MetaFilter posts tagged with bladerunner

Can I get a standard pleasure model?

dortmunder — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:39:24 -0800

Google's new phone has raised the ire of Philip K. Dick's Estate. Yesterday Google announced its very own Android phone to compete with the Iphone and presumably with The Verizon Droid and other Android phones. They chose a familiar name for their new Android. You may remember it from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? or the movie Blade Runner, where the androids in question were Nexus Sixes. This seeming homage has not endeared Google to the heirs of Phil Dick. Oh, and yes Verizon licensed "Droid," which is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm.

Moog-y Christmas

Joe Beese — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:21:42 -0800

Do you like musical instruments with lots of keyboards? And lots and lots of dials? Then you may like 36 15 MOOG: Stuff with Moog and/or 60's and 70's vintage synths in it. (related Ask MeFi) Stuff like George Harrison's Electronic Sound (1969). The soundtrack to the "Bubbleator" exhibit at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. Music For Robots. And some cover art that may mess with your mind. It also has the legendary "Esper Edition" of Vangelis's Blade Runner soundtrack - without which you have never properly heard this music.

The report read "Routine retirement of a replicant."

Floydd — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:26:57 -0800

The "Rick Deckard" hero blaster from Blade Runner sold last week for $258,750. Phil Steinschneider tracked down the creator, gathered the components used in the original and made his own replicant: Creating the 2019 Detective Special

Wicked keyboarding skills

hippybear — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:35:02 -0800

Vangelis: The Man And His Music (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) profiles prolific Greek keyboardist and composer Evanghelos Odyssey "Vangelis" Papathanassiou in a rare 1984 television interview. After helping drive the opaque brilliance of Aphrodite's Child, he struck out on his own in the early 1970s, and redefined music along the way. Perhaps best known for his soundtrack albums, including Chariots Of Fire and Blade Runner (in many iterations), his music was also used during Carl Sagan's Cosmos. and 1492: Conquest Of Paradise, and Alexander, and he recorded pop albums with Jon Anderson and... and... and... Notoriously interview-averse, there are nevertheless some other choice Vangelis media bits to be found, such as a 1992 interview with Judi Spears (Part 1, 2), or waxing philosophic about music and recording for German television, or from 2001 speaking about his Mythodea concert. Particularly stunning is this lengthy French program from (it appears) the early 1990s huge amounts of wonderful performance bits (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) [no subtitles, none needed. just sit and wait for the next musical bit to come along.]

Some articles about Blade Runner

nthdegx — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:17:55 -0800

Some articles about Blade Runner

Paper Dolls Aren't Just for Sissies Anymore

cjorgensen — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:31:56 -0800

"You're a paper doll and you're confronted with a horde of hungry zombies. Whose weapon do you wish you had?" Pick your doll. Dress her up naughty or nice. Pick a pet. Stick around for Mermaid Monday, and have fun. My girlfriend says she'll wear this Cupcake Dress for me. Be sure to check out Hobbit Girl. Or the Original Silk Spectre (Sally Jupiter) from Watchmen and Rachel from Blade Runner. There's the obligatory wtf? And finally Sarah Palin. Sorry guys, she doesn't draw men (even if she likes all the same things you do). The writing's good, she's been doing it nearly two years, the site's safe for work, and I will honestly cry if this is a double.

Two interviews for 'Blade Runner' fans

Rajamadan — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:59:30 -0800

This link goes to an discussion with 'Future Noir' author Paul Sammon... then this one goes to a Q&A with 'BR' director Ridley Scott, talking about the upcoming re-release.

25 Years Later, It's Still Dark and Rainy

chuckdarwin — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:22:42 -0800

Ridley Scott is presenting Blade Runner: The Final Cut, a re-edited version of the cyber-punk classic, at the 2007 Venice Film Festival.

On the Edge of Blade Runner

MetaMonkey — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:58:05 -0800

On the Edge of Blade Runner [documentary, google video, 52mins]

Stem cells to retinal cells

homunculus — Sat, 02 Oct 2004 16:52:24 -0800

"If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes."

Blade Runner Brilliance

stbalbach — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:18:42 -0800

Essay on the meanings and significance of Blade Runner. Interesting insights on particular scenes and quotes and how they are more relevant today than ever.

Dystopia in all it's glory

ashbury — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 19:24:43 -0800

Exploring Dystopia
Do you want to explore that place of terror and wonder called Dystopia? Do you want to probe the dark depths of Metropolis, Brave New World, Nineteen Eighty-four, Blade Runner, Neuromancer and their likes?

A large site that verges on being one man's Magnificent Obsession with Dystopia. Don't let the awkward site navigation deter you from exploration.

skallas — Fri, 11 Jan 2002 16:53:56 -0800

Impressive collection of movie prop replicas. Its mostly Star Wars stuff, but this replica of Deckard's gun from Bladerunner is very, very cool.

gluechunk — Wed, 20 Dec 2000 21:29:04 -0800

"We are going to be the Blade Runner of venue advertising"

Aaaugh! — Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:22:00 -0800

Okay, now he's not a replicant. Contrary to what Ridley Scott said, Harrison Ford claims Deckard was not a replicant. Where's Phillip K. Dick when you need him? Oh, right...

captaincursor — Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:03:40 -0800

Dekard a Replicant
The fact that Ridley Scott felt it necessary to share this information totally ruined my day. Not because I ever thought that Dekard wasn't a replicant, but because by the question remaining open it allowed one to take the film on so many more levels. Now he's just a robot. Thank you Ridley for clearing up all those annoying mysteries.