Directors go sci-fi at the ‘Beyond the Infinite’ film festival

The funny 1974 sci-fi adventure “Dark Star” was originally a short student film and expanded for distribution. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)

March 17, 2013 9:54 PM PT

The LACMA screening series features several famous directors’ science-fiction films.

Six years before “Star Wars,” Lucas directed his first feature, the minimalist, dark “THX 1138.” (Valerie Macon / Getty Images)