The original Blade Runner showed us a grim future where corporations and technology had cluttered cities. The sequel takes us to the year 2049, but you might be surprised how technology has and has not advanced. Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter explained why, for one thing, nobody in the year 2049 uses a cell phone. “We
When the running time of Blade Runner 2049 clocked in at nearly three hours, early reports worried the magnitude of that epic would be too much for audiences to stand. The film’s producers, Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson want to be clear: the actual length of the movie is closer to your average Transformers or
We all remember the blockbuster hits–Titanic, The Notebook, Jaws. There are tons of lists out there celebrating the greatest movies. They say, “These are the ones you should watch!” But, as a famous adage goes, you need the bad to appreciate the good! So, with that in mind, here is the top ten list for
In a 2005 Vanity Fair article, Mark Felt revealed he was the FBI source Woodward and Bernstein dubbed Deep Throat in their Watergate investigation. The new film, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House, tells his story but it’s still not the whole story. Liam Neeson stars as Felt. At a press
He has a very particular set of skills, and one of them is apparently encouraging civil discourse. Liam Neeson plays Mark Felt, the FBI source known as Deep Throat in the Watergate investigation, in the movie Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House. Speaking at a press conference in Los Angeles, Neeson
The home invasion movie generally taps into societies fears about fast paced change in the world around them. The peaceful bubble of the middle-class family home is penetrated by dark outside forces. These lawless tormentors are usually portrayed as young people who want to tear up the prevailing order or as backward ‘locals’ who see
In bad horror movies, you can usually tell that a character will die if they are so stupid, irritating and one-dimensional that you find yourself wishing someone would just come along and kill them. In good horror movies, all the characters are likable or sympathetic and have relatable human qualities. We find ourselves hoping they
Harrison Ford always makes a big entrance. He once walked on stage at Comic-Con in handcuffs. He opened one Tonight Show appearance by socking Jay Leno in the chin. His Blade Runner 2049 costar said Ford makes just as big an entrance in real life. “He arrived in a very cinematic way,” Ryan Gosling said
Perhaps 35 years isn’t such a long time when you consider it took 25 for Ridley Scott to make his Final Cut of the original Blade Runner. Blade Runner 2049 brings back replicant hunter Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) and a new group of Blade Runners and replicants. At the Los Angeles press conference for the
Revenge is a dish best served cold, unless it is served on the big screen — which always goes better with popcorn. We’ve all wanted to get revenge on someone at some point in time, but most of us probably won’t go about it with the same determination and ruthlessness as the characters in the