CELLULOID WARS: The Making of Battle Beyond The Stars

The Year was 1980, and SCI-FI had the motion picture industry in its grip… The first producer to rush to meet the demand for more SciFi Adventure was Roger Corman who gambled on making the biggest picture his studio, New World Pictures, had ever undertaken. He hired a bunch of hungry, talented filmmakers to produce Battle Beyond The Stars including future award winners James Cameron, John Sayles, Robert & Dennis Skotak, James Horner, Gale Ann Hurd, Jimmy Murakami, and many others… including the author of this book, ACE and Emmy award-winning editor, Allan Holzman. Taken from Holzman’s diary during production, Celluloid Wars offers an insider’s view of the production headaches that turned into lifelong lessons and the thought process behind the “Roger Corman School of Filmmaking.” This is a case study of a film that according to Nerdist “…succeeds in being a fresh, fun, charming sci-fi romp with some excellent effects and damn fine music.” You’ll see it all – the highs, the lows, the winners and the losers, and all the drama in between – from the point of view of the editor who had to weave all of these different elements and emotions together to help create one of the most successful movies ever produced at New World Pictures, launching a dozen movie careers, and changing the face of Hollywood forever… BONUS: Exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes photos with Special FX gurus Robert & Dennis Skotak on their experiences producing eye-popping visuals on a pennywise budget. Costume designer Durinda Wood discusses creating the unique looks for Battle , and how that movie allowed her to create the look of the Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation . “I love Celluloid Wars more than I thought possible… tells an unusual and fascinating story, detailing exactly how films were produced by Roger Corman during that incredible period in the early 1980s.” –Jim Wynorski, Director, Chopping Mall “Holzman shows us ground zero of the intense impromptu film school Roger Corman fostered which yielded generations of storytelling giants .” –William Boodell, Editor, Sharknado — ISBN13: 9798514713714