creature effects was the first Alien film! He said he
was totally amazed by the chestbursting scene so much, that he
recreated it himself (starring himself). He took pictures of it
and sent it to special effects companies as his resume. Well,
Stan Winston must have liked what he saw because he hired the man
to do the chestbursting scene in the Hive, in Aliens(remember when
the colonist had that Alien burst out of her chest?). Well he was
in charge of the total design and execution of that effect.
[Thanks a million Starchild! :)
July 21st
The New 'NEON' magazine (UK based) has another wee ALIEN
reference, this time in an article titled "100 movie cut scenes."
(or something similar.) Number 53-55 is where "The CAT in ALIEN
gets fed something from a futuristic can/tuna, and IAN HOLM (Ash)
goes nutty and hits something" Okie, Okie, not the exact
words, but I read it a few days ago.
I slipped just 2 spots at Worldcharts.
So remember to vote for moi. I wanna break into the top 30! Just
Click Here
to give me a vote. Thank you!
I will add several more pics to either the ALIEN 4 or PEOPLE
picture pages within the next few days.
Blue Sky / VIFX
is the company that did the special effects for ALIEN 4. Now,
I didn't know that they were partially owned by Fox.
They also have a deal with FOX that sorta makes so that they
do FOX movies effects for a bit. This likely means that when
Alien 5 rolls around in a few years, that BlueSky will do the
effects. Mind you, this is complete guessing on my part. :)
Some New ALIEN References, thanks to Starchild.
They are from 'Metriod' and 'Wishmaster.'
July 18th
Starchild has this info :
"On July 19, 1998, at 8:00 p.m. EST the Cinemax Channel will be airing
the entire Alien Saga. I believe they MIGHT even show the documentary
on how they made Alien3(they were showing scenes of it this past week)!"
Make sure you catch it! Thanks SC. :)
July 18th
Steve must have the 'Mask of Zorro' score on CD, 'cause he mailed me with the following :
"The Mask Of Zorro song number 9 has Aliens all over it !!!!!!!
If ya didn't know James Horner did the score...." And for the uninformed, James
Horner did the music to ALIENS...
The The ALIEN Movies Resource Page
and the ALIEN Collectors Homeworld.
are still ranking at WorldCharts. Please vote for both!
Come'on, the AMRP is almost at its highest ranking ever!!
Click here to vote for the
ALIEN Movies Resource Page and click
here to vote for teh
ALIEN Collectors Homeworld. Thanks!
ALIEN director Ridley Scott was once gonna do the movie "I Am Legend" with Arnold Shwarzenegger in
the title role. It was a trip into another Future based film, but not like Blade Runner....
I just read the script, and it is a nice read, I can totally picture Arnie in this movie.
And imagine the Ridley Scott visuals...You can read the script here. (It
won't stay on my account for too long though.... :)
July 17th
Rumour has it from the ALIEN newsgroup, from J. Prater, that FOX is running an ALIEN 5
disinformation campaign. So maybe it is true that Joss Whedon isn't writing the script?! ;)
This is basically a reminder that most of the rumours that ya read will remain as rumours. :)
The Amazing On-Line ALIENS Collection had a large
news update. Please pay a visit to Willie's site.
If ya visit you can see Hobby Link Japan links to the Tsukuda pre-painted model/toys based
on ALIEN Resurrection ditties! (very cool. :)
Also on the site is the following :
You can win 100% guranteed authentic from Fox Alien Resurrection props? How 'bout an Alien
Resurrection jacket? Tank top? Trilogy Gift Set?
Enter Fox's PPV (Pay-Per-View) website and play the
Alien Resurrection game now! [Many, many, many, many thanks to Willie and his great page. :)]
And, here is another preview of the upcoming
Alien vs Predator game.
July 14th
Wow, long time and no update. Just a few tidbits:
New ALIEN Reference, from Critters 4 (thanks
An Alien Fan!) and more info on the 'in Living Color' reference
(thanks Jack!).
Winona Ryder has signed to do the move 'Lost Souls.' This
is almost a sure sign that ALIEN 5 will *not*
be made in 1998, or 1999.
I'm up to 37th spot at the best homepage voting at
Worldcharts! Thanks
to all who voted...I'll post more voting info later in the
week. But the ALIEN
Collectors Homeworld slipped a few notches! Nooo! So
remmeber to vote for that page too. :)
Wanna catch some ALIEN references? Then watch the
Comedy Central (in the US) for Saturday Night Live re-runs
with Sigourney Weaver (this will occur on the 20th), and
the Comedy Network for 'em in Canada. Also, the Comedy
Network in Canada also airs all the old 'In Living Color'
episodes.
July 11th
Not much going on in movie news. It looks like James Cameron's
next project will be producing the 'Planet of the Apes' movie, and I
think that J.P. Jeunet is working on a French Film.
This page is almost 1 year old. I hope to have lotsa more stuff on-line
by that time....I am almost done a very, very quickly made BLOOPER
list for the series, and please feel free to
email me the bloopers &
goofs (and I don't mean hudson) you found in the series. Thanks!
The super Kdawg is still working on his ALIEN ANTHOLOGY
page....and it'll
be a good one when it is done. But, for now he has made a brand-spanking
new "ALIEN TOP 25" list.
