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Reference, "Art Of", "Making Of" books.
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Author:  Scapey [ Fri Nov 05, 2021 12:59 am ]
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Here's as an exhaustive a list as possible of non-fiction books / magazines relating to the making of the films in the Alien series. ( Or it will be, just starting it off just now so I don't forget! :p )

Feel free to post any I might have missed, and I'll update the list!

Alien

Giger's Alien

The Making Of Alien - J.W. Rinzler

Cinefex magazine, issue 1

Aliens

The Making Of Aliens - J.W. Rinzler

Aliens - Artbook

The Aliens Story, by James Van Hise

Alien 3

Alien : Resurrection


Prometheus


Alien : Covenant


Alien Vs Predator


Alien Vs Predator : Requiem


Miscellaneous other related books

Author:  Harry Harris [ Fri Nov 05, 2021 1:06 am ]
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Don’t forget the Cinefex issues (1,27 and I think 50 for the first three films).

There’s also ‘Aliens the Set Photography’, ‘Alien - the Archive’, ‘Alien & Aliens the illustrated Screenplay’ and ‘The Alien Vault’.

Harry

Author:  Scapey [ Fri Nov 05, 2021 3:35 pm ]
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Thanks Harry.
Cinefex was exactly what I had in mind!
Just wanted to get the post up and started, I'll go through my shelves when I have a chance.

Author:  Willie Goldman [ Tue Nov 09, 2021 9:06 am ]
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https://www.amazon.com/Aliens-Story-Jam ... B000P1BN2S

Author:  retrogarde [ Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:40 pm ]
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This is the only book I know of that is devoted entirely to Alien3. It is also 95% in Japanese.

Author:  FenGiddel [ Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:28 pm ]
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Nice idea, retrogarde.

May I add a few?

Starlog Issue 22 - Feature interview with Veronica Cartwright.
Starlog Issue 23 - Full-color preview plus an interview with Dan O'Bannon.
Starlog Issue 24 - Feature interview with Walter Hill.
Starlog Issue 26 - This issue is devoted to The Making of Alien, with exclusive interviews with Ridley Scott and Tiger.
Starlog Issue 27 - Feature article: The Special Effects Supervisor: Brian Johnson and Nick Allder of Alien.
Starlog Issue 34 - No BTS info, but an interesting article about the Halloween 1979 "Alien" spectacle that Bob and Kathy Burns hosted, using the film's props and costumes to great effect!
Starlog Issue 41 - Feature article on The "Alien" Miniatures.
Starlog Issue 103 - Feature article on Terry Rawlings: Editor.

As of this writing, these issues were available for free download at archive.org

Author:  septic [ Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:00 pm ]
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FenGiddel - DUDE! You rock! I had no idea these were available for download!? My plan has always been to hunt down physical copies via ebay, etc.
As much as I like holding these sorts of things in my hands, Archive.org is the better way to go (for me).

Author:  FenGiddel [ Sat Feb 12, 2022 3:01 am ]
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@septic - you're welcome! :) You never know what you might find uploaded at archive.org. Enjoy!

Author:  retrogarde [ Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:26 pm ]
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What a great selection! I have a couple of those Starlogs, but the majority of these are new to me!

Author:  septic [ Sat Feb 12, 2022 11:31 pm ]
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A few more -



Other stuff -


Archive.org also has copies of the following available -
  • Ron Cobb's Colorvision
  • Alien Magazine Collector's Edition
  • Aliens: The Official Movie Magazine
  • Aliens Colonial Marines Technical Manual
I've not linked to these as I'm 99.9% they are not free publications / in the public domain. If you want what I believe are illegal copies of these, you can search for these on Archive.org yourself. All of the other above links are probably also copyrighted too ... but meh.


Couldn't find copies of the following (but all contain Aliens franchise articles) -
  • Starburst Magazine #097
  • Starburst Magazine #105
  • Starburst Magazine Summer Special #12
  • Starburst Magazine Monster Special #15

Author:  FenGiddel [ Wed Feb 16, 2022 12:28 am ]
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Niiiiice!

Author:  Jonsey The Cat [ Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:26 pm ]
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This is good stuff! One should do a data base with all these sources for academic studies or research around the films. I have a few books too but I’m not in the mood to figure out which one is already noted and which one is not so I might need some help. I’m pondering if one should just take a pic of their backs and place them here or something. They are all BHS/History non-franchise.

Author:  TS826 [ Fri Jan 27, 2023 8:12 am ]
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Found this page that has scanned the original,
Aliens movie program from Japan

Author:  Harry Harris [ Fri Jan 27, 2023 11:11 am ]
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septic wrote:
Couldn't find copies of the following (but all contain Aliens franchise articles) -
  • Starburst Magazine #097
  • Starburst Magazine #105
  • Starburst Magazine Summer Special #12
  • Starburst Magazine Monster Special #15

There's a good chance I have these in the archive so I'll check as soon as I can. If I find anything I'll let you know and am happy to scan the articles if you like.

Harry

Author:  septic [ Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:21 am ]
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That'd be awesome, Harry! Yes please & thank you :)

Author:  TS826 [ Sat Feb 04, 2023 9:00 am ]
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Cinefantastique Vol 16 No 4/5 (1986) - Aliens effects article.

Author:  TS826 [ Thu Feb 09, 2023 6:22 pm ]
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Starlog Scrapbook Vol. 6 [1987]
Aliens Personel Files.

Author:  bigbisont [ Thu Mar 02, 2023 3:10 am ]
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We list this one yet? Nothing original from the studios so not sure if this counts.
I got it for Xmas.
Some very cool images of original art inspired by the first movie.


Alien:40 years 40 artists
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