There's something satisfying about sitting in a darkened theater, hearing the 200 people around you suck in a breath -- anticipating the moment the egg breaks open and an alien 'facehugger' latches onto John Hurt's character.
The 1979 film "Alien" inserts horror into gritty science fiction, and Spokane Public Radio brought it back to the Bing Crosby Theater's big screen for one night on October 8.
"SPR Goes to the Movies: Alien" began with a Movies 101 taping at 6:30 p.m. where hosts Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender discussed the film, the Alien film franchise, and the work of director Ridley Scott.
By 7:30 p.m., boxes of popcorn were everywhere as the crew of the Nostromo, including Sigourney Weaver's Ripley, woke out of the spaceship's induced slumber to investigate an alien signal. The big screen brings out the details that sends shock after shock through the viewer as only a good thriller can.
The Friends of the Bing co-presented the film, and thanks to event donors The Cleaning Authority and Strong Solutions.