Tag: alien
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Costuming Prometheus: Genesis of the Nightmare
Over the past four years, we have celebrated every “Alien Day” by spotlighting the costume design of the first four films that built the Alien universe, first unleashed by legendary director Ridley Scott in 1979. Much like the dormant monsters awaiting their moment to burst from their hosts, the franchise went quiet — until fifteen…
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Costuming Alien: Resurrection – The Nightmare Reborn
Three years have passed since Alien Day 2021, marking the beginning of our journey to dissect the iconic costumes from the original Alien films starring Sigourney Weaver. We kicked off by delving into John Mollo’s military finesse, honed through his Academy Award-winning work on Star Wars: A New Hope, and marveled at H.R. Giger’s chilling…
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Costuming Alien 3: The Nightmare Survives
Listen up, space nerds! It’s Alien Day (April 26th), that time of year when we embark on an intergalactic journey to discuss the costumes of the iconic film series, Alien. Last year, we explored the costumes of the epic 1986 sequel, Aliens. That means it is time to get into the controversial third installment directed…
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Costuming Aliens: The Nightmare Continues
Another year, another trip to our favorite Alien infested moon, LV-426. Last year in honor of Alien Day, I released an in-depth look into the costume design of Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking sci-fi horror, Alien. I had so much fun doing that piece that I decided I have to make this an annual series. With that…
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Alien – The Art of Costume Blogcast
Alien – S2 Episode 38 Happy Alien Day nerds! In this week’s episode, we go behind the wardrobe of Ridley Scott’s 1979, Alien. Listen along as our cohosts discuss the origins of Alien, the costume design by John Mollo, the creation of the Xenomorph suit, the twisted art of H.R. Giger, space cats, and our…
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Costuming Alien: The Perfect Nightmare
The day is April 26th, the day of one of my absolute favorite holidays, Alien Day! Why is today Alien Day, you might ask? The film Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O’Bannon. The story starts as the crew of The Nostromo touched down on…
