Latest in Memory: The Origins of Alien

After Judy opened to nearly $3 million last weekend, the specialty box office has a hard act to follow this frame. But there are a couple of films that could possibly match Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment’s biopic about musical legend Judy Garland. Fox Searchlight is releasing Lucy in the Sky today. The…

EXCLUSIVE: Screen Media and Legion M have acquired North American rights to Alexandre O. Philippe's documentary feature Memory: The Origins of Alien, an exploration of the classic sci-fi film Alien. The companies release the film in theaters this summer, timed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Alien‘s theatrical…

A student of storytelling through the ages, documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe has often turned his lens upon classic films and those who made them—and while there’s certainly a canon of self-reflexive filmmaking, Philippe’s approach is unique. As manifest in his latest doc, Memory: The Origins of Alien, the idea isn…

EXCLUSIVE: Alexandre O. Philippe, whose latest documentary Memory: The Origins of Alien about the untold story behind Ridley Scott's Alien is having its world premiere Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival, has signed with WME. The deal, which includes Philippe’s company Exhibit A Pictures and partners Kerry Deignan…