Alien
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/?ref_=ttqt_qt_tt
The entry for the film on the Internet Movie Database.
The First Action Heroine
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/13/ridley-scott-alien-ripley
An article in The Guardian about the film's feminist appeal.
How ‘Alien’ Spawned So Many Others
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/movies/alien-covenant-influences.html
An article in The New York Times about Alien's enduring influence and the birth of the Alien franchise.
Woman: The Other Alien in Alien
An article in Slate about gender in the Alien franchise.
Ridley Scott Thinks Alien Franchise Has Run Out of Steam
https://movieweb.com/alien-franchise-over-ridley-scott/
An article on the website Movieweb about Ridley Scott's response to recent incarnations of the Alien franchise.