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Weird Scenes Week 89 (1/26/23): The Films of Michael Crichton
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Harvard Literature major turned Biological Anthropology BA and medical school student turned author Michael Crichton penned no less than 26 novels...of which at least 9 were made into feature films.
Turning screenwriter, he quickly shifted chairs to direction, delivering several memorable films (and scripting and producing even more.)
With interesting pictures like The Andromeda Strain, Coma, Looker and Runaway (not to mention popular favorites like The Great Train Robbery, Twister and, well, Jurassic Park), his background in medicine and overarching fascination with cutting edge technology played a major part in his work, either predicting or latching onto the first advances towards things like computer generated imagery, artificial intelligence, smart technology (particularly weaponry) and robotics in a series of well crafted efforts.
Hearkening back to the glory days of science fiction, when new technologies, ideas and Imagineering of yet untapped vistas still recognized the inherent dangers of a flawed mankind meddling in things they honestly do not fully understand, no discussion of the science fiction genre would be complete without speaking to the films of…Michael Crichton.
Week 89 (1/26/23): The Films of Michael Crichton
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Manage episode 353632219 series 3023087
Harvard Literature major turned Biological Anthropology BA and medical school student turned author Michael Crichton penned no less than 26 novels...of which at least 9 were made into feature films.
Turning screenwriter, he quickly shifted chairs to direction, delivering several memorable films (and scripting and producing even more.)
With interesting pictures like The Andromeda Strain, Coma, Looker and Runaway (not to mention popular favorites like The Great Train Robbery, Twister and, well, Jurassic Park), his background in medicine and overarching fascination with cutting edge technology played a major part in his work, either predicting or latching onto the first advances towards things like computer generated imagery, artificial intelligence, smart technology (particularly weaponry) and robotics in a series of well crafted efforts.
Hearkening back to the glory days of science fiction, when new technologies, ideas and Imagineering of yet untapped vistas still recognized the inherent dangers of a flawed mankind meddling in things they honestly do not fully understand, no discussion of the science fiction genre would be complete without speaking to the films of…Michael Crichton.
Week 89 (1/26/23): The Films of Michael Crichton
https://weirdscenes1.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/WeirdScenes1
https://twitter.com/WeirdScenes1 (@weirdscenes1)
https://thirdeyecinema.podbean.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/third-eye-cinema-weird-scenes-inside-the-goldmine-podcast/id553402044
https:// (open.spotify.com) /show/4s8QkoE6PnAfh65C5on5ZS?nd=1
https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/09456286-8956-4b80-a158-f750f525f246/Third-Eye-Cinema-Weird-Scenes-Inside-the-Goldmine-podcast
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