Author: John David Ebert Publisher: ISBN: 9780997135602 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 136
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With this new book by John David Ebert, Blade Runner Scene-by-Scene, Ebert performs an archaeology of Ridley Scott's main thematic concerns: death, origin, genesis and the quest for immortality. In doing so, he compares the film to such ancient and classic texts as The Gilgamesh Epic. Scott's vision of the Los Angeles of 2019 is seen as a type of decaying, late stage cosmopolis; and the Replicants as slave labor manufactured to work their modern latifundia.
Author: Judith Kerman Publisher: Popular Press ISBN: 9780879725105 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 344
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This book of essays looks at the multitude of texts and influences which converge in Ridley Scott's film Blade Runner, especially the film's relationship to its source novel, Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The film's implications as a thought experiment provide a starting point for important thinking about the moral issues implicit in a hypertechnological society. Yet its importance in the history of science fiction and science fiction film rests equally on it mythically and psychologically resonant creation of compelling characters and an exciting story within a credible science fiction setting. These essays consider political, moral and technological issues raised by the film, as well as literary, filmic, technical and aesthetic questions. Contributors discuss the film's psychological and mythic patterns, important political issues and the roots of the film in Paradise Lost, Frankenstein, detective fiction, and previous science fiction cinema.
Author: K. W. Jeter Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN: 9781857988673 Category : Deckard, Rick (Fictitious character) Languages : en Pages : 240
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Fully authorised by the estate of Philip K. Dick and written by the author they felt best equipped to take forward the vision of one of the great names in SF, BLADE RUNNER 4: BEYOND ORION combines the dark imagery, paranoia, tension and pace of Dick's original novel and the cinematic genius of Ridley Scott in a novel that takes the Blade Runner series into a new millennium.Blade Runner has become one of the most recognisable and well loved brands in SF and K.W. Jeter has only added to its reputation and impact.
Author: K. W. Jeter Publisher: Spectra ISBN: 9780553575705 Category : Biotechnology Languages : en Pages : 0
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K.W. Jeter picks up the tale of Rick Deckard, the `blade runner' created by Phillip K. Dick and popularized by Ridley Scott's cult classic film. Consistent with the sordid vision of 21st century Los Angeles crafted by Dick and Scott, Jeter creates a stylish piece of thrilling, futuristic suspense that finds Deckard not only in the role of hunter, but also hunted. Again, Deckard is on the trail of an replicant, not knowing that it may be the most elusive and dangerous android of all.
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Embargoed to 5th October Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a new blade runner for the Los Angeles Police Department, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former blade runner who's been missing for 30 years The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 goes behind the scenes and reveals how this epic production was brought to the screen. Featuring incredible concept art and on-set photography, this deluxe book is a rare treat for fans as key cast and crew tell the story of how Blade Runner was revived and was given a whole new lease of life. See the trailer here
Author: Will Brooker Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 023150179X Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 426
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Since its release in 1982, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, has remained a cult classic through its depiction of a futuristic Los Angeles; its complex, enigmatic plot; and its underlying questions about the nature of human identity. The Blade Runner Experience: The Legacy of a Science Fiction Classic examines the film in a broad context, examining its relationship to the original novel, the PC game, the series of sequels, and the many films influenced by its style and themes. It investigates Blade Runner online fandom and asks how the film's future city compares to the present-day Los Angeles, and it revisits the film to pose surprising new questions about its characters and their world.
Author: Filmic Universe Publisher: Filmic Universe ISBN: 1304613917 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 127
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BLADE RUNNER - ULTIMATE TRIVIA BOOK: TRIVIA, CURIOUS FACTS AND BEHIND THE SCENES SECRETS OF THE FILM DIRECTED BY RIDLEY SCOTT CREATED BY: FILMIC UNIVERSE - Do you think you know everything about BLADE RUNNER? Do you want to know more than 100 curious facts and secrets of Ridley Scott's film? This eBook is full of information about one of the best movies of 1982. You will find and REALLY LOVE abundant behind the scenes secrets. You can test your knowledge about this movie here. - HERE SOME EXAMPLES: - Director Sir Ridley Scott regards this movie as probably his most personal and complete movie. - Joanna Cassidy (Zhora) was at ease with the snake around her neck because it was her pet, a Burmese python named "Darling". - The final scene was shot hours before the producers were due to take creative control away from Sir Ridley Scott. - Philip K. Dick personally approved of Rutger Hauer, describing him as, "the perfect Batty-cold, Aryan, flawless". - (at around 47 mins) The "snake scale" seen under the electron microscope was actually a marijuana bud. - After Philip K. Dick saw Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard on-set, Dick declared: "He has been more Deckard than I had imagined. It has been incredible. Deckard exists!" - This is Sir Ridley Scott's favorite movie of his own. The Final Cut released in 2007 is his favorite version of this movie. AND MUCH MORE! - So, if you want to relive the memories of this great movie or just want to be entertained and learn more about it, do not hesitate to READ this Book!
Author: Therese O'Haire Publisher: Insight Publications ISBN: 9781875882304 Category : Blade runner (Motion picture) Languages : en Pages : 48
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Context and background - Genre structure and style - Scene-by-scene analysis - Character analysis - Themes and issues - Questions and answers.
Author: Matthew Flisfeder Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1501311778 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 185
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Matthew Flisfeder introduces readers to key concepts in postmodern theory and demonstrates how it can be used for a critical interpretation and analysis of Blade Runner, arguably 'the greatest science fiction film'. By contextualizing the film within the culture of late 20th and early 21st-century capitalism, Flisfeder provides a valuable guide for both students and scholars interested in learning more about one of the most significant, influential, and controversial concepts in film and cultural studies of the past 40 years. The "Film Theory in Practice" series fills a gaping hole in the world of film theory. By marrying the explanation of film theory with interpretation of a film, the volumes provide discrete examples of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis. Postmodern Theory and Blade Runner offers a concise introduction to Postmodernism in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner.
Author: John David Ebert
Author: Judith Kerman
Author: K. W. Jeter
Author: K. W. Jeter
Author: Tanya Lapointe
Author: Megan De Kantzow
Author: Will Brooker
Author: Filmic Universe
Author: Therese O'Haire
Author: Matthew Flisfeder