The original Star Trek series secretly used sounds of people kissing to create noises for one of its many alien monsters.

The Museum of Modern Art, in collaboration with Cinecittà Studios in Rome, has organized a retrospective of films dedicated to “the man who made creatures,” Carlos Rambaldi (1925-2012). MOMA curator ...

Carlo Rambaldi, the late mechatronics maestro best known for bringing Ridley Scott’s Alien and Steven Spielberg’s E.T. to life, would have turned 100 this autumn. To celebrate, his daughter Daniela co ...

Carbondale on Friday and Saturday hosted its second Carbondalien Festival, a celebration of a tale that began on Nov. 9, 1974, when a group of teenagers told police they saw a red, sparking ball cross ...

Britta DeVore is a Senior Author for Collider who has been known to dabble with Reality News as well. When she isn't sitting behind her laptop bringing readers her hot takes on upcoming projects or ...

The iconic shower scene in Psycho was originally supposed to play out without music. Instead composer Bernard Herrmann created “The Murder”: as the killing transpires, violins shriek and scream along ...

It’s axiomatic in the commercial theater that two shows always sell: “Fiddler on the Roof” and “The Sound of Music.” Why? Both are beloved works of genius that are generous when it comes to human ...

How memorable sound effects elevated "Alien: Earth to the next level. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. "In space," some marketing ...

We don't yet know why Sydney Chandler's Wendy can communicate with aliens, but we have some new insight into how the show pulled off the effect. Reading time 2 minutes While Alien: Earth fans ...

When Ridley Scott first premiered “Alien” in 1979, a new era of practical effects and creature design was ushered into the cultural zeitgeist. Almost 50 years later, the world that Scott built ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eva Amsen writes about the overlap of science and art Sep 03, 2025, 10:29am EDT Music, what can’t it do? Listening to music ...

Noah Hawley gets a lot of things right in his latest Alien spin-off series, Alien: Earth, and the songs are a big part of it. If you’ve paid close attention, you’ll know that the show is utilizing ...