Alien, Apocalypse Now, and All That Jazz are all among the very best movies of 1979 that can be called masterpieces.

A 90s cult classic sci-fi movie ripped off Ridley Scott's Alien with a scene that has an even longer legacy than that.

There’s no denying the allure of alien artifacts. Science fiction is awash in the material remnants of extraterrestrial civilizations, which surface in everything from the classic books of Arthur C.

It's broadly regarded as one of the finest horror films ever created, which might seem peculiar given its spaceship setting, but Alien from 1979 established the benchmark for big-screen monsters. This ...

We asked Ridley Scott to pick one favorite shot from each of his movies, as well as one from any other film. The director of Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Napoleon, and many, many others breaks down ...

1979 sits right at that fault line. Cinematically, it's a year defined by extremes: apocalyptic visions of the future, harrowing portraits of war, absurdist comedy, existential science fiction, and ...