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Never-Before-Seen Footage From the ‘Alien 3′ Effects House

It’s a slow news morning so why not watch some never-before-seen footage from the effects house responsible for the creatures in ‘s Alien 3.

Below we’ve embedded the two-part “practical jokes” reel, courtesy of studioADI.

As if building for Alien3 wasn’t enough of a challenge, screwing around was in vogue. Let’s see them have this much fun with a computer…” they joke.

This is really cool stuff for the “completist” who wants to see every bit of footage ever recorded back in 1990-91. READ MORE

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[Epic Random Cool] Money Is Horror Art, Track Zombie Invasion, Rubik’s Horror, Rare ‘Alien 3′ Video, And Family Portraits!!

We’ve been slowly compiling a bunch of Random Cool stories that have been festering on the Web. It all stars with one of the coolest art sets I’ve ever seen (hopefully the Government doesn’t find out the artist is defacing their property). In 2010, James Charles began drawing on dollar bills, for the sake of his own amusement; crudely altering the presidents’ faces to become monsters, celebrities, etc. After accidentally spending a few of his early pieces, James decided to stop carrying them in his wallet, and started putting them inside of a magazine for safe-keeping. The magazine folder eventually became a large scrapbook, showcasing bills of all denominations. He found ink and materials to match perfectly what the U.S. Mint uses on the bank notes, and began to experiment with ways to alter the font and script along the bottom of the bills. It became the perfect way for James to inject an additional layer of wit. Inside we’ve added Freddy Krueger (from A Nightmare on Elm Street), a Facehugger (from Alien), Regan (from The Exorcist), and The Terminator (from T2)!

Cube Works makes art out of Rubik’s Cubes. This dude snapped a gallery photo of the latest creation… Frankenstein!

PseudoDad, aka Evan Stoskopf, who blogs life in Iowa with his husband and three kids, has shared his “Zombie Family Portraits.”About a year ago, the family decided to get a portrait shot of us. But the photos needed to be unique,” he explains. “I remember growing up and being forced to sit still and take boring photos with the entire family. My dad had to bribe us and one of my siblings ended up crying. Every. Single. Time. But not this time. Not in this family. We needed Zombies. There is no crying when it comes to zombies. Unless they are eating your face. And I’ve seen enough zombie movies to avoid getting my face eaten. Below is the result of Ashley’s hard work at Luke Austin Photography.

A new app has just been launched called Zombie Invasion, which aims to show people where the undead’s locations are, giving users an insight to where they can seek refuge or begin a zombie killing spree. “Ever wondered what human flesh tastes like? Use the map to find the towns and cities near you that are beyond help and infested with spooky subhumans! It’s up to you to keep track of the zombulation… Use the map to save yourself! The zombie heat map is the only way you can keep track of the infestation from Newcastle to Newquay. Zoom in on your region and find out just how bad the damage is in your local area using the key provided! You might just have enough time to prepare yourself…

Lastly, studio ADI posted two rare behind-the-scenes videos from Alien 3. READ MORE

[Random Cool] See “The Bambi Burster” From ‘Alien 3′, Olympic Swimmers Perform To Goblin!

One of the coolest things to happen at this years Olympics is the performance by Natalia Ischenko (with 15 world titles, nicknamed ‘Phelps in a skirt’) and Svetlana Romashina, the best Synchronised Swimming Duet Team (swimming for Russia) performing in the Free Routine to “Suspiria” by Goblin, at Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, London, on April 20 2012! Dig on that above.

Another video addition to this edition of Random Cool comes once again courtesy of studioADI. The FX studio has shared the puppet work for the “Bambi Burster” in David Fincher’s Alien 3. Here’s what they had to say about the following video: “For Fincher’s ALIEN 3, we created the “Bambi Burster”. Though cut from the film, this video shows a test of the unfinished rod puppet.

Crowded around it are ADI co-founder and multi-Oscar nominee Alec Gillis, future WETA dignitary Gino Acevedo, future Oscar winners Dave Elsey and Mark Coulier, and future video demi-god Chris Cunningham. The puppet was sculpted by future director Steve Norrington (BLADE, LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN). This video shot by future Oscar winner Tom Woodruff Jr. The Bambi Burster itself never grew up to win anything. Poor little puppet.READ MORE

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['Alien 3' Revisited] Why It’s Not So Bad And Why Killing Newt And Hicks Is A Good Thing

With the June 8th release of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus fast approaching, we thought we’d take a look back at the original Alien franchise with which it “shares strands of DNA.” Whether or not there are xenomorphs as we know them in Prometheus, it’s abundantly clear that it takes place in the same universe.

In the weeks leading up to the release of that film I’m going to revisit the four films in the Alien franchise (sorry, not going to subject myself to AVP) in order to gather my thoughts in anticipation of the new outing. First up is Alien 3. Considered a disappointment upon its release in 1992, the film underperformed at the box office and left many fans with a bad taste in their mouth. Stories about its troubled production have become the stuff of legend and many people fail to even regard it as part of the filmography of director David Fincher (Zodiac, The Social Network, Se7en, Fight Club). Even I hated the movie, and I was pretty easy to please back then.

I recently took another look at the theatrical cut of the film and discovered, to my great surprise, that it’s not that bad after all. For a film without a finalized script, it gets more right than it does wrong – which is pretty surprising. Head inside for more. READ MORE

Blu-Ray Review: ‘Alien Anthology’ Limited Edition Comic-Con Egg Collection

The legendary Alien series has always been a jumping-off platform of sorts for up-and-coming directors, with each proving to be a pivotal moment in the career of its helmer. Before 1979, Ridley Scott had primarily directed TV shows and wasn’t exactly looked at as a “visionary.” But after the release of his haunted house in outer space blockbuster, he not only solidified himself as a premiere director (going on to the helm my favorite film of all time, Blade Runner, as well as Thelma And Louise, and Legend), but he also – with the help of H.R. Giger and Moebius – changed the way science fiction films would look for years to come, along with a little film called Star Wars.
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