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There’s something in those trees… The new installment to the Call of Duty video game franchise: ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare,’ which is a reboot of the Modern Warfare series, launched a few weeks back to massive sales figures and strong critical reception. As a long time Call of Duty fan ... [Read More]

It’s safe to say that last year’s The Predator was not exactly the resounding success we were hoping for. While the movie did have its merits, a surprising controversy, disappointing box office results, and mixed to negative reviews all but ensured that any ... [Read More]

Marking the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the original Alien, Director Ridley Scott had a chat with The Hollywood Reporter about his experiences regarding how Alien coalesced. Those who have watched behind-the-scenes materials or read books regarding the film’s production may be familiar with the events described. Regardless, ... [Read More]

A few weeks back I had the opportunity to watch all six of the Alien 40th Anniversary short films during a press event located on the 20th Century Fox lot in Los Angeles. Accompanying me was former staff member Mike Monaghan, who also joined Aaron and I on a Read More]

Sigourney Weaver was back as Ripley in a skit for the late-night talk and news satire show ‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.’ The comedy short recreates the scene in Aliens where Ripley chases ‘Newt’ into the air ducts. Rather than ‘Newt,’ Ripley is chasing after Samantha Bee, who is hiding from ... [Read More]

The documentary film ‘Memory: The Origins of Alien,’ has secured a distribution partner and will be seeing a wide release this summer. The film premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, and thankfully fans won’t have to wait too long before they’re able to watch it. Legion ... [Read More]

A couple weeks back AvP Galaxy had the fantastic opportunity to tour the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ ‘Visions and Voices’ 40th Anniversary Alien Exhibit. The department’s Director of Programming and Special Projects, Alex Ago, who was kind enough to give us a walk-through of the exhibit and enlighten us ... [Read More]

Alien will be coming back to theaters in the United States for an anniversary screening this October. From Fathom Events and presented by Turner Classic Movies ‘Big Screen Classics’ series, the movie will have screenings on three days: October 13th, 15th, and 16th. It’s unknown whether or not this will be ... [Read More]

We’ve known since December of 2017 about Disney’s agreement to acquire the film properties of 20th Century Fox, and now after more than a year of finalizing those plans, the deal has fully closed. As of March 19th 2019, The Walt Disney Company now completely owns the Alien, Predator, ... [Read More]

Most fans of Predator know that the original design for the interstellar hunter character was quite different than what we ended up with. After some test footage was shot of the original creature design in Mexico, the production was put on hold and Stan Winston was hired to come to ... [Read More]