Deceptions, a madeforcable belowaverage erotic thriller, tells the familiar story of a homicide cop who. By all accounts he is to this day bitter, caustic, and openly hostile about the experience, and i agree that an authorized present day attempt to revisualize his concept is entirely appropriate. The film is based on the play monsieur lamberthier by louis verneuil. Rent the starlost 1973 starring keir dullea and gay rowan on dvd and bluray. The starlost was created by harlan ellison who disowned the series, and was credited by his pseudonym cordwainer bird and was produced by glenwarren productions, limited in association with ctv. Rent the starlost 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. See the full list of deception cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Bill sagle eric roberts is a wealthy texas oilman who likes to control the political scene as much as he likes to make money. A great spaceship arc is constructed and a series of domes house various cultures.
Nov 25, 20 the starlost is a canadianproduced science fiction television series devised by writer harlan ellison and broadcast in 1973 on ctv in canada and syndicated to local stations in the united states. Starlost is a casebook study of that strange time in television post star trek. Then i mention that the film involves an anonymous sex club and it truly feels like something you might be interested in. Implicated in a murder, a director must finish his film, save his marriage and find the real killer. Searching for a way to repair the ark, devon, rachel and garth arrive at the omicron biosphere, which may have some ancient technical books.
The starlost is a canadianproduced science fiction television series devised by writer harlan ellison and broadcast in 1973 on ctv in canada and. The plot was longwinded and boring, the characters were unlikable and generally unsexy, and the ending was weak and hypocritical. The starlost was a scifi television show broadcast on ctv in canada and syndicated in the united states from 19731974, mostly remembered today for its troubled production the earth was doomed. In the former, devon, rachel and garth spend time in a highly polluted overindustrialized dome. The shows setting is a huge generational colony spacecraft called earthship ark, which has gone off course. However, his wife andie macdowell knows better, and she decides to find him and his secret bank accounts. The starlost had the potential to be a classic science fiction series as it was created by the superb writer harlan ellison. Star trek deception 2 a star trek fan film by leo tierney. In the former, devon, rachel and garth spend time in a highly polluted overindustrialized dome dishing out ctvgrade. The original series and prior the first star wars movie. Mine asteroids, research new technologies and build up your ship choose your loadout, select your abilities and defeat the evil robot hordes in this intense shmup.
This was pretty bad, even for a straighttovideo thriller. The starlost is a canadian tv production from the early 70s. As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, jonathan mcquarry ewan mcgregor wanders without an anchor among new yorks power brokers. Space 1999 may have had better special effects, robinson crusoe on mars used better science, ufo had more mystery and tension, but theres just something about starlost you have to see. The film was released on april 25, 2008 in the united states. Jul 30, 2010 in this edition, i talk about the long forgotten gem of low budget early 70s scif, the starlost. The owner of an aircraft salvage company viggo mortensen is reported killed in a crash. So they built the earthship ark, a generation ship. Its world broadcast premiere was july 23, 2016 on lifetime. The film stars geoffrey rush, jim sturgess, sylvia hoeks, and donald sutherland. Deceptions is a remarkably predictable, nonerotic thriller with little to recommend it. This is the opening title sequence to the first movie.
With the earth doomed to future destruction, a massive starship, appropriately named the ark is built to evacuate the last of. Why is deception and murder always the theme in these adult films. Reindeer games alternatively titled deception is a 2000 american action crime thriller film directed by john frankenheimer and written by ehren kruger. Deception, a film starring hugh jackman and ewan mcgregor deception 20 australiancanadian film or absolute deception, a film starring cuba gooding jr deception 20 italian film or the best offer, a film written and directed by giuseppe tornatore. Deception is a 1946 american film noir drama released by warner brothers and directed by irving rapper. Why hugh jackman was so excited by mark bombacks script to star and produce the film is as big a mystery as why such talentsonaroll as ewan mcgregor and michelle williams joined the cast. I particularly remember the part where he said that and the action is supposed to take place inside an enormous generation ship with large, enclosed communities since the camera could not film distances of more than one mile, the director said that the plot had to describe these. Stefanie powers does double duty as twin sisters in the twopart tv movie deceptions. The prologue to the series with further details available on wiki is as follows. Starlostthe failed canadian sf experiment the starlost was ctvs attempt at producing a quality science fiction television series but quickly turned into a dismal affair, writes bob furnell. It was cowritten and produced by laura boersma, mullers partner at santa monicabased granfalloon productions. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as s michelle williams, who introduces. Deception below, or you can follow us on twitter or facebook and help us spread the word. In this edition, i talk about the long forgotten gem of low budget early 70s scif, the starlost.
