From The Thing to Blade Runner, Aliens to Tron, these ’80s sci-fi classics prove practical effects can still outshine modern ...

Brian Johnson, the special effects pioneer behind Space: 1999, Alien, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and Aliens, has died.

Left to Right: Steven Yeun in "Nope," the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T." and Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin" (Universal Pictures / A24) It didn’t take long for stories about ...

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Carlo Rambaldi, the late mechatronics maestro best known for bringing Ridley Scott’s Alien and Steven Spielberg’s E.T. to life, would have turned 100 this autumn. To celebrate, his daughter Daniela co ...

CGI can build entire planets now, but bigger does not always mean better. Some older movies still look incredible because their effects had texture and real-world messiness baked in. Models, ...

Undoubtedly, Xenomorphs are still one of the freakiest monsters ever to be released on big screens. The biomechanical design, the green acid blood, and a never-ending hunger for blood still give fans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Left to Right: Steven Yeun in "Nope," the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T." and Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin" (Universal ...