Quite a bit of movie magic made "Alien" the sci-fi horror classic it is -- but one of its biggest challenges was solved with a simple low-tech tactic.

After an exhausting day of screen testing for the film (in which she was the only one auditioning, she shared), Weaver ...

Robert Patrick is best known for playing the T-1000 in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," but he was also in a sci-fi flick with a ...