Speaking out against sexism in a generic erotic film. Indiscretion is a 2016 american psychological thriller film written and directed by john stewart muller and starring mira sorvino, cary elwes, christopher backus, and katherine mcnamara. Deception 2008 cast and crew as a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, jonathan mcquarry ewan mcgregor wanders without an anchor among new yorks power brokers. So they built the earthship ark, a generation ship 8000 miles long and carrying a collection of fiftythree biospheres, each populated with a unique culture, and launched it towards another star. Take control of axel in an unforgettable epic story mode campaign. Created by sciencefiction great harlan ellison, the starlost was a canadianproduced science fiction television series that aired in 1973 on ctv in canada and on nbc in the united states. An intriguing scifi concept, the brainchild of writer, harlan ellison. Star trek deception 2 teaser trailer a star trek fan film by leo tierney.
Some years after the original starlost series, they took selected episodes and combined them to make tv movies. Deception 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Now for the first time all 16 episodes are available in this collection. Some of these episodes have not been seen since their original airdates.
The starlost was a canadianproduced science fiction television series that broadcasted in 1973 on ctv in canada and on nbc in the united states. The screenplay was written by john collier and joseph than. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Starlost is a topdown space shooter, mixing tower defense, bullet hell, and classic rpg elements with gorgeous 3d graphics. Star trek deception 2 outtakes a star trek fan film. Find information about deception watch deception on allmovie allmovie. The starlost is a canadianproduced science fiction television series created by writer harlan ellison and broadcast in 1973 on ctv in canada and syndicated to local stations in the united states. In that iconic film, it seems that every scene, every shot has its purpose. Implicated in a murder, a director must finish his film, save his. Before the first shocking scene where lydia brenner discovers a dead dan fawcett and cinematically drives away from the farm, an ellipse helps her arrive directly in her courtyard. This actor has always had, to my mind, something of a gerbilish look, which he plays up, in this supposedly erotic thriller, directed by feature firsttimer. Many of the descendants of the original crew and colonists are unaware, however, that they.
It stars ben affleck, gary sinise, charlize theron, dennis farina, james frain, donal logue, danny trejo, and clarence williams iii reindeer games was released by miramax films on february 25, 2000. All the women died long ago, and rachel is mistaken for the goddess the men worship. Oh my goodness, i remember ellisons essay i dont think were in kansas anymore, toto about the starlost. Now, for the first time, all 16 episodes are available in this collection. The deception is the result when glenwarren productions takes two episodes of starlost from 1973 and glues them together backtoback. Star trek deception 2 making of a star trek fan film by leo tierney.
The deception 1973 devon keir dullea, rachel gay rowan and garth enter a polluted industrial dome ruled by a mr. This very low budget tv show which was shot on video, as opposed to film, as most regular tv shows are involved a giant spaceship called the ark which was composed of hundreds of domes, each of which supposedly contained a sample culture from the planet earth, which had long since died out. What starts off with a possibly planned mix up leads to fun and games, then the guy being a dork with his eyes wide shut turns it into limitless in reverse as he breaks the rules that again may have been part of a grand master plan, but then it becomes danger and deception in a mysterious game of survival. Deception is a 2008 american crime thriller film directed by marcel langenegger and written by mark bomback.
Not a remake, since the starlost as it is known today doesnt really officially exist. It stars hugh jackman, ewan mcgregor, and michelle williams. Nov 15, 2018 star trek deception 2 a star trek fan film by leo tierney. It stars ben affleck, gary sinise, charlize theron, dennis farina, james frain, donal logue, danny trejo, and clarence williams iii.
Feb 23, 2010 some years after the original starlost series, they took selected episodes and combined them to make tv movies. It stars bette davis, paul henreid, and claude rains, who had also appeared together in the highly successful now, voyager 1942. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as s michelle williams, who introduces jonathan. The starlost was a scifi television show broadcast on ctv in canada and syndicated in the united states from 19731974, mostly remembered today for its troubled production. Deception2 fan film deception2 has recently entered production and well be posting updates about the project shortly, in the meantime however, you can watch the previous episode of star trek. In this scifi entry from the starlost tv series, members of the crew find themselves captured and imprisoned by a mad ruler in an intergalactic dome on an earthship ark.