These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial life.

Left to Right: Steven Yeun in "Nope," the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T." and Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin" (Universal Pictures / A24) It didn’t take long for stories about ...

Spielberg’s new film explores humanity's reaction to proven extraterrestrial existence. 1993’s "Fire In the Sky" is acclaimed for its terrifying alien abduction sequence. Based on Travis Walton’s ...

Alien invasion movies don’t always send us into orbit, but there are more than a few we consider to be out of this world. And the thing about UFO films is, even when they are bad, they can be a total ...

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Ryan Coogler’s reboot of The X-Files, once maybe an “extreme possibility”, is becoming reality with a pilot order set for Hulu. Coogler’s new show has already cast Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel ...

The directors of this year’s best animated feature hopefuls talk inspiration, originality and why emotional truth comes before technique. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief LIANE-CHO HAN Patience ...