Michael Heilemann 7MayMay 72013

For Ray

Michael Heilemann 7MayMay 72013

“Ray has been a great inspiration to us all in the special visual industry. The art of his earlier films, which most of us grew up on, inspired us so much. Without Ray Harryhausen, there would likely have been no Star Wars.”

— George Lucas

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Michael Heilemann

Born and raised in Denmark, Michael resides in New York with his wonderful wife, two great children and three okay-ish cats. He is a designer at Squarespace.

Michael Heilemann

Born and raised in Denmark, Michael resides in New York with his wonderful wife, two great children and three okay-ish cats. He is a designer at Squarespace.

Michael Heilemann28FebFebruary282016

The Millennium Falcon

It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs.

Michael Heilemann28FebFebruary282016

Michael Heilemann 7MarMarch 72013

There Was Once a Certain Kind of Cinema

Christopher Frayling called him 'the first post-modern film maker' and as such Sergio Leone had an underrated and overlooked influence on Star Wars. How a samurai became a cowboy, who became a bounty hunter in a galaxy far, far away.

Michael Heilemann 7MarMarch 72013

Michael Heilemann31AugAugust312013

Kurosawa

With a career stretching almost 60 years, Akira Kurosawa remains one of the most influential directors in the history of the medium. The pinnacle of his popularity however was perfectly timed with a batch of impressionable USC students ready to take on the world, and his impact on George Lucas in particular is the stuff of legends.

Michael Heilemann31AugAugust312013

Michael Heilemann12SepSeptember122013

Artists

Valérian and Laureline

Following the adventures of spatio-temporal agents Valérian and Laureline as they hurdle through time and space, righting wrongs and getting out of tight jams, Mézières and Christin's trend-setting comic series was lightyears ahead of its time.

Michael Heilemann12SepSeptember122013

Artists

Michael Heilemann 2DecDecember 22013

The Searchers

When it was first released in 1956, John Ford's latest western The Searchers didn't set the world on fire. But it wasn't long before it started its long crawl back into the limelight. And by the late 60s a new generation of film makers, including George Lucas, found renewed inspiration in it.

Michael Heilemann 2DecDecember 22013