Tag: Blade Runner
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The Little-Known Connection Between ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘RoboCop’
The ’80s saw the dawn of many iconic science fiction films, with two of the most notable being Blade Runner and RoboCop. The former was a stirring meditation on identity, and it grew to be a cult classic over the years. The latter was a searing, blood-soaked satire that director Paul Verhoeven described as the…
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‘Foe’ Review: Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal Star in a Muddled Dystopian Replicant Love Triangle
“Foe” is a grandly muddled dystopian sci-fi movie starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal as a Midwestern farm couple in 2065 (they appear to be the only Midwestern farm couple left). When you hear the film’s premise, which makes it sound like a cross between “Interstellar” and “Blade Runner,” you may think it’s going to…
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Gareth Edwards Said He Was Offered 2 ‘Star Wars’ Films & Says Lucasfilm May Still Want To Make The One He Passed On
So, filmmaker Gareth Edwards is doing the interview round for his latest sci-fi extravaganza, “The Creator,” starring John David Washington. It’s a movie heavily indebted to “Blade Runner,” “Apocalypse Now,” and even “Star Wars” (read our review here). And the question on many people’s minds might be: will he talk about what actually happened during…
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Prepare for War With Hans Zimmer’s Magnificent ‘The Creator’ Score
Collider is delighted to give our readers the first opportunity to sample the work of maestro Hans Zimmer’s latest work as we partner with 20th Century Studios to unveil a preview of his score for Gareth Edwards’ newest film, The Creator. The score will be released on September 29 from Hollywood Records. Zimmer’s score is…
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The Creator review – vast and exhilarating sci-fi actioner rages against the AI machine
Director Gareth Edwards draws together the many strands of our current AI debate with tremendous boldness, conjuring up an intriguing and stimulating spectacleThis colossal sci-fi thriller from Gareth Edwards features John David Washington and Gemma Chan in vast mysterious panoramas and vertiginous vistas which deserve to be shown at Imax-plus scale; it also shows that…
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Sci-Fi Scenes That Scared Actors In Real Life
Hollywood’s fascination with science fiction has produced some of the greatest thrills in movie history. “Star Wars,” “Blade Runner,” “The Matrix,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still” are but a handful of films that rank high amongst genre enthusiasts for their audacious ideas, innovative visuals, originality, colorful characters, and timeless appeal.…
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Sing Street Was Only A Minor Hit – But Lived On Well Beyond The Box Office
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)One of the sad truths of the movie business as it exists is that great movies will sometimes slip through the cracks. A movie as good as “Booksmart”…
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‘Creative Control’ Promises That Sexual Mediocrity Will Outlive the A.I. Revolution
On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.The…
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The Awesome Kitty Cyberpunk Video Game Adventure Stray Is Becoming An Animated Movie
There’s no shortage of kickass cyberpunk movies out there, but these stories tend to be exclusively told from the perspective of humans adapting to a not-so-distant future filled with androids and lots of bisexual lighting. Sure, it’s cool to see how lone-wolf adults adjust to a world like “Blade Runner,” but what about families with…
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Ridley Scott Teases a ‘Fantastic’ Four-and-a-Half Hour Director’s Cut of ‘Napoleon’ with More Vanessa Kirby
Close observers of Ridley Scott’s career know that his director’s cuts are often more notable than his theatrical releases. From initially misunderstood masterpieces including “Blade Runner” and “Kingdom of Heaven” to more offbeat fare like “The Counselor,” many of Scott’s films aren’t properly appreciated until he’s permitted to showcase his unfiltered vision without studio interference.His…