Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...

Of all the science fiction movies out there, few have created a monster as iconic and frightening to behold as director Ridley Scott's 1979 classic "Alien." The film's groundbreaking special effects ...