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Exploitation & Erotica · SF & Fantasy

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Roots of ALIEN: A pre-pre-PROMETHEUS Triple Feature

  • May 17, 2012

If you’re excited about the promos for the Ridley Scott science fiction movie coming out this summer, Prometheus… it might be a good time to visit some of the films that have been mentioned over the years as the inspirations for ALIEN, and it just so happens they’re all pretty short and all available on Netflix streaming – a perfect weekend triple bill.

Reviews · SF & Fantasy

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Frazetta and the Mothman

  • May 13, 2010

  Another masterpiece by the late Frank Frazetta (1928-2010), and a classic example of how Hollywood studio thinking — a misguided attempt to reach the widest demographic possible — destroyed the potential[…]

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