******SPACE RACE SPOILERS!****** I’m still feeling a bit of moon fever after the success of the recent Artemis 2 flight, so this column will examine a relatively obscure moonshot movie from the late 1960s called “Countdown.” Directed by the late iconic filmmaker Robert Altman (“M*A*S*H,” “Nashville,” “The Player”) and produced by actor Willam Conrad (“Ironside”),…
Tag: Robert Duvall
Cherished actor Robert Duvall (1931-2026) had a rich history in sci-fi and fantasy…
One of the worst parts of reaching my age is seeing so many artists and creatives from my wonder years passing away. Orbiting senior discount age had made me less sensitive to some, yet others still hit with that gut-punch feeling of true irreplaceability. Someone who’s made waves across pop culture through decades of fine…
George Lucas’ original sci-fi epic, “THX-1138” (1971)…
******SPOILERS AHEAD!****** Past Prologue. In 1967, a 23 year-old USC graduate named George Lucas wrote and directed an ambitious futuristic short film called “Electronic Labyrinth THX-1138 4EB,” which chronicled the escape of a dissident (Dan Nachtsheim) from a futuristic dystopia. The film runs just 15 minutes, but it acquired a lot of notice for its…