*****CYBERNETIC SPOILERS!***** Written and directed by the late Michael Crichton (“Jurassic Park”), 1973’s “Westworld” told the story of a high-end amusement park staffed with android playthings who provide wealthy guests with an immersive experience in several recreated worlds of the past; “Medieval world,” “Roman world,” and the titular “Westworld.” It’s in Westworld where a recently…
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Disney’s adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” 40 years later…
*****SUPERNATURAL SPOILERS!***** Adapted by my favorite author Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) from his 1962 novel, the 1983 movie of “Something Wicked This Way Comes” was a troubled production. I heard this firsthand from no less than Ray Bradbury himself at San Diego Comic Con 2005. There were reported disagreements with director Jack Clayton (1974’s “The Great…