The Making of Aliens

Author: J. W. Rinzler
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1789093104
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Comprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how Aliens was made, featuring new interviews with some of the cast and production crew, and including many rarely seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives. As one of the most highly regarded movie sequels of all time, Aliens quickly embedded itself in the minds of cinemagoers around the world when it was released in 1986. Driven by the singular vision of director James Cameron and guided by producer Gale Ann Hurd, its relentless action and unforgettable characters helped cement its place as an undisputed classic of 1980s cinema. The Making of Aliens tells the complete story of how Cameron and Hurd, together with their immensely talented cast and crew, brought heroine Ellen Ripley back to the big screen--and upped the stakes by introducing a whole army of aliens for her to face. Interviews with the cast and crew, alongside revealing photography and fascinating concept art, illustrate the film's eventful journey from its beginnings as a sequel that nobody wanted to make through to its transformation into one of the highest-grossing blockbusters of the decade.

Aliens

Author: Jim Al-Khalili
Publisher: Picador USA
ISBN: 1250109639
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Originally published in Great Britain by Profile Books Ltd, 2016.

Aliens: The Official Movie Novelization

Author: Alan Dean Foster
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 178329017X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In the sequel to the 1979 film Alien, Ellen Ripley is forced to return to planet LV-426, where her crew encountered the hostile Alien creature. There they discovered hundreds of eggs, and just one slaughtered everyone but Ripley. This time she's accompanied by a unit of Colonial Marines, but even their firepower may not be enough for them to survive and learn the fate of the colony known as Hadley's Hope

Eating Aliens

Author: Jackson Landers
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1603428852
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
North America is under attack by a wide range of invasive animals, pushing native breeds to the brink of extinction. Combining thrilling hunting adventures, a keen culinary imagination, and a passionate defense of the natural environment, Eating Aliens chronicles Landers’ quest to hunt 12 invasive animal species and turn them into delicious meals. Get ready to dig into tacos filled with tasty black spiny-tailed iguana!

The Making of Alien

Author: J. W. Rinzler
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1789090555
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A comprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how Alien was made, featuring new interviews with Ridley Scott and other production crew, and including many rarely-seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives. In 1979 a movie legend was born, as Twentieth Century-Fox and director Ridley Scott unleashed Alien - and gave audiences around the world the scare of their lives. To celebrate the movie's fortieth anniversary, author J.W. Rinzler (The Making of Star Wars) tells the whole fascinating story of how Alien evolved from a simple idea in the mind of writer Dan O'Bannon into one of the most memorable sci-fi horror thrillers of all time. With brand new interviews with Ridley Scott and other key members of the original production crew, and featuring many never-before-seen photographs and artworks from the archives, The Making of Alien is the definitive work on this masterpiece of popular cinema.

Aliens in Underpants Save the World

Author: Claire Freedman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 144244097X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Aliens

Author: Bryan Appleyard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 358

Book Description
A 'cultural history' of the alien phenomenon, this book looks at our fascination with all things alien, as well as explaining what this says about us in the post-religious age.

Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens

Author: Bruce Coville
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780006750734
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
Thirteen tales of the unexpected that will make you rethink everything you ever knew about life out there. For 8-12 yrs.

Ancient Aliens

Author: Producers of Ancient Aliens
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062455400
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
The first official companion book to HISTORY® network’s hit series Ancient Aliens®: a powerful journey through human history that explores fascinating unanswered questions about the origins of our civilizations. With a foreword by Series Creator, Kevin Burns. Millions of people around the world believe we have been visited in the past by extraterrestrial beings. What if it were true? And if so, what if there were clues left behind? Each week, hundreds of thousands of viewers tune in to the wildly popular Ancient Aliens® television series to seek insight into those very questions—and to become part of a thrilling, probing exploration of the mysteries at the heart of world civilizations. The first official companion book to the hit show, Ancient Aliens® takes readers even deeper into the mysteries that have made the show a pop culture phenomenon. Filled with exciting insights and behind-the scenes stories from the show’s creators and leading experts in ancient alien theory, the book explores the key questions at the heart of the series: Who were they? Why did they come? What did they leave behind? Where did they go? Will they return? Transporting readers around the globe, Ancient Aliens® explores the fascinating enigmas and mysterious artifacts our ancestors left behind, from incredible objects to amazingly accurate ancient maps; from the Great Pyramid of Giza and stone megaliths at Gobekli Tepe to the Nazca Plains and mysterious structures of Puma Punku. Accompanied by lavish 4-color photography throughout, the book allows armchair archaeologists to examine the evidence up close for the first time. Both the ultimate-fan book and the perfect gift for readers new to the show, Ancient Aliens® is a compelling journey through the mysteries of our ancient civilizations and the possibility of alien influence on our cultures.

Cowboys and Aliens

Author: Scott Mitchell Rosenberg
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062079441
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
The ultimate showdown between Cowboys and Indians is interrupted...by an alien invasion. The Old West will never be the same. When an extra-terrestrial armada lands in the Wild West, they find themselves in a showdown with one tough posse of rough-and-ready heroes—and the Cowboys and Aliens graphic novel gives you the thrilling comic book stories that started it all off! Compiling every issue of Scott Mitchell Rosenberg’s electrifying comic book series, this gorgeous, full-color graphic novel features the dynamic creative talents of Fred Van Lente, Andrew Foley, and Luciano Lima—as well as all-new tie-in art from the spectacular motion picture, starring Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, and Sam Rockwell. Whether you’re rooting for the gunslingers or the little green men, don’t bring your guns to town without reading a copy of the Cowboys and Aliens graphic novel!