Alien (film) disguise imaginative poverty". In a 1980 episode of "Sneak Previews" discussing science fiction films of the 1950s and 1970s, critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert were critical of "Alien". Ebert called it "basically just an intergalactic haunted house thriller set inside a spaceship" and one of several science fiction pictures that were "real disappointments" compared to "Star Wars", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", and "", though he did compliment the early scene of the "Nostromo" crew exploring the alien planet as showing "real imagination". However, the film later made it onto Ebert's "Great Movies" list, where he gave it
Out of the Shadows (Alien) the novel was presented in the format of an audio drama, read by an ensemble cast and directed by Dirk Maggs. It was released on April 26, 2016, as part of Alien Day. "Out of the Shadows" is the first novel in the 2014 Canonical "Alien" Trilogy of novels, designed to tie into the events of the existing film series. It was followed by "Alien: Sea of Sorrows" and "Alien: River of Pain". Originally slated for release in December 2013, the book wouldn't see release until January 28, 2014. "As a child, Chris Hooper dreamed of monsters. But in deep