40 Years Ago Today, One of the 'Best Action Movies of All Time' That Almost Wasn't Made Was Released

Forty years ago today, on July 18, 1986, a sci-fi horror classic that has been celebrated as one of the greatest action ...

40 years later, James Cameron's Aliens still beats Ridley Scott’s original

The horror in space transforms into a riveting action epic.

“Get away from her, you bitch!” – 40 years of “Aliens”

In 1986, James Cameron achieved the feat of giving the cult film “Alien” a sequel that is both equal and independent.

40 Years Ago Today: The Sci-Fi Sequel That Broke the Oscars’ Best Actress Barrier

Forty years ago today, on July 18, 1986, 20th Century Fox put a sequel into American theaters that had no business working.
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'A lot to live up to': Aliens turns 40 & we chat to the VFX masters behind the Alien Queen

Legacy Effects' Oscar-nominated duo Shane Mahan and Lindsay MacGowan share tales from the trenches of 1986's 'Aliens' ...

40 years ago, James Cameron redefined the Hollywood sequel

Every sequel faces the same impossible challenge. Audiences want more of what they loved the first time, but they also want ...

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