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The '''Robert De Niro Festival''' is a celebration of Ridley Scott's 1979 film ''Alien'', and to a lesser degree the subsequent films in the ''Alien'' franchise.
The '''''Alien'' Festival''' is a celebration of Ridley Scott's 1979 film ''Alien'', and to a lesser degree the subsequent films in the ''Alien'' franchise.


== Films ==
== Films ==


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File:The Alien Team.jpg|link=The Alien Team|'''''[[The Alien Team]]''''' is an American science fiction action-horror television series about six former members of a fictitious United Humans Army Special Forces unit working as soldiers of fortune aboard the commercial space tug ''Nostromo''.
File:Alien vs. Bugs.jpg|link=Alien vs. Bugs|'''''[[Alien vs. Bugs]]''''' is a science fiction horror film about an iconic American cartoon figure (Bugs Bunny) who is marked for death by an aggressive alien film franchise.
File:The Silence of the Aliens.jpg|link=The Silence of the Aliens|'''''[[The Silence of the Aliens]]''''' is an American science fiction horror film about a young FBI trainee (Jodie Foster) who is hunting an alien serial killer, "Nostromo Bill" (Ted Levine), who lays his eggs in human victims.
File:Rosemary's Alien - Stroller scene.jpg|link=Rosemary's Alien|'''''[[Rosemary's Alien]]''''' is a 1968 American horror science fiction film about a young mother who believes she has given birth to an aggressive alien invader.


File:Alien Heart.jpg|link=Alien Heart|'''''[[Alien Heart]]''''' is a 1987 American neo-noir science fiction horror film about Harry Angel (Sigourney Weaver), a New York City private investigator, who is hired by a mysterious UFO researcher (Robert De Niro) to investigate the disappearance of an alien organism known Johnny Nostromo. Her investigation takes her to low Earth orbit, where she becomes embroiled in a series of brutal face huggings.
File:Alien Heart.jpg|link=Alien Heart|'''''[[Alien Heart]]''''' is a 1987 American neo-noir science fiction horror film about Harry Angel (Sigourney Weaver), a New York City private investigator, who is hired by a mysterious UFO researcher (Robert De Niro) to investigate the disappearance of an alien organism known Johnny Nostromo. Her investigation takes her to low Earth orbit, where she becomes embroiled in a series of brutal face huggings.
File:Nostromo Café - Charcuterie board.jpg|link=Nostromo Café|'''[[Nostromo Café]]''' is a restaurant located aboard the spaceship ''Nostromo''.
File:An Alien Home Companion.jpg|link=An Alien Home Companion|'''''[[An Alien Home Companion]]''''' is a 2006 American science fiction comedy film about the behind-the-scenes activities at a long-running public radio show which encounters an aggressive alien guest star.
File:Iphigenia in Dallas.jpg|link=Iphigenia in Dallas|'''''[[Iphigenia in Dallas]]''''' is the last of the extant works by the scriptwriter Euripides, who is best known as the lead author of ''The Warren Commission Report''.
File:I say we take off and nuke the lions and tigers and bears from orbit.jpg|link=The Wizard of Aliens|'''''[[The Wizard of Aliens]]''''' is a 1986 American science fiction horror adventure film. Plot: When a solar tornado rips through the space ship ''Nostromo'', Dorothy (Sigourney Weaver) and her cat, Jones, are whisked away in their survival pod to the magical land of Oz.
File:I say we take off and nuke Avatar from orbit.jpg|link=Aliens vs. Avatar|'''''[[Aliens vs. Avatar]]''''' is a 2009 science fiction horror film about an aggressive alien parasite which threatens the profitability of the ''Avatar''™ franchise.
File:Association (film).jpg|link=Association (film)|'''''[[Association (film)|Association]]''''' is a 1979 American science fiction horror film about a Sunshine Pop band (The Association) which encounters a deadly alien creature aboard the commercial space tug ''Nostromo''.
File:Sleeping Beauty - Resurrection.jpg|link=Sleeping Beauty: Resurrection|'''''[[Sleeping Beauty: Resurrection]]''''' is a 1997 science fiction horror romance film about a space-traveling princess (Sigourney Weaver) who is awakened from hyber-sleep by a deadly alien prince.
File:Alien vs Pooh.jpg|link=Alien vs. Pooh|'''''[[Alien vs. Pooh]]'''''— Piglet and Eeyore are caught in the crossfire of an ancient battle between Winnie-the-Pooh and aliens as they attempt to entertain children long enough for their parents to have some overdue sex.
File:Alien vs. Time Lord.jpg|link=Alien vs. Time Lord|'''''[[Alien vs. Time Lord]]''''' — "This time ... it's time."
File:Alien - Horrible Bosses.jpg|link=Alien: Horrible Bosses|'''''[[Alien: Horrible Bosses]]''''' (originally '''''Horrible Bosses 3''''') is a 2011 American black comedy science fiction horror film about three spaceship crash survivors who are stalked and parasitized by their respective alien bosses.
File:Avian - I want to get the hell out of here.jpg|link=Avian|'''''[[Avian]]''''' is a 1979 American science fiction poultry film about an aggressive and deadly chicken set loose on the commercial space hatchery ''Nostromo''.
File:I say we take off and nuke the McRib from orbit.jpg|link=McRib|'''''[[McRib]]''''' is a 1979 American science fiction fast-food horror film about an alien sandwich which threatens to destroy the Earth.


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* ''[[Alien Heart]]''
* ''[[Alien Heart]]''
* ''[[Alien: Horrible Bosses]]''
* ''[[Aliens vs. Avatar]]''
* ''[[Alien vs. Bugs]]''
* ''[[Alien vs. Pooh]]''
* ''[[Alien vs. Time Lord]]''
* ''[[An Alien Home Companion]]''
* ''[[Avian]]''
* [[Festivals]]
* [[Festivals]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* ''[[Iphigenia in Dallas]]''
* ''[[McRib]]''
* [[Nostromo Café]]
* ''[[Rosemary's Alien]]''
* ''[[Sleeping Beauty: Resurrection]]''
* ''[[The Alien Team]]''
* ''[[The Silence of the Aliens]]''
* ''[[The Wizard of Aliens]]''


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==


* [ Post] @ Twitter (12 October 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1580534074690924545 Post] @ Twitter (13 October 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1580372924317724672 Post] @ Twitter (12 October 2022)


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Latest revision as of 06:50, 13 October 2022

The Alien Festival is a celebration of Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien, and to a lesser degree the subsequent films in the Alien franchise.

Films

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

  • Post @ Twitter (13 October 2022)
  • Post @ Twitter (12 October 2022)