The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted a centennial celebration last evening: George Pal, Discovering the Fantastic. Pal's Hollywood career began with "Puppetoons", animated shorts, and continued with live-action feature films. He created indelible images of futuristic space flights, invading Martians and journeying through time. His pioneering efforts in visual effects spectacles inspired films that are today's blockbusters. After a lively panel discussion, they screened War of the Worlds. The Time Machine was my first Pal movie in 1960 and to this day, it scares the dickens out of me!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
War of the Worlds
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted a centennial celebration last evening: George Pal, Discovering the Fantastic. Pal's Hollywood career began with "Puppetoons", animated shorts, and continued with live-action feature films. He created indelible images of futuristic space flights, invading Martians and journeying through time. His pioneering efforts in visual effects spectacles inspired films that are today's blockbusters. After a lively panel discussion, they screened War of the Worlds. The Time Machine was my first Pal movie in 1960 and to this day, it scares the dickens out of me!
