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Documentaries like Memory: The Origins of Alien

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The 3 reasons people love Memory: The Origins of Alien

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  1. You like studying the art of H.R. Giger and Francis Bacon.

  2. You want to know how the chestburster scene came to be.

  3. You like digging into myths and nightmares behind a monster.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • 78/522017

    • studying the art of H.R. Giger and Francis Bacon

    Good for you if you like seeing how a single scene is built shot by shot.

  • Jodorowsky's Dune2013

    • studying the art of H.R. Giger and Francis Bacon
    • you want to know how the chestburster scene came to be

    Good for you if you want the man himself telling you how he lost the film.

  • Side by Side2012

    • studying the art of H.R. Giger and Francis Bacon
    • you want to know how the chestburster scene came to be

    Good for you if you care about how every frame is shot.

  • Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film2001

    • studying the art of H.R. Giger and Francis Bacon
    • you want to know how the chestburster scene came to be

    Good for you if you want to know the man behind the legend from people who knew him.

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse1991

    • you want to know how the chestburster scene came to be
    • digging into myths and nightmares behind a monster

    Good for you if you like seeing how a famous film almost never got made.

  • Ancient Aliens2010

    • digging into myths and nightmares behind a monster

    Good for you if you enjoy the strange and the unexplained, taken at face value.

  • The Five Obstructions2003

    • digging into myths and nightmares behind a monster

    Good for you if you like a game between two directors that keeps getting stranger.

  • The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing2004

    • you want to know how the chestburster scene came to be

    Good for you if you like hearing real editors like Thelma Schoonmaker explain cuts you never noticed.

  • The Wild Blue Yonder2005

    • studying the art of H.R. Giger and Francis Bacon
    • digging into myths and nightmares behind a monster

    Good for you if you like Werner Herzog turning real footage into a science fiction tale.

  • Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream2006

    • you want to know how the chestburster scene came to be
    • digging into myths and nightmares behind a monster

    Good for you if you like the strangest films that ever found a crowd.

  • Prometheus2012

    • studying the art of H.R. Giger and Francis Bacon
    • digging into myths and nightmares behind a monster

    Good for you if you like huge alien ruins and cold, beautiful images.

  • Cave of Forgotten Dreams2010

    • studying the art of H.R. Giger and Francis Bacon

    Good for you if you like rock walls lit by torchlight, filmed up close.

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