SERVALAN IN STARBURST

I've  only  recently  unearthed  this  interview  from   STARBURST.


So  here  is  another  nice  tribute  to  the  late   Jacqueline   Pearce.

GARY KURTZ IN STARBURST

Almost  going  un-noticed  recently  was  the  passing  of  Gary  Kurtz  who  produced  the  first  two  STAR  WARS   movies.


He  also  produced   THE  DARK  CRYSTAL ,   RETURN  TO  OZ   and  ahem ...SLIPSTREAM but  its  the  Lucas  epics  that  he'll  be  best  remembered  for.


There  was  scant  coverage  of  his  death  in  the  uk  media which  is  puzzling ,  considering  how  much the uk  was  a  part  of  those  Lucasfilm  epics.


Even  if  George  Lucas  was  the  more  well  known  public  figure,  its  undeniable  that  Kurtz  was an  equally  significant    '  force  '   in  the  actual  production  of  those  movies   especially   EMPIRE  STRIKES   BACK,   still  widely  regarded  as  the  best   Star  Wars  movie  of  all.




Here  is  a  vintage  interview  with  Kurtz  in   STARBURST   at  the  time  of   EMPIRE's  release :

JACQUELINE PEARCE IN STARLOG

So  farewell  then  to   Jacqueline  Pearce ,   another  icon  from  the  Star  age.


Despite  her  many  genre   roles  including  several  Hammer  horrors  and  a  guest  spot  on  Dr Who ,  she  will  be  forever  immortal  as   Servalan ,   the  arch enemy  of    BLAKES'S  7..


Coverage  of   her   passing  was   disappointingly  thin  in  the  uk  media so  to  compensate  , here is an  interview  with her in   STARLOG.




Maximum   power   !

ELLISON IN SCI-FI UNIVERSE

SCI - FI  UNIVERSE  must rank as one of the best  genre magazines to emerge from the glut of  similar titles during the 1990's. 


And their interview with the late Harlan Ellison was a humdinger.


The irascible writer made no secret of his loathing for both the phenomenon of   STAR   TREK  and its fans.


This was actually one part of a three part interview,  the other parts being published in  COMIC BUYERS  GUIDE   and  HERO ILLUSTRATED .


Sadly I don't have those parts to hand for scanning. 

ELLISON REVIEWS ST:TMP

Again,  from the pages of   STARLOG  -  Harlan Ellison's  review of   STAR  TREK :  THE MOTION   PICTURE.

ELLISON VS CONNERY

After  taking Mark Hamill to task over  STAR WARS ,   Harlan Ellison also subjected  Sean Connery to the same treatment over his remarks on the script for OUTLAND.




First of all, the interview with  Connery :

and then Ellison's angry riposte a few issues later :

WHO - ZINES IN SFX

From a recent issue of   SFX,   a nice if  rather brief article on Dr Who fanzines .