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STARLOG Movie Magic presents The fantastic future of fantasy animation Plus: CLICK ZOOM $7.99 U.S./S11.99 CANADA 0 8 lo "71896"43033" 2 www.starlog.com "^^"^ e<-"-»-^" -i^-^frsM Mnntfepc^i: NUMBER 348 • AlH^U^'^ Gentlemen—and Lightning IVIcQueen- start your engines. Thie road rally for Cars begins on page 85. /Anniversary Celebraliori 30TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE 18 OF RAINBOWS END 52 I'M WITH LEX LUTHOR! Vernor Vinge envisions a new tomorrow Parker Posey plays the bald guy's moll 22 BLADE ON SPIKE 55 EVA MARIE SAINT SPEAKS Kirl< Jones stall<s the nigfit as TV's latest The North by Northwest star is now vampire slayer Superman's Mom 26 EUREKA! 61 BACK TO FAMILY PLOT SCI Fl settles a small town with a big bunch Alfred Hitchcock steps out of the shadows on of geniuses the 1975 movie's set 30 BATTLESTAR MECHANIC 64 THE OBITUARY OF PROFESSOR X Nicki CIvne finds challenges on Galactica Patrick Stewart explains why he had to "die" 35 THE JAMES BAMA LOOK 68 BRIEFLY PSYLOCKE Here's a showcase for a legendary artist Mei Melancon thinks of the psychoblaster 38 AT ZOOM ACADEMY 70 SPOOKY STORY They're still training the next generation of Every neighborhood has a Monster House superheroes 74 THE ANT BULLY 42 WITH UNIVERSAL REMOTE An incredible shrinking boy learns from Them! Director Frank Coraci hits slo-mo to discuss making Click 79 IN THE BARNYARD It's where the animals sing & dance & parasail 46 WHEN SUPERMAN RETURNS RIDING IN Dan Harris & Mike Dougherty scripted this 85 CARS Driving Man of Steel Route 66, the Pixar team wins again STARLOC (ISSN 0191-4626, Canadian GST number: R-124704826) Is published monthly except for February & September by starloc CROUP, INC., a CREATIVE GROUP company 1372 Broadway. 2nd Fir., New York, NY 10018-6311. STARLOC and The Science Fiction universe are registered trademarks of starloc CROUP, INC. This Is Issue Number 348, August 2005. Entire contents are copyright ©2006 by STARLOC CROUR INC. All rights reserved. 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Executive Art Director W.R. MOHALLEY (FANGORIA #126) Frankie Thomas (May) Tom Corbett, Space Editor DAVID MCDONNELL QUOTE OF THE MONTH Cadet, TV's first SF hero. He wrote an article Art Director "Me a hero? I couldn't save a clam from a bowl about the show for STARLOG decades ago (#39) HEINER FEIL of chowder." and recently participated in a group interview with ivianaging Editor -"Painless" Peter Potter (Bob Hope), his co-stars (#331-32). As per his wishes, he was ALLAN DART The Paleface buried in his Space Cadet uniform. Contributing Editors Alex Toth (May) The influential comics artist ANTHONY TIMPONE STUPID DECISION who was a master of shadows and silhouettes, of MICHAEL CINCOLD TOM WEAVER OF THE MONTH whites and blacks (Zorro, Bravo for Adventure, IAN SPELLING ABC. For not renewing Invasion. Hey, execs, etc.). He worked in animation on Clutch Cargo JOE NAZZARO WILL MURRAY why don't you go swimming? and Space Angel and did innovative character designs and layouts for Hanna-Barbera's Jonny STARLOG GROUP, A CREATIVE CROUP Company THE LAST FAREWELLS Quest, The Herculoids, SuperFriends and Space THOMAS DeFEO The science fiction universe sadly salutes these Ghost. He also created storyboards for The Angry JOSEPH V. AVALLONE fantastic talents who died recently. Executive Assistants: Dee Erwine, If ONLY WE MADE 'EM DEPT. David Peckinpah (April) The Audrey Quaranta. Correspondents: (LA) Pat writer and executive producer of Slid- Janklewicz, Bob Miller, Marc ers. He scripted episodes of Farscape Shapiro, Bill warren, Dan Yakir; (NYC) Dan DIckholtz, Mike McAven- and Beauty and the Beast ("Siege," THE curse: of the: black rearl nle, Maureen McTlgue, Keith Olexa; "Temptation," "Shades of Gray") and DISCARDED DIALO<3UE IMPROV SECRETS! (Chicago) Kim Howard Johnson; the TV/video chillers Stillwatch and (Phoenix) Bill Florence; (D.C.) Rhon- da Krafchin; (Orlando) Bill Wilson; The Paperboy. He was director Sam (Canada) Mark Phillips; (Booklog) Peckinpah's nephew. Penny Kenny, Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, Michael Wolff; (Toons) Val Guest (May) The director (and Alain "Big Bad Bubba" Chaperon, occasional screenwriter) of such films Mike Fisher, Tom Holtkamp, Bob Muleady; (Photos) Donn Nottage, as The Creeping Unknown (a.k.a. The Albert Ortega. Quatermass Xperiment), Enemy from Thanks to: Adrlenne D'Amato, James Bama, Jason Barlow, Karen Space (a.k.a. Quatermass 2), The Day Black, Michael Broldy, Graham Clark, the Earth Caught Fire, When NIckl clyne, Frank coraci, Andrew Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, The Abom- Cosby, Carol Cundleff, Gloria Davles, John A. Davis, Bruce Dern, Erin inable Snowman and Casino Royale Doogan, Mike Dougherty, Beth (1967, some sequences). He also DuMont Sonya Ede, John Flesk, Jess Garcia, Howard Green, Dan Har- helmed episodes of Space: 1999, The ris, Peter Hewitt, Alfred Hitchcock, Persuaders and Sherlock Holmes & Dr. DImltrl Joannldes, Kirk Jones, Brian M. Kane, Gil Kenan, Lana Kim, Watson. His autobiography is So You Charles Upplncott, Mel Melancon, Want to Be in Pictures. (STARLOG Jesse Mesa, Steve Newman, Steve #162-63, FANGORIA #49) Oedekerk, Eben Ostby, Jaime Paglla, Bob Pauley, Parker Posey Karen klutzy Kel- Paul Marco (May) The Reynolds, Jodl Rosoff, Eva Marie ton the Cop in Ed Wood's 1950s trilogy Saint Jeff Sanderson, Dan Scapper- ottl, Crystal Shin, Bryan Singer, GIna of Bride the Monster, Plan 9 from of SoMz, David sperber, Patrick Stew- Outer Space and Night of the Ghouls. art, Lisa Stone, T.j. Sullivan, Doug In later years, he was a "talking head" in the many Red Planet and Skullduggery. Appropriately, he Sweetland, Vernor VInge, Jeff Walk- er, Melinda Wood, Usa Zaks. books and documentaries about All Things Wood. died at his drawing board. Cover Images: Monster House: (FANGORIA #64) Tim Hildebrandt (June) As one half of the Sony Pictures imageworks/©2006 Columbia Pictures industries. Inc. Betsy Jones-Moreland (May) One of the best Brothers Hildebrandt (with twin Greg), this award- All Rights Reserved; Ant sully: actresses in Roger Gorman's early stock company winning artist found fame in the mid-70s painting ©2006 Warner Bros. Entertainment All Rights Reserved; Cars: ©2006 (Viking Women and the Sea Serpent and the Puerto the iconic Star Wars movie poster and scenes from Disney Enterprises, Inc. & PIxar Ani- J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth (in three bestselling mation Studios. All Rights Lord of the Rings calendars). 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