blade runner letter
On 11 October 1981 Philip K. Dick wrote a letter to Jeff Walker of the Ladd Company concerning the movie ‘Blade Runner’ (Scott 1982). Just recently ↑it has been published on philipkdick.com:
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Category Archives: motion_pictures
what is inside?
zeph’s pop culture quiz #26 What is inside the armoured car so strongly guarded by the coppers? The rule is that every Monday I post one pop culture quiz question, but as the last times, and today, they were solved … Continue reading →
what is closed?
zeph’s pop culture quiz #25 What has been closed? After the quick solutions the last two times, hopefully this one’s harder … the screencap is from an extremely well known movie, though. Just leave a comment with your … Continue reading →
who dropped it?
zeph’s pop culture quiz #24 It still is noir-time around here: Who dropped the ten of clubs on the dark, wet street, and why? On the one hand playing cards have something to do with the character in question, on … Continue reading →
fistful of quarters
Joshua Bearman’s article ‘↓The perfect game‘ (2008) since years slumbers on my HDD—luckily it’s still available online for everybody. Testimony to the amazing zen-like perfect-flow achievable in high-end arcade gaming. Additionally there are two magnificent documentaries on the subject: ‘The … Continue reading →
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beyond the game
‘↑Beyond the Game‘ is the motto of the World Cyber Games and also the intended title of the documentary film by filmmaker Jos de Putter. The film is set in the world of incredibly popular cyber games and portrays several … Continue reading →
second skin
PIÑEIRO-ESCORIAZA, JUAN CARLOS. 2008. ↑Second skin [documentary film]. El Segundo: Pure West Films, Gravitas Ventures.
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zeph’s pop culture quiz #23 It’s noir-time at zeph’s pop culture quiz … the two menacing silhouettes sporting fedoras—who are they? It so happens that the answer to the question at the same time is the title of the movie … Continue reading →
computer game documentaries
Last November the ↑pixelprospector—indie games … and essential resources for game developers—has added ↑the big list of video game documentaries to its ↑list of big lists … well sorted hours upon hours of precious information and insight.
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