... book is a highly-illustrated celebration of that forward-looking film and, in common with the first volume, draws on the... interviews with some top scientific minds to prove that his film was plausible. The idea was eventually abandoned and, although...
... Comfortingly (who needs the paradox of time travel?), he opts for a chronological analysis that refers to earlier or later films to add context. Ultimately, anyone who likes science fiction and is willing to see it as more than simple entertainment...
... in the course of the original Star Wars Episode IV film - would appear to be practically an invocation of another famous...a million deaths is a statistic.’ Robot C3PO from the film Star Wars No historical record of Stalin uttering these words actually...
... sunshade. A planetary sunshade is a large constellation of thin film structures that sit between the Earth and the Sun to reduce...the Earth and Sun cancel each other out. Thin film structures are also affected by solar radiation pressure, which...
... descriptions make this less of a trial than it might appear. Other chapters, such as “Joining the Corporation” and “Film and a Disagreement with the CIA” offer breaks from the nuts and bolts. Overall, this is an extremely...
... made one year before the first Moon landing. The film begins in total darkness, with only the sound of ... Zarathustra, written in 1896. It illustrates a central theme of the film: humankind’s development since the dawn of time and the quest for ...