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Tron, Disney’s Most Non-Franchise Franchise, is 40 Years Old
Another week in July, another momentous anniversary for a sci-fi IP. This weekend, the movie celebrating a big milestone is Disney’s Tron, which released on July 9 all the way back in 1982 and is now 40 years old. Let’s do some reminiscing, shall we?
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This 5-Hour Love Letter to ’80s Sci-Fi Celebrates All Your Favourite Movies
Sometimes the only thing better than watching your favourite movie is watching someone talk about it. That might sound counterintuitive, but no matter how many times you’ve seen The Empire Strikes Back, RoboCop, Aliens, Flash Gordon, or The Last Starfighter, you’ve definitely seen the people involved talk about it less. And getting a new perspective…
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Ron Cobb, a Designer on Star Wars, Back to the Future, and Alien, Dies at 83
Ron Cobb, one of the most prolific and impactful designers in cinema history, died this week at the age of 83.
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Did My First Memory Make Me Who I Am Today?
My first memory begins with popcorn. I’m sitting in the back seat of a station wagon and there, lodged between the passenger’s seat and the middle armrest, is a kernel of popcorn. We’re at the drive-in watching a movie and I’m four-years-old. I know this not because I remembered my age, but because the drive-in…