A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the Trump administration to ...

It was a close encounter of the Schiff kind. President Trump made an out of this world jibe when he was allegedly briefed on ...

Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House ...

Russo joined IndieWire's roundtable of composers to discuss his work on the sci-fi series. Since 1979, the “Alien” franchise has flipped between two different genres, alternatively offering audiences ...

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

If you read any account of the original Alien: Isolation’s development process, at some point there’s always mention of how Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece was playing on a constant loop in Creative ...

Noah Hawley has brought the sci-fi/horror series to television. Many filmmakers have taken on the “Alien” franchise: James Cameron, David Fincher, Fede Álvarez. Ridley Scott even returned to the well ...

Between planning for VFX, jump scares and Xenomorphs, composer Jeff Russo had his otherworldly soundscape work cut out for him. To effectively communicate emotions to the audience, Russo had to create ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

He said that his other alien movies are outdated. "Today, with all of the technology that allows us all not just to be eyewitnesses to something, but our experience gets confirmed by our devices, ...

Cinematographer Ashley Connor opened up about shooting the HBO comedy like a thriller at IndieWire's Craft Roundtables. There’s the old writing saw in Hollywood that you don’t want to put a hat on a ...