6 '80s Sci-Fi Movies With Better Special Effects Than Most Modern Films

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

'Alien 3's first director reveals plans for a very different sci-fi sequel

The third entry in the horror sci-fi franchise almost went in a completely different direction.

‘Monster Maker’ Doc To Profile Legendary Stan Winston, Special Effects Master Behind ‘Aliens,’ ‘Predator,’ ‘Terminator,’ ‘Jurassic Park’ & More

Special effects master Stan Winston, who created the creatures in 'The Terminator,' 'Predator' & 'Jurassic Park,' is the ...
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6 strange '80s movie rip-offs you didn’t know existed

Throwing back to a bygone era full of bootlegs.

Brian Johnson, special effects pioneer whose models were seen in Space: 1999, Thunderbirds and Alien

Brian Johnson, who has died aged 86, was an Oscar-winning visual effects maestro and modelling specialist who contributed ...

10 alien sci-fi films that prove Steven Spielberg does not own the genre

A look at 10 of the greatest alien sci-fi movies, from Ridley Scott's Alien to Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, none by Steven ...