Jonathan Rinzler, prolific author under the name J.W. Rinzler of bestselling “making of” books about Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Alien and The Shining, among numerous others, died July 28 at his home in ...

The Making of Alien is an exhaustive overview of the production of the film, featuring pages of concept art, behind-the-scenes photographs, script excerpts, and a detailed narrative that explores how ...

The way Jennifer Rinzler sees it, a necktie should tell the world who you are. The 31-year-old designer has little interest in the red power tie of the investment banker or the bow tie of the maitre d ...

Earlier this summer, the family of author Jonathan Rinzler revealed that he was making end of life preparations after a battle with cancer. Unfortunately, that battle has come to an end. Rinzler’s ...

One of the many jewels in Fox Studios’ crown is the Alien series, not only one of the most enduring franchises in movie history but one that has facilitated incredible visions from groundbreaking ...

When James Cameron’s Aliens was released in 1986, it was an unknown quantity, a sci-fi/action/war film coming some seven years after Ridley Scott’s iconic outer-space horror picture. Did Alien even ...

“No teacher said the best way to create inner change is to be a prick to yourself.” Lodro Rinzler is seated cross-legged on a cushion, an altar of offerings behind him, a gong to rouse disciples from ...

Rinzler was born on August 17, 1962 in Lakewood, New Jersey, Rinzler initially studied painting while at the Parsons School of Design, and ultimately graduated from New York University with Bachelor’s ...