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'A lot to live up to': Aliens turns 40 & we chat to the VFX masters behind the Alien Queen

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

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.

40 years later, James Cameron's Aliens still beats Ridley Scott’s original

The horror in space transforms into a riveting action epic.

“Get away from her, you bitch!” – 40 years of “Aliens”

In 1986, James Cameron achieved the feat of giving the cult film “Alien” a sequel that is both equal and independent.