The Dryden will screen The Andromeda Strain (Robert Wise, U.S. 1971, 131 min., 35mm) as part of the Tricks through Time series.

Could a program on special effects be complete without the mention of legendary filmmaker and visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull? Based on the novel by Michael Crichton, this sci-fi thriller stars Arthur Hill, James Olson, Kate Reid, and David Wayne as a team of scientists investigating the outbreak of a deadly microorganism brought to Earth on a satellite. With The Andromeda Strain, Trumbull experiments with photographic visual effects he had used in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and innovates with advanced computer renderings for the first time in Hollywood.

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Jul-24]