Here is further evidence that the tail is wagging the dog in the film biz: The “Alien” franchise, which lasted about eight hours in theaters, is now more than 53 hours long. The reason is DVD. Fox’s ...

Until now, the high watermark for DVDs had to be The Lord of the Rings special editions, without argument. While Rings may still take the top prize, the new nine-disc Alien Quadrilogy boxed set will ...