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fromInverse
1 week ago

55 Years Later, George Lucas' Directorial Debut Is Still A Master Class Of Ingenuity

George Lucas self-financed and used cost-saving techniques like matte paintings and reused props to create the original 1977 Star Wars on an $11 million budget, applying lessons learned from his earlier film THX 1138.
fromInverse
1 month ago

55 Years Ago, Robert Duvall Starred In The Most Pivotal Sci-Fi Movie Of The 20th Century

For readers of dystopian science fiction classics - like Aldous Huxley's Brave New World - aspects of THX 1138 will feel very familiar, but remixed with a brilliant minimalist arthouse flair. This is the kind of science fiction film Terry Gilliam wishes he could have made at some point, or, to put it another way, a non-campy version of 1976's Logan's Run.
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