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Jeff Bridges in "Tron: Legacy."

 

Greetings, programs!

In anticipation of the release of Tron: Legacy, let’s revisit the legacy of Tron by taking a trip in the way, way back machine to May 2007.

No, that’s not when the original Tron came out, but rather when the now defunct publication Los Angeles CityBeat published an article of mine on the film’s 25th anniversary.

The article features interviews with Tron’s writer and director Stephen Lisberger and visual effects supervisor Richard Taylor, among others.

Thanks to then CityBeat editors Rebecca Epstein and Andy Klein for letting me share one of my personal obsessions with the larger world.

Oh, and if you prefer to see how it actually appeared in print, you can download a copy here.

And now, further with ado, here’s the lovingly retyped article.