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Sigourney Weaver Surprised the Cast of That 'Alien' High School Play (Which You Can Now Watch Online)

The Ripley-approved production is on YouTube.

'Alien' Director Ridley Scott Praises High School Production of Iconic Sci-Fi Flick

Scott sent a letter to the high school drama club.

Amazing 'Alien' High School Production Gets Official Stamp of Approval

A New Jersey high school’s elaborate adaptation of the classic 1979 sci-fi movie "Alien" is getting noticed by Hollywood...

13 Great Horror Movies Hollywood Should Never Remake

Leave 'The Exorcist' alone. Or else.

The 25 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Ever Made, Ranked From 'Star Wars' to 'Star Trek'

Did your favorite sci-fi movie make the list?

15 Things You Never Knew About John Carpenter's 'The Thing'

Can you believe it's been 35 years since "The Thing" first terrorized moviegoers? The film didn't make a huge splash whe...

10 Terrifying Horror Films You (Probably) Forgot Were Summer Movies

Yelp.

Here's Why 'Alien: Covenant' Is a Box Office Disappointment

If you saw "Alien: Covenant" this weekend, you probably have a lot of questions. Some involve plot holes big enough to p...

6 Things You Need to Know Before Seeing 'Alien: Covenant'

You'd think at some point the residents of the "Alien" universe would learn to stop traveling to remote worlds where hun...

14 Things You Never Knew About the 'Alien' Franchise

As "Alien" fans know, the xenomorph has acid for blood, is a relentless hunter, breeds parasitically inside human hosts...

Ridley Scott Says Neill Blomkamp's 'Alien' Sequel Isn't Happening

Were you holding out for that Neill Blomkamp-directed "Alien" sequel? Well, it's never gonna happen, says Ridley Scott....

Sigourney Weaver May Be De-Aged in Upcoming 'Alien' Sequels

Sigourney Weaver may be returning to the "Alien" franchise -- as the original Ellen Ripley. How? Thanks to the digital m...

Ridley Scott Almost Killed Off Sigourney Weaver in 'Alien'

With "Alien: Covenant" on the horizon, Ridley Scott is talking about the very first "Alien" film and how he envisioned a...

Director Walter Hill Discusses the Controversy Surrounding His Thriller 'The Assignment'

Walter Hill is one of those filmmakers who is probably one of your favorites even if you don't know his name. This is a...

19 Movies That Never Started Out as a Franchise

10 Things We Learned on the Set of 'Alien: Covenant'

Oh, "Alien" franchise, what a wild trip the last four decades have been. You've taken us from mining ships to penal colo...

Watch the 'Alien: Covenant' Trailer, Plus Four Things You Really Need to Know

Ridley Scott's "Alien," released in 1979, was as much a horror story as a piece of science-fiction. For "Alien: Covenant...

'Alien: Covenant' Star Katherine Waterston Reveals Sequel's Place in 'Alien' Universe

Many are already calling Katherine Waterston "the new Ellen Ripley," if only because she's a leading lady battling monst...

'Morgan' Director Luke Scott Reveals the Origins of His Creepy New Thriller

Luke Scott grew up on the film sets of his father, "Blade Runner" director Ridley Scott, and after serving as second-uni...

'Aliens': 11 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About James Cameron's Classic

As terrifying as 1979's "Alien" was, the scale and breathless intensity of "Aliens" -- released 30 years ago this week,...

25 Greatest Horror Movie Heroines Ever, Ranked

%Slideshow-373474%Why is the horror audience mostly female? One reason has to be the genre's long tradition of heroines,...