The '80s were the heyday for science fiction films. The confluence of burgeoning effects artists and creative filmmakers and ...

Few cinematic characters have left as big of an impression as Ellen Ripley, Sigourney Weaver’s iconic “Alien” survivor, who led four films in the franchise and left behind some massive shoes to fill ...

From budgetary issues to wanting to recast Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, James Cameron’s version of Aliens almost never ...

Harry Wilkinson is a filmmaker, teacher, actor, and award-winning screenwriter. He studied at USC and UCLA , has written scifi and horror screenplays and for such shows as "The Dead Zone" and ...

With Women Of Action, Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about gender and how depictions of female action heroes have evolved over ...

Jonathan Ajayi, Adarsh Gourav, Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Kit Young, Erana James and Lily Newmark in "Alien: Earth." (FX) After years of waiting and build-up, “Fargo” creator Noah Hawley’s ...

Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson in "Alien: Romulus" (20th Century Studios) Few cinematic characters have left as big of an impression as Ellen Ripley, Sigourney Weaver’s iconic “Alien” survivor, who ...

William Smith is a freelance writer currently living in the Midwest with his wife and daughter, where he spends too much time watching movies and then writing about them. He doesn't read your hurtful ...