who is driving?
zeph’s pop culture quiz #39 A vehicle is dashing through the night at about 70 miles per hour, but who is driving? Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: sci-fi
the mechanical man
↵Speaking of early cyberpunkish movies—another one which resides since quite a time on my ↵according list is ‘L’Uomo Meccanico’ [‘The Mechanical Man’] (Deed 1921). ↑Kueperpunk reminded me of it and linked to a site featuring only seven minutes of … Continue reading →
sight
‘Sight’ is a wonderful new short film—in fact the graduation project of Eran May-Raz and Daniel Lazo at ↑The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem—driving the fusion of ↑augmented reality with ↑gamification to cyberpunked heights. MAY-RAZ, ERAN AND … Continue reading →
the alien’s shadow
Everybody knows the ‘↑Alien‘ (Scott 1979), but hardly anybody knows the actor behind the creature, Nigerian-born Bolaji Badejo. Above you can see him practicing on set—his movements remind me of ↑Max Schreck‘s performance in ‘↑Nosferatu‘ (Murnau 1922) and in … Continue reading →
star wars 1313
Somewhen I read a quote by George Lucas which I can’t find again—little wonder in the face of the tons of quotes of him published. It might have been in connection to the ephemeral sequel trilogy or the then upcoming … Continue reading →
portal terminal velocity
CRAFT, JASON. 2012. Portal: Terminal velocity [short film]. Roseville: ↑Craftvfx. via ↑entry at ↑boingboing
Continue reading →super eight jedi
LUCAS, GEORGE WALTON JR. 1983. Return of the Jedi [motion picture, later retitled as Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]. San Francisco, Los Angeles: Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox. via ↑entry at ↑kueperpunk
Continue reading →at tannhaeuser gate
At boingboing they currently have ‘a ↑series of essays about movies that have had a profound effect on our invited essayists.’ The day before yesterday it was ↑Gareth Branwyn’s turn. From his ‘Like Tears in the Rain:’ I can’t … Continue reading →
droids must eat
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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