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DARK SECRETS: Douglas trumbull - The Real Truth

The forgotten classic sci-fi film that influenced Star Wars, pioneered special effects – and predicted how we'd respond to climate change

Find out why one of the most influential sci-fi movies is more relevant than ever

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Bruce Logan obituary

Cinematographer and visual effects artist who shot the destruction of the Death Star in the first Star Wars film

The Guardian - UK

32 movies that revolutionized VFX

These landmark movies took VFX to the bleeding edge

Total Film

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40 Years Ago, Christopher Walken Led a Wild Sci-Fi Thriller With a Tragic Reputation

Long overshadowed by an off-set tragedy, this Walken-led chiller deserves to be remembered on its own merits.

Inverse

40 Years Ago, a Wild Sci-Fi Movie Predicted a Life-Changing Scientific Invention

Primitive research shows that brain patterns can be visualized, similar to technology shown in the 1983 film "Brainstorm."

Inverse

‘Eighty-nine perfect minutes’: 30 of the best short films and novels

Is the trend for epic movies and hefty novels getting too much? Our critics redress the balance with a classic compilation of shorter works – plus 10 long ones that are worth your time

The Guardian - UK

Colin Cantwell obituary

Artist and designer who created spaceships, stations and vehicles, including the X-wing starfighter, for the Star Wars films

The Guardian - UK

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50 years ago, one sci-fi movie invented a pivotal new genre

One of the first and most impactful sci-fi films to tackle ecological crisis still resonates today.

Inverse

Douglas Trumbull obituary

Visual effects artist and director known for his innovative work on 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Blade Runner

The Guardian - UK

'2001,' 'Blade Runner' effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull dies

Douglas Trumbull, a visual effects master who showed movie audiences indelible images of the future and of space in films like “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Blade Runner,” has died

The Independent UK

Douglas Trumbull, visual effects artist on 2001: A Space Odyssey, dies at 79

Much-respected figure in visual effects was also known for work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Tree of Life

The Guardian - US

Douglas Trumbull death: Visual effects master on 2001: A Space Odyssey, dies aged 79

Trumball also directed sci-fi cult classic, ‘Silent Running’ in 1972

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