Chesley Bonestell

Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future  Movies

Posted by at May 6, 2024
Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future

Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future (2018)
Long before satellites would journey to planets and deep-space telescopes would photograph distant galaxies, there was an artist whose dazzling visions of planets and stars would capture the imagination of all who beheld them. Before that, he was an architect working on projects like the Chrysler Building and the Golden Gate Bridge. He would later become a matte painter in Hollywood working on films like Citizen Kane and Destination Moon. Who was this remarkable man? His name was Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986). Chesley Bonestell’s mesmerizing depiction of “Saturn As Seen From Titan” became known as “the painting that launched a thousand careers.” Told by the many people who were influenced by Chesley Bonestell or knew him personally and punctuated with rare interview footage of the artist himself, the documentary compellingly chronicles the life of a quiet, artistic visionary, whose architecture and space art continue to inspire us to reach for the stars.
Documentary  History 

Destined for the Stars : Faith, the Future, and America's Final Frontier  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by readerXXI at Jan. 14, 2020
Destined for the Stars : Faith, the Future, and America's Final Frontier

Destined for the Stars : Faith, the Future, and America's Final Frontier
by Catherine L. Newell
English | 2019 | ISBN: 0822945568 | 305 Pages | PDF | 15.7 MB

Star Wars Art: Visions (HC)  Comics

Posted by WEATHERMAX at Oct. 29, 2010
Star Wars Art: Visions (HC)

Star Wars Art: Visions (HC)
J.W. Rinzler (Intro); George Lucas (Foreword) | Harry N. Abrams, Inc. | CBR (1657px) | ISBN 0810995891 | Pub Nov 1 2010 | 164 Pages | 104.82 MB

When debuted in 1977, it revolutionized the visual landscape of mainstream American filmmaking, transporting fans to new galaxies and introducing them to countless now-classic characters, costumes, aliens, planets, and starships. By 2005, with the last film in theaters, the had become a phenomenon impacting cultures across the globe. From the beginning, the aesthetic was influenced by comic book artists from the 1930s to the 1970s, famed illustrators Chesley Bonestell, John Berkey, Frank Frazetta, and others, as well as classical artists. Just as George Lucas drew upon the work of N. C. Wyeth and Norman Rockwell for his own visual inspiration, he has now invited more than 100 of the best working illustrators, designers, cartoonists, and fine artists to create new work based on or inspired by their favorite characters, themes, landscapes, and moments from the Star Wars Universe. collects the very best of these works together for the first time, celebrating more than thirty years of Star Wars with a roster of talent working in every style and genre. Capturing the imagination, beauty, and breadth of the films, television series, and more, Star Wars Visions is both a tribute to and a new way of experiencing a galaxy far, far away...

Sun Ra and his Arkestra - Thunder of The Gods (2017)  Music

Posted by SERTiL at July 26, 2017
Sun Ra and his Arkestra - Thunder of The Gods (2017)

Sun Ra and his Arkestra - Thunder of The Gods
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks)+cue, log, m3u, front cover | 42:41 min | 227 MB
Label: Modern Harmonic – MHCD-021 | Tracks: 03 | Rls.date: 2017
Avant-Garde, Free Jazz

A new Sun Ra album touches ground in the earthly bins, 50 years after its creation!

Sun Ra & His Arkestra - Sun Ra Exotica (2017)  Music

Posted by SERTiL at Nov. 30, 2017
Sun Ra & His Arkestra - Sun Ra Exotica (2017)

Sun Ra & His Arkestra - Sun Ra Exotica
Jazz | WEB FLAC (tracks) | 127:40 min | 517 MB
Label: Modern Harmonic | Tracks: 25 | Rls.date: 2017

Sensuous dreamscapes to transport the listener to the lush tropical environs of the outer reaches of the omniverse. Your choice of three colorful inter-stellar saucers or two compact saucers of “Exotic-Ra” bringing you to a lush cocktail party where space is the place. All packaged in a beautiful Chesley Bonestell adorned gatefold package with two sets of extensive notes!

Conquest of Space (1955)  Movies

Posted by fekmax at July 19, 2013
Conquest of Space (1955)

Conquest of Space (1955)
English | DVDRip | XviD 1014 kbps | 720x400 | 23.98 fps | 701 MB
Audio: AC3, 192 kbps | Stereo | 48000 Hz | Runtime: 01:20:42 minutes
Genre: Sci-Fi

A team of American astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captain's religious beliefs may get in the way.

Sun Ra - Exotica (2017) {2CD Set Modern Harmonic MHCD-012}  Music

Posted by ruskaval at Aug. 6, 2018
Sun Ra - Exotica (2017) {2CD Set Modern Harmonic MHCD-012}

Sun Ra - Exotica (2017) {2CD Set Modern Harmonic MHCD-012}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 531 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 304 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 29 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2017 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music | MHCD-012
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Jazz Funk / Experimental Big Band / Progressive Jazz

A fantastic take on the music of Sun Ra – a set that looks at the way his sounds dovetailed with the exotica movement in American music of the postwar years! Given that he claimed to be from outer space, Ra was already pretty darn exotic himself – but his music also arose at a time when artists like Martin Denny and Les Baxter were taking global sounds and fusing them into more mainstream American music, including jazz – with results that have become legendary over the years!

The War of the Worlds (1953)  Movies

Posted by Helladot at May 12, 2016
The War of the Worlds (1953)

The War of the Worlds (1953)
WEBRip 720p | MKV | 960 x 720 | x264 @ 4048 Kbps | 85 min | 2,60 Gb
Audio: English AAC 2.0 @ 104 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded)
Genre: Sci-fi

Earth is under attack in the chilling Cold War classic "The War of the Worlds" (1953). In one of the greatest science fiction films of all time, invaders from another world target a small California town with autonomous probes and laser disintegration rays. A terrifying vision of an America under siege based on the novel by H.G. Wells starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson and Les Tremayne and featuring Academy Award-winning special effects.