Alien Minute

Actor Ian McNeice returns to talk about Ash's soliloquy, an actor's preference in regards to camera setups, and working with SIGOURNEY WEAVER!!!!  Permalink

This week we're joined by venerable character actor Ian McNeice to talk about Ash spitting up milk, a fully deflated Lambert, and the trouble with exposition-heavy performances.Permalink

Violet returns one last time to talk disembodied heads, a helpful exposition dump, and the clumsiest moment in the movie.Permalink

Violet returns one last time to talk disembodied heads, a helpful exposition dump, and the clumsiest moment in the movie.Permalink

Violet Lucca is back to talk about milk spewing androids, more expository ADR, and how Alien was the product of serendipitous collaboration.Permalink

Violet Lucca is back again to discuss a crazy suffocation scheme, the vice-grip of an android hand, and the added layer of introducing a second monster to a horror movie.  Permalink

Violet Lucca joins us as we talk about meta camera movement, mirroring wounds, and the nature of the infamous "nudie nook".Permalink

Today we're joined by Violet Lucca from Film Comment Magazine to talk about Ash's creepy reveal, Ripley's violent reaction to it, and the use of inverted callbacks in the screenplay. Permalink

Tyler and David from Battleship Pretension return one last time to talk about Sigourney Weaver's brilliant performance, Dan O'Bannon's dislike of the robot subplot, and the weirdly warm feeling provided by the sound design of MU-TH-ER. Permalink

David and Tyler return to discuss MU-TH-ER's design, examine the choice to cut a certain scene, and pine for the days of a minimalist Ridley Scott.Permalink