Ellen Ripley is the best action heroine of all time, without question. Just look at two of the most iconic images of Ripley. One finds her cradling Newt (Carrie Henn), the survivor of a xenomorph ...

The Alien franchise has vastly expanded since its first movie was released in 1979, exploring numerous different characters ...

In space no one can hear you scream. That iconic tagline introduced "Alien" to audiences in 1979, but since then, "Alien" has become so much more than just a sci-fi horror movie. Fans have gotten ...

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...

Ellen Ripley was born on January 7th, 2092, at the Olympia colony on Luna. She was recruited to the Weyland-Yutani Horizon Beyond officer training program in 2115. She went on to complete her officer ...

Following the demise of Captain Arthur Dallas, who went looking for the growing Xenomorph inside the Nostromo’s ventilation shafts, with the intent of leading into, and out of, the airlock, the story ...

In 1979, Sigourney Weaver, then a relative unknown, became a huge star thanks to her breakout performance as Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's Alien. In a world dominated by male heroes, Ripley was a ...