I wasn’t very sure about Defiance at first, but it’s actually a decent Sci-Fi show despite coming from Sy-Fy. So when I saw this awesome Irathient cosplay it made me smile. Alice The Insane looks pretty stunning, not to mention dangerous as an Irathient. She looks like she is a cast member of the show.
She’s so good it’s scary. The photography is by Nick Doulgeris. If the series ever needs an extra alien, they should call her for sure and give her a speaking part.
Sideshow Collectibles makes some great Alien figures, but this latest announcement is for one of the coolest Alien collectibles ever. The Alien Space Jockey Alien Maquette is arriving in late 2015/early 2016 and boy is it beautiful.
It measures 21″ H x 18″ W x 23″ L and is based on the character in Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror classic Alien. Take a look at some of the images. The detail on this thing will blow you away. Totally worth the $599.99 asking price.
Long before Prometheus uncovered the origins of the Engineer and his species, the mysterious ‘Space Jockey’ captured the imaginations of movie-goers around the globe. First encountered by the doomed crew of the ship Nostromo, the haunting discovery of the enormous lonely star gazer remains one of the most memorable moments in the Alien franchise. Based on the iconic bio-organic industrial designs of Swiss artist H. R. Giger, Sideshow’s artists have faithfully captured every detail of the fossilized sentinel, a tragic traveler who fell victim to his own lethal cargo and was forever frozen, trapped in time and space.
You have to love artist Rocky Davies‘ work. In this retro and fun series. Davies has taken some of TV, movies, and comic book’s greatest villains and given them their own 1980s album covers. They are bold and beautiful and look appropriate to the 80s.
They are all done in bright neon colors and classic ’80s style and each has an appropriate song to go with them. These are perfect. And now you can get prints at his Ageofnerd shop for just $20. I know what my next purchase is.
If you have the stomach for it, this in-depth look at one of the most shocking moments in cinema is worth your time. The chestburster scene in Ridley Scott’s Alien is a classic. Seeing that newborn xenomorph explode out of John Hurt’s torso was just amazing. The other actors on set were never warned about the eruption ahead of time.
In CineFix’s Art of the Scene series, they look at Alien’s chestburster scene in detail. It’s very enlightening and worth a look if you are a fan of the film.
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The latest toy to take our money is this awesome Aliens Power Loader 33-Inch Statue. Not that we are complaining. Hollywood Collectibles has gone all out on this thing. The Caterpillar P-5000 Powered Work Loader was used by Ripley to defeat the Alien Queen! This statue was recreated from the original blueprints and you can see for yourself that no detail was spared.
It’s exactly the same size as the model used for filming the movie. That would be an impressive 33-inches tall x 25-inches wide. It has a webbing operator harness made of real material, a working light-up hazard light on top, and an accurate weathered finish. The detail is pretty stunning. This is a must for fans of the Alien franchise. A quality statue like this doesn’t come cheap. It is priced at $1,199.99.
This Alien-inspired motorcycle is beautifully designed, although I doubt very much that any future movies would call for the use of such a cool Alien bike. It was created by industrial designer Tamás Jakus. It is a customized black-on-black Yamaha SR with design cues inspired by H.R. Giger’s aliens.
I love all of the detail, which isn’t overdone. Everything is just perfect. The fuel tank is shaped like a Xenomorphs head and has a Weyland Corporation logo. Too bad it doesn’t exist in real life. Ripley could make good use of this sweet ride.
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Neill Blomkamp working on an Alien movie? I like that idea. Can you even imagine what such a movie would look like? Well, just check out these images. The other day he posted some concept art from an Alien project that he was working on.
Apparently he was not working on this for the studio officially, but just for kicks. Now I just want to see this movie come to life. It would have been a wild ride, that’s for sure. Excuse me while I stare at these images for a few hours and dream of what could have been.
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The Poster Posse recently paid tribute to Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi horror film Alien, for the film’s 35th Anniversary this year. I can’t believe it has been that long. Time flies when you are enjoying great Sci-Fi.
Below are several pieces of art that were submitted for the first phase of the tribute project. This is some fantastic art from one of our favorite groundbreaking movies.
It’s that time of year again and you have to find some good gifts for friends, family and for yourself. Well, we all love Sci-Fi so we have compiled a list of some classic DVD and Blu-Ray sets that you can give this holiday season.
Some of these are not new, while others are. There’s a little something here for everyone. All are classics that we like to watch again and again. So this year give the gift of Sci-Fi or fantasy. Happy holidays from Sci-Fi Design.
X-Men: Days of Future Past Amazon Exclusive
Doctor Who: The Matt Smith Years and Doctor Who: The David Tennant Collection Bundle
Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Caesar’s Warrior Collection
Twilight Zone: The 5th Dimension (Complete Series Limited Edition Box Set)
The Outer Limits Original Series Complete Box Set Volumes 1-3
Batman: The Complete Television Series
Ghostbusters/Ghostbusters II Limited Edition Gift Set
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Classic Series Collection
Stanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection
Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery
Star Trek: The Complete Original Series DVD (Seasons 1-3)
Red Dwarf: The Complete Collection
Stargate SG-1: The Complete Series Collection
If you enjoyed David Fincher’s Alien 3, you’ll enjoy seeing some more behind the scenes footage of what went in to creating the special effects for the movie. The video below focuses on a baby Alien called the Bambi Burster. It reminds me just how much I love practical effects and I’m glad they seem to be making a comeback with the new Star Wars movie.
The “Bambi Burster” was cut from the film, but this video shows a test of the unfinished puppet. In this case it looks like they were having a hard time getting the movement down. It is awesome that these guys got to play with all of the cool toys back then.
