Tag: Blade Runner
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Harrison Ford’s Riskiest Performance Was in This ’80s Thriller
Harrison Ford is back in the Indy hat with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny swinging into theaters on June 30. But let’s take it back to when the star was absolutely dominating the 1980s. Starring in two of the biggest franchises of all time (Indiana Jones and Star Wars) would probably be enough…
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Blade Runner 2099: What We Know About The Limited Series For Prime Video
No matter how much time passes, “Blade Runner” consistently holds up as not just one of Harrison Ford’s best films, but one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time. Forty years after Ridley Scott’s 1982 masterpiece debuted, it still feels fresh, relevant, and looks incredible.Which is why you’d think Hollywood would have milked it…
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‘Blade Runner 2099’: Everything We Know so Far About the Prime Video Series
The film community almost universally recognizes Blade Runner (1982) as one of the greatest science fiction films ever made, but that legacy wasn’t earned so easily. As many will remember, the original theatrical cut of Blade Runner was a box office disaster and ultimately failed to make a connection with critics and audiences, mainly due…
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Evil Dead Rise Review: The Classic Horror Franchise Roars Back To Bloody Life [SXSW 2023]
Remember when Warner Bros financed an expensive “Blade Runner” sequel and everyone assumed it would eliminate the sharp, interesting edges of the original movie to deliver something more accessible and mainstream — and then they went and made “Blade Runner 2049,” the most “Blade Runner” movie imaginable? Well, something must be in the water at…
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This 80s Horror Movie Is the Most Disturbing A.I. Film Ever
We love a good killer computer movie. That soulless, lifeless gaze is unsettling as all hell in a way that can’t help but be entertaining. The fact that AI, in the real world, poses credible dangers to the world at large only makes it a more gripping subject in fiction. Really, two of the greatest…
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Ridley Scott’s Black Rain Is a Neo-Noir That Shouldn’t Be Forgotten
Bedazzling visuals will allow a film to get reasonably far in terms of making a memorable impression, and in Black Rain’s case, “far” is a considerable distance. With its steady collection of admirers, the film continues to draw praise in some quarters as the years tick by, with its unapologetic thrills mixed with dynamic visual…
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Alien Movies in Order: How to Watch Chronologically and by Release Date
It’s hard to overstate the profound impact of Ridley Scott on modern visual media. His style and techniques permeate genres and mediums beyond quantification. They’re backed into the identity of popular culture. In his near 60-year tenure directing cinema, he’s created classics including Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise, G.I. Jane, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, and…
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Daniel Radcliffe: I Based My Career Off Harrison Ford’s Post-‘Indiana Jones’
Daniel Radcliffe didn’t want to just be a one-trick pony.After making a statement infamously shedding his “Harry Potter” persona by baring all in a West End production of “Equus,” Radcliffe solidified his fame post-“Potter” glory. Now, the “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” star is crediting Harrison Ford as his career inspiration.“I had this awareness that…
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Filming The First Mad Max Was A ‘Disaster’ In The Eyes Of Director George Miller
Like the hazy fogs that often coat their landscapes, dystopian and post-apocalyptic films are heavy and dense. They ponder frightening futures while critiquing present-day social issues that might lead us there. Visually, they are often gritty and bleak, with stark images of what might be waiting for us in the years to come.Any dystopian film…
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Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger Talk ‘Marlowe’ as Neil Jordan’s Film World Premieres in San Sebastian
Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger turned out at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Saturday to support the world premiere of Neil Jordan’s “Marlowe,” which closes the festival tonight.Jordan and William Monahan’s adaptation of John Banville’s novel “The Black-Eyed Blonde” centers Raymond Chandler’s famous detective Philip Marlowe, and – like Chandler’s books – is set…