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The Film-Flam Man Podcast with Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

Ian Nathan (Aliens Expanded, The Thing Expanded)

April 28, 2026·48 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

We interview director Ian Nathan (Aliens Expanded, The Thing Expanded) about the new Aliens Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition that's available until April 29th. Featuring over 15 hours of bonus material and available on digital and Blu-ray, this is one massive behind-the-scenes package Aliens fans won't want to miss out on. Pre-order it here at my affiliate link: Aliens Expanded 40th Anniversary EditionAmong other things, we discuss why Aliens is influential to so many movies and video games all these decades later, what The Thing has in common with Aliens, and speculate on how James Cameron kept his head on straight while writing screenplays for Aliens and Rambo: First Blood Part II at the same time. Learn more about Aliens Expanded and The Thing Expanded on Instagram. Follow Ian Nathan on Instagram. The theme music for The Film-Flam Man Podcast is by Tom Shad. Listen to his music on Bandcamp. Get full access to The Film-Flam Man at matwbt.substack.com/subscribe

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