Not RatedMemory: The Origins of Alien

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Play Time: 95 mins
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Memory: The Origins of Alien

Overview:
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.

Status: Released (2019-01-24)
Awards:2 nominations total
BoxOffice:$31,378
Screen:Alexandre O. Philippe
Productions: Screen Media Films, Legion M, Dogwoof
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Memory: The Origins of Alien
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What makes ‘Memory: The Origins of Alien’ interesting is the way, as one critic puts it, “it was a synthesis that wasn’t done consciously“ of Giger’s biomechanical designs, Scott’s eye for striking compositions and O’Bannon’s fear of insects and the unknown. The Xenomorph, a symbioti ....

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Sheldon Nylander

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Honestly, there's not much to say about "Memory." Or rather, there isn't much to say about "Alien" that hasn't really been said before. Most of the information is stuff that's been talked about before. It was interesting to see some more information about the original idea for "Alien ....

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