Podcasts TV Feminist Frequency Radio FFR 100: Alien

FFR 100: Alien

Published: Oct. 23, 2019, 10 a.m.

b'On this week\\u2019s episode, Ebony and Carolyn revisit the sci-fi horror classic Alien, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Our conversation attempts to examine some of the film\\u2019s many layers\\u2014its focus on working-class characters and their concerns, the ways in which H.R. Giger\\u2019s design for the alien taps into some of our most primal fears\\u2014while also acknowledging the filmmaking elements that help to make it such an enduring landmark of sci-fi cinema.'