Read 1982 Note by Film Execs Trashing 'Dull' and 'Confusing' Blade Runner
For anyone who has ever seen a behind-the-scene-style film or TV show about the Hollywood filmmaking process, the concept of harsh notes from studio execs should be a familiar enough trope. This was certainly the case for Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner. While the film today is regarded as the standard to which all modern-day science-fiction films are judged against today, certain film execs were, to put it lightly, disappointed with the product in its intial form. /Film recently unearthed (via Reddit user VanTrashcan) a document written by Jerry Perenchio, Bud Yorkin, and Robin French of Tandem... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayAd Libitum At Its Finest: 10 Great Improvised Lines from the Movies
More often than you might think, actors themselves put their own ideas into a scene. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 80 Best Movies of the 1980s
This list is not meant to be just another rehashing of critical favorites nor a popularity contest. Instead, it’s a bit of both, with a few other considerations thrown in to boot. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day10 of the Most Terrifying Pop-Culture Dystopias
With the future uncertain, artists over the years have provided their own—sometimes horrific—visions of what this world may become. In response, we’ve compiled a list of the 10 of the Most Terrifying Pop Culture Dystopias to remind us all that things could be a lot worse.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DaySix Sci-Fi Movies that Predicted the Future
From Marty McFly’s futuristic TV set up to Total Recall’s full-body scanners—which are a sad reality to anyone who’s been on a flight lately—here are some sci-fi flicks that made some insightful guesses. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayRidley Scott's Upcoming Blade Runner Project "Liable To Be a Sequel"
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog, acclaimed director Ridley Scott officially announced that he is on board to direct the Blade Runner follow up and that theproject was "liable to be a sequel". read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe 10 Best Cyborgs in Pop Culture
Humans have been dreaming up cyborgs for as long as we've had mechanical objects. In light of this never-ending cultural fascination and last month's release of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, here are the 10 best fictional cyborgs. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayRidley Scott Will Be Returning To Blade Runner
After much speculation, according to Deadline, Ridley Scott will be returning to an update of the 1982 cult classic as both director and producer. Although it did not originally fare well at the box office or the award ceremonies, Blade Runner is now considered to be groundbreaking science fiction film that went to inspire an entire sub-genres including cyberpunk and future-noir. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsProducers of Next Blade Runner Reveal More Details
Just last week, news came that another version of 1982 sci-fi flick Blade Runner, a Ridley Scott-directed adaptation of the short story Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, was nearly guaranteed. And since then, the film’s producers have continued revealing details.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsFive Sci-Fi Megacorporations I Don't Want to Work For
If science-fiction flicks are to believed, every aspect of our future will soon be carefully controlled and managed by monolithic, globe-spanning megacorporations. Which means that now is the time to get in on all the action and stake your claim on the ground floor. Of course, not all megacorporations are created equal, and some of them have the potential to turn downright sinister—here’s a rundown of five of them that I personally wouldn’t want to work for.... read more
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