A New Beginning for “Childhood’s End”
Several attempts to adapt Arthur C. Clarke's novel Childhood's End into a film or miniseries have been made with varying levels of success. Philip DeGuere…
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Starlog magazine
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Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner: The Making of a Sci-Fi Classic
Interviews with screenwriters Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, industrial designer Syd Mead, production designer Lawrence C. Paull and director Ridley Scott. Articles & Interviews…
On the Set of ‘Brainstorm’ with Douglas Trumbull- By David Hutchison [Starlog]
Behind the scenes of Douglas Trumbulls's new movie 'Brainstorm'
Quest for Fire (1981): Action/Adventure at the Dawn of Civilization – By Ed Naha [Starlog]
The domestication of fire was the key development that separated hominids from the rest of the animal kingdom, enabled them to live in hostile…
Blade Runner (1982) – Review by Norman Spinrad [Starlog]
Blade Runner (1982), review by Norman Spinrad for Starlog magazine, November 1982 Issue
Blade Runner (1982): Interview with Co-Writer Hampton Fancher
Hampton Fancher believes 'Blade Runner', at its heart, is a love story between Rick Deckard and Rachael.
Ridley Scott: Directing ‘Alien’ Through an Artist’s Eyes
The Making of "Alien". Interview with director Ridley Scott. Published in 'Starlog' n. 26, September 1979
Alien (1979): Interview with Screewriter Dan O’bannon – By Bob Martin [Starlog]
In this “Special Preview” Bob Martin interviews Dan O’Bannon, the first screenwriter of Alien.
Philip K. Dick on ‘Blade Runner’
With unflinching honesty, the author of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" discusses its cinematic adaptation and the shock of reading the original screenplay,…