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Attack of the Clones (2002): Art by Doug Chiang

Solaris (2002): The Athena, art by Tim Flattery

Macross: Do You Remember Love? premiered 40 years ago today.

John Carpenter's Dark Star (1974): The Dark Star, design by Ron Cobb, model by Greg Jein

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982): Character concept illustration by Carlo Rambaldi

Star Wars Jedi Survivor (2023): Coruscant Underworld, art by George Rushing We didn't get a chance to explore level 1313, but Jedi Survivor gave us a nice glimpse of this heavenly (or not) place.

Forbidden Planet (1956)

David Lynch's Dune (1984): Matte painting by Syd Dutton

Endless Space was released 12 years ago today.

The Force Awakens (2015): The Eravana, art by James Clyne The concept artist drew inspiration from the NES to design the Baleen-class heavy freighter. "Don’t overestimate childhood inspiration!”, he said.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014): Knowhere, art by Pete Thompson

Independence Day (1996): Alien Attacker, artist unknown + filming model ID4 was released 28 years ago today.

The Force Awakens (2015): Jakku, art by Yanick Dusseault

Roland Emmerich's Independence Day was released 28 years ago today.

Reminder: Season 2 of Star Trek Prodigy is now available on Netflix 🖖

Battlestar Galactica (1978): SFX crew, artwork by Martin Kline

The Fifth Element (1997): Laboratory, art by Jean-Claude Mézières

Failure Is Not an Option. Ron Howard's Apollo 13 was released 29 years ago today.

I just remembered that season 5 of For All Mankind is in production, and should be ready for filming in the next few months.

Flash Gordon (1980): Rocket cycle, art by Chris Foss

Star Trek Picard (Season 2, 2022): USS Stargazer, Sagan class, designed by Dave Blass, John Eaves, and Doug Drexler. Art by John Eaves. This concept art also appears directly in the TV show.

Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds was released 19 years ago today.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977): Mothership study/concept maquette, by Greg Jein (↘️here with the final model and Dennis Muren)

Alien (1979): Companionway, early art by Elliot Scott Like a glimpse into a parallel universe where this film would have had a big budget.

Andrew Stanton's Wall-E was released 16 years ago today. I love this movie, for so many reasons. Undoubtedly one of my favorite Pixar films.

Blade Runner (1982): Deckard's apartment, art by Mentor Huebner

John Carpenter's The Thing is 42! The Thing, art by Mike Ploog:

42 years ago today, on June 25 1982, John Carpenter's The Thing and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner were both released in cinemas. An important day for sci-fi. And yet, these future classics were no great successes, and received a polarized reception at best. Both poster art by Drew Struzan:

Independence Day: Resurgence was released 8 years ago today. My kids agree with me: the interesting story begins at the very end of this sequel.