******MARS-SIZED SPOILERS!****** I grew up admiring the gorgeous, inspirational space art by Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986), who remains one of my favorite artists. I love his imaginative paintings of future space exploration, with astronauts setting foot on the moon, Mars, and even the Saturnian moon of Titan. Growing up in the 1970s and early 1980s, those…
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“Robinson Crusoe on Mars” (1964) gets some overdue recognition…
*****MARTIAN POLAR CAP-SIZED SPOILERS!***** As a kid in the 1970s, I remember staying up very late one night (well after my family had gone to sleep) to watch a movie on TV called “Robinson Crusoe on Mars” (1964). While the title sounded a bit goofy, the movie was amazing. I sat in rapt attention (even…