Alien Minute

In Jason Heck's last episode, we talk about how much Ridley Scott has changed as a filmmaker, Lambert's reaction to the idea of exploring the planet, and Ash's ability to decipher very complicated readouts. Permalink

Today, Jason joins us again to talk about maintenance estimates, Parker and Brett's feelings toward Ripley, and also Star Trek…again. Permalink

Jason Heck returns to talk about crushed rocks, landing gear, whose fault it was that the Nostromo crashed…and of course, STAR TREK!Permalink

Jason Heck returns to help us explore the visceral quality of Alien's sound effects, the benefit of low-budget limitations in horror, and we wonder about how they landed the shuttles on Star Trek. Permalink

Today, Jason Heck joins us to talk about the first time he saw Alien, the overall competency of Dallas and Crew, and the whale-like beauty of the Nostromo on descent. Permalink

On our last show with guest Todd Norris we discuss sound in space, John posits another wacky theory, and we explore Ridley Scott's hands-on approach to directing. Permalink

On today's show, Todd Norris talks to us about Alien's cinematographer Derek Vanlint, we discuss a scene that was added to the Director's Cut, and we reminisce over the Golden Era of '70s sound design. Permalink

On today's show we talk about power plays, how information is conveyed through the blocking of a scene, and guest Todd Norris tells us about Alien's realistic approach to portraying space.  Permalink

In Episode 12, John, Mitch, and guest Todd Norris talk about aspect ratios, the distribution of character traits, and the cinematographic strategy used by Ridley Scott and crew. Permalink

In Episode 11 John and Mitch are joined by cinematographer Todd Norris to talk about model effects, the tension between Ripley and Lambert, and the importance of getting early laughs for your characters.  Permalink

In Episode 10 our intrepid hosts talk about Mu-th-ur's A.I. capabilities, the specific jobs of the crew members, and John makes more comparisons to Star Trek. Permalink

In this episode, John and Mitch talk about similarities to 2001: A Space Odyssey, the anthropomorphizing of technology, and discuss the Overmonitoring Address Matrix.

Today we discuss body consciousness, the introduction of Lambert, and movie novelizations.

Today the boys talk about Kane waking up, the effectiveness of using multiple dissolves, and discuss the presence of Jones the Cat. Permalink

In Episode 6 we discuss the arrival of actual human characters, talk about music, and reveal that John's Grandmother thought Star Wars was Satanic. Permalink

On today's episode we discuss the aesthetic influence of British commercial directors, talk about talking helmets, and ask the question; "Did Ridley Scott know we were going to do this podcast?"

In this episode, the lads discuss the presence of the storyteller, establishing the geography of the Nostromo, and those dippy birds that are all over the ship.

John and Mitch talk about the design of the Nostromo, John Carpenter's Dark Star, and the presence of the camera.

John and Mitch discuss Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, and the rest of the opening credits.

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