This lists what is the top 25 (in his opinion, and it is a good one :) ALIEN
related sites on the Internet. This is a great page, as it provides a
quick, easy, and painless (see why I like it? ;) links to the top ALIEN
info resources. Top Job Kdawg! The ALIEN Movies
Resource Page is ranked at number 4. (I'll get to numero 2 eventually. :)
Speaking of Rankings, remember that there are *2* ALIEN pages on the
Worldcharts homepage top
100 listings. They are The ALIEN Movies Resource Page
and the ALIEN Collectors Homeworld.
Please vote for both!
Click here to vote for the
ALIEN Movies Resource Page and click
here to vote for teh
ALIEN Collectors Homeworld. Thanks!
I'm in a full-time job, have a 6 hour a week class, and a meager social life.
So, if I don't reply to your emails, just cut me some slack! I try to get back
to all who email me, but hey, I dont' spend alotta time on the 'pooter.
Patience. :) I also tweaked some html coding over the entire page, and since
I did this html coding by HAND (no html editor for me) mistakes are gonna happen.
If you see a flub, please Mail Me and
I'll fix it ASAP.
And finally, I'm moving the news from April - May to an oldnews page....and
if there are any large pictures on the older news page they are gonna be taken
down and moved...just so ya know.
July 8th
Hehehe I love the huge flucuations in visits this page can
get over the course of a week. Yesterday was double what I've
been averaging for the week. :) Thanks to all the
international folks that this page attracts...it is always
very cool to hear from you, and don't worry, i'm pretty
good at deciphering any sort of English. :) Thanks folks!
This months (I think) NEON magazine, which is a movie mag
based in the UK (they get all the best magazines :) has a weeee
bit of ALIEN info (reference?) :
There is a section of '100 movies renamed' so if it was a movie
like 'Jaws' the movie would be renamed 'The one with the Shark.' See
what I mean? Now, within the top 10 of the list, these 2 showed up,
"The one with the ALIEN" and "The one with more ALIENS and the annoying
kid." I'm still drawing a blank on these two... :)
Hey folks! For all of you webmasters that like my alien related
pictures that I got up on the page, I did
scan most of these myself...not the ones on the news page, but
for 'special' areas of my page. So, if you decide to do the
'cut and paste' job with info that either I wrote or someone
else wrote, it is nice to have a link back to the origin of the
writing. Same goes for some pictures....Sorta like 'netiquette' :)
I just added a 'production' pic of the ALIEN, and some production
design of the ALIEN queen at the picture sections....more to come!
In front of some local theatres, they list 'movie facts' and tidbits of
info on the screen before the movie starts (to keep the audience
entertained I guess.) Anyway, they have one that lists Sigourney Weaver
doing voiceover advertisments for Buick. Old info, but still ALIEN
related.
June 6th
Mmmm! The 'ol ALIEN Movies Resource Page
moved up a few spots at Worldcharts
to 48th spot. The
Alien Collectors Homeworld is also
on the list at 83rd spot. Its moving up too!
So give the ALIEN world of ranked sites a vote!
Click Here
to vote for the ALIEN Movies Resource Page, and then
Click here
to vote for the ALIEN Collectors Homeworld. Thanks!
July 6th
Starchild has some good news:
It seems that the episode of 'MADTV' with the Clayalien Resurrection
spoof WILL air over the summer. The only problem is
that they did not tell me when. So you will have to watch every episode
of MADTV until they air the episode. Since the beginning of June, they
have NOT aired the episode yet. This is a GREAT spoof...so start watching
that late-night tv. :)
July 5th
Its time for
Worldcharts! Can you all please gimme a quick vote? Just Click here to
vote for the ALIEN Movies Resource Page. Also,
click here
to vote for the ALIEN Collectors
Homeworld. Thanks!
WG at the On-Line ALIEN Collection found a new
preview for the upcoming ALIEN Resurrection game. Click here to read it!
July 2nd
The University Server will be down from 10:00pm local time tonight
to the wee hours of the morning on the 3rd. This page will
be unavailble during those times....and sorry for the page
messin' up a few days ago, the evil-university internet
server pulled a homer and messed up.
I have a few news updates to do (tonight or tomorrow),
and pics to add.....and even
some section updates / additions, hopefully that will be
done on the weekend. (hopefully!) Thanks for waiting.
And there are still fair amount of ALIEN Resurrection
toys around....now may be the time to scoop 'em up! (discount!)
July 1st
HAPPY CANADA DAY EVERYONE! hehehe, just some national pride coming out. :)
I added a few more ALIEN References, from St. Just.
Well, just one for now, the other one is just being checked. ;) It is
for the movie Legend, which i think anyone who has seen it can say
there is a 90% similarity clause for one scene.... ;)
A new pic was added on the cut-scenes page, it is a small ditty from
ALIENS...the cut scene with Burke (cocooned) and Ripley. There is
*another* image which I have somewhere, that is a pic that shows
the cocoon...if anyone has that, please send it to me! ('cause I don't
want to look for mine. :) A few more pics will be added to the ALIEN 4
picture page soon, featuring some promo shots of Ripley. Special thanks
are shouted out to St. Just & Starchild. Ya rock! :)
Questions? Comments? Corrections? Please Mail Me