Tag: michael crichton
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How Michael Crichton Mined Classic Literature to Write Modern Science Fiction
Years after his death, Michael Crichton is still dominating American culture. Jurassic World shattered records at the box office upon its release, demonstrating that Crichton’s dinosaurs-run-amok brainchild still holds wide appeal. HBO’s remake of Crichton’s early film Westworld was met with great fanfare, both from critics and audiences. And in 2017, a newly-discovered Crichton manuscript will be…
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Our Work Come Back to Haunt Us: Westworld and the Shadow of Michael Crichton
“No cause for alarm, Bernard. Simply our old work come back to haunt us.” –Dr. Ford By now it’s become cliché to note the remarkable number of reboots and re-imaginings Hollywood has doled out—to varying levels of success—in recent years. Riding the nostalgic remix wave, HBO has served up the visually stunning and thought-provoking…
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The Forgotten Movies of Michael Crichton
Years after his death from cancer, Michael Crichton remains a force in American film-making. Jurassic World, inspired by Crichton’s novel, broke every opening-weekend box office record. HBO is releasing a TV series remake of Crichton’s classic Westworld, starring Ed Harris, Anthony Hopkins and Evan Rachel Wood. Crichton’s influence has been felt too in shows like House and Grey’s Anatomy, both…
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The Martian, Andy Weir and the Ghost of Michael Crichton
Reading Andy Weir’s brilliant novel The Martian, I was consistently reminded of the work of Michael Crichton, who sadly passed away from cancer a few years ago. That seems like an easy comparison to make (yawn). Crichton was best known for his science fiction (Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain, Sphere), and Weir’s novel is clearly in the…
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