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more about #bladerunner more comments → Sugar Boots: I love PKD and with all of the crap movies that have been made from his books (I'm talking to you Affleck), it is a pleasure to be reminded how great ... more » disatess: My Dad took me to see the film in theatres back in 1982, I was so in awe of the film . When Roy Batty was chasing Deckard , it gave me a sense of tr... more » gods-n-clods: Putting on the 20/20 hindsight goggles, do we agree Dick is correct? He sounds like a flugelhorn for a PR machine, but the hyperbole is just eagerness... more » Golem100: Thanks for showing the image of the letter instead of a transcription. It's interesting to see the typo corrections in the second paragraph. more » txtphile: PS: Do not take this letter as implicit permission to rape my bibliography. For example, I would hate to see Paycheck turned into a mindless action mo... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: He needs a new toner cartridge for his printer. more » goldfarb: and he was dead 5 months later... an amazing letter...all he got wrong was the commercial success part..but then, so did everyone else. more » reddingofish: Thanks for that. Now I need to go get the Blu-Ray. more » burlybax: Right on! more » lostarchitect: This is great to see. I love that movie, and it may well have started my sci-fi fascination when I was a kid. I'm glad that PKD thought it was great, ... more » Rocketknight: I'm getting kind of misty-eyed. It's good to know that something he felt so strongly about came about to be true. more » TheGreenRanger: god this movie looks awful more » crashedpc - Haifisch: ... this reminds me of Hellraiser IV: Bloodline. Hellraiser... IN SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE! Hey, that new movie pitch is... FOUR sentences. Jeebus. more » starjade: Best line of this movie: "What's happening?" "Jason f*cking Vorhees is happening!" more » Ghost_in_the_Machine: How could you not mention that Kay-em is played by Lisa Ryder who played Beka Valentine on Andromeda? The movie also stars Andromeda herself Lexa Doig. more » -
#philipkdick
Dick Believed Blade Runner Would Revive a Dying Genre
Philip K. Dick died before Blade Runner was completed, but in a letter to film's production company, he praised what he'd seen and claimed it would breathe life into what he believed was a stale genre. [via Letters of Note] -
#foundfootage
Pris From Blade Runner Versus Jason Voorhees... In Space!
Speaking of space zombies... In Jason X, Jason gets frozen cryogenically and defrosted 450 years in the future... and then winds up having a head-exploding, face-sitting smackdown with a cute android, who's clearly trying to be Pris from Blade Runner. More » -
#triviagasm
7 Science Fictional Bars We'd Like to Visit
Life in the cities of tomorrow is filled with stressful encounters involving flying cars and Robopocalypses, so where can you find a nice place where everyone knows your designation? Here are seven science-fictional bars we wish we could visit. More » -
#mute
A First Look Inside Duncan Jones's Futuristic Berlin
Moon director Duncan Jones has released the first concept image for his next project, futuristic thriller Mute, giving us a foretaste of his Bladerunner-inspired Berlin. More » -
#movieposters
Classic Movies Get Silkscreen Poster Update
Tyler Stout designs incredibly detailed screenprinted movie posters that give classic science fiction films an updated look while offering newer movies a touch of vintage Hollywood charm. More » -
#foundfootage
Rutger Hauer Punches Out, Then Shoots, An Alien's Heart. Time To Die.
You really don't want to get on Rutger Hauer's bad side. In the climax to Split Second, he punches an alien in the chest, rips out its heart, and then shoots the heart for good measure. Because he's Rutger Hauer. More » -
#review
Do Androids Dream Of Word Perfect Adaptations?
Boom! Studios' new Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? takes the classic Dick novel into the comic medium without losing one word, resulting in an experience that's unique, rewarding and likely to make you forget Blade Runner. More » -
#asianfuturism
When Did Japan Stop Being The Future?
U.S. science fiction used to be fascinated with Japan, from Blade Runner to Neuromancer. Everything Japanese was cooler, sleeker and shinier than our grubby American aesthetic, and Japan was destined to dominate. And then, Japan's futuristic status waned. What happened? More » -
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#triviagasm
The Composers That Make Space Adventures Epic
Space is silent and vast, but we can't feel the awe and terror of epic space battles without great music. Here's our list of the ten composers without whom science fiction would feel as empty as the void. (With samples.) More » -
#bladerunner
Blade Runner Is About To Get A Prequel Webseries
Blade Runner director Ridley Scott announced his commercials company, RSA Films, has launched a new division to make Purefold, a webseries set in the Blade Runner universe. And this time around, you'll get to help decide who is and isn't a replicant. More » -
#exclusive
Duncan Jones' Next Science Fiction Film Has "Unique" Villains
While chatting with Duncan Jones, director of indie darling Moon, we pried for more information about his highly anticipated Blade Runner-inspired film Mute. He cleared up rumors about this Berlin-set future world, and gave us a status update.
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#killerrobots
The Scariest Killer Robots Look Like Dead People
We're scared of robots that look almost, but not quite, human... because they remind us of walking corpses. And the deadliest killer robots are often the ones which exploit this zombie fear, before slaughtering us. More » -
#doandroidsdreamofelectricsheeppreview
Do Androids Dream In Thought Balloon Bubbles?
Wondering what the comic version of Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (which uses the actual text of the novel as the script) is going to look like? We've got a preview. More » -
#triviagasm
15 Evil Corporations in Science Fiction
If you're looking for a job, here's a list of successful, influential corporations you might want to work for. That is, as long as you don't ask too many questions.
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#duncanjones
Moon Director Brings Back The Glorious Days Of Blade Runner
Duncan Jones, the director of the engrossing Moon is already looking for his next science fiction movie. And he says he's aiming to recapture the magic of Blade Runner. More » -
#reddwarfrecap
Red Dwarf Smegs Up Its Comeback
The return of British comedy Red Dwarf was a chance to prove that the show had a future and wasn't an exercise in nostalgia... until they spent most of it recreating Blade Runner. Spoilers.
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#foundfootage
It's Like Blade Runner, By Way Of Uwe Boll
We need more terrible movies like The Gene Generation, this instant classic - newly on DVD - about a Dark Future [TM] where fetish-wear-clad assassins stalk "DNA hackers." And Faye Dunaway grows tentacles! More » -
#bladerunner
Blade Runner's Original Ending: Yes, Deckard's A Replicant
A few precious pages from an early screenplay for Blade Runner have turned up online, and they're radically different than the version you saw on screen. They end with Deckard realizing he's a Replicant. More » -
#franklyn
Franklyn's Alternate-History Superhero Tale Has A Satisfying Payoff
"It's a somewhat arty science fiction romance thriller." "It's a genre of no genre." "It's an urban fairytale fantasy drama, with a parallel-world aspect to it." Even the people making Franklyn struggled to explain it. More »
