It’s Friday! So that can only mean it’s time for the new Alien: 40th Anniversary Short! Today sees the release of Alien: Ore, directed and written by
As a hard-working miner of a planet mining colony, Lorraine longs to make a better life for her daughter and grandchildren. When her shift uncovers the death of a fellow miner under mysterious circumstances, Lorraine is forced to choose between escape or defying management orders and facing her fears to fight for the safety of her family.
After watching the latest Anniversary Short, be sure to head on over to the Alien Anthology social channels to check out the Meet the Filmmaker’s featurette to find out more about the ladies running this week’s show.
Next Friday is the 26th of April. Not only does that mean we’ve reached 2019’s Alien Day, it also means the release of the final two Alien: 40th Anniversary Short’s: Alien: Harvest and Alien: Alone.
Alien: Harvest — The surviving crew of a damaged deep-space harvester have minutes to reach the emergency evacuation shuttle. A motion sensor is their only navigation tool leading them to safety while a creature in the shadows terrorizes the crew. However, the greatest threat might have been hiding in plain sight all along. directed by Benjamin Howdeshell.
Alien: Alone — Hope, an abandoned crew member aboard the derelict chemical hauler Otranto, has spent a year trying to keep her ship and herself alive as both slowly fall apart. After discovering hidden cargo, she risks it all to power up the broken ship in search of human life. Written and directed by Noah Miller.
Make sure you stick with Alien vs. Predator Galaxy for the latest on the Alien 40th Anniversary celebrations! You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube to get the latest on your social media walls. You can also join in with fellow Alien and Predator fans on our forums!
Couple of Alien: Ore interviews via HN Entertainment.
https://hnentertainment.co/exclusive-alien-ore-directors-kailey-and-sam-spear-aka-the-spear-sisters-talk-to-us-about-making-their-alien-short-film-and-all-the-little-details-about-it/
https://hnentertainment.co/exclusive-alien-ore-producer-victoria-burkhart-talks-to-us-about-the-short-film-came-together/
Image Engine (visual FX: Jurassic World, Thor Ragnarok, Logan, The Meg...)
White Noise Ltd (sound production, contributions to Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, Mortal Engines, a number of Peter Jackson films...)
Victoria Burkhart (producer: Chappie, Elysium...)
Cheryl Marion (production designer: The Predator, Skyscraper, Once Upon A Time...)
TC
2. Ore
3. Containment
4. Night Shift
So far.
Very 1986 Ovomorph and Xenomorph, but excellent regardless.
Honestly, I'm shocked these projects are as good as they are. This really brought a smile on my face.
Some really nice shots: The opening segue visual. The convincing moving Alien attack (which I assume was CGI, but couldn't tell), which captured the wall-jumping motion really nicely from Cameron's film. The axe showing acid corrosion (which 'Alien 3' should have done!).
Not sure why the observer was showing so much emotion if they were... Well...
Part of me liked the general aesthetics (or at least, the atmosphere which was evoked), but everything was way too bloody antiquated, in terms of the office, equipment and even that elevator. It looked more like a mining operation from the 1980s than anything set in the far future. :/ The computer screens were nice, though. And the believable acting mostly outweighed those odd negatives.
Didn't really buy the lead character's narration about fearing the thing would trail them up. They could have just blocked off the shaft. Especially after emerging and finding it wasn't anywhere near the door.
But, yeah, best in general.
Best character motivation to actually turn and face the alien too.
Only really odd thing was the alien, why does it have a spike sticking out of its head?