We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ever since H.G. Wells released "War of the Worlds" in 1898, popular culture has been fascinated by alien invasion stories. For over a century, ...

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 ...

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

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During a recent conversation in London, the 76-year-old actress explained why fans shouldn’t consider Avatar, Alien, and Star Wars to be of the same genre. “It’s fascinating to me that they’re all ...

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With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

Otherworldly aliens are as important to the "Star Wars" saga as a rousing score or elaborate outer space fights between cool spaceships. From the very first entry in this narrative, "Star Wars" has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Left to Right: Steven Yeun in "Nope," the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T." and Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin" (Universal ...