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We may be about to discover alien AI instead of aliens

For generations, humans have imagined what it would be like to discover life beyond Earth. Would alien beings look anything ...

'We knew we had a lot to live up to': As 'Aliens' turns 40, we chat to the legendary VFX ...

Legacy Effects' Oscar-nominated duo Shane Mahan and Lindsay MacGowan share tales from the trenches of 1986's 'Aliens' ...

40 years ago, James Cameron redefined the Hollywood sequel

Every sequel faces the same impossible challenge. Audiences want more of what they loved the first time, but they also want ...

40 Years Ago Today: The Sci-Fi Sequel That Broke the Oscars' Best Actress Barrier

Forty years ago today, on July 18, 1986, 20th Century Fox put a sequel into American theaters that had no business working.

‘It’s a goddamn roller-coaster!’ Inside the making of James Cameron’s ‘Aliens ...

" "Game over, man." "Get away from her, you bitch!" Released on July 18, 1986, James Cameron’s Aliens remains a cul ...