Blade Runner: The Other Night’s Reading: Notes Blade Runner (1982) Directed by Ridley Scott Cinematographer: Jordan Cronenweth Screenplay by Hampton Fancher, David Peoples Based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick Editing: Terry Rawlings, Marsha Nakashima Produced by Michael Deeley Music by Vangelis 116 minutes. The Advanced and Rebellious Nexus-6 ReplicantsContinue reading “How can it not know what it is?”
Monthly Archives: January 2011
another’s giveaway news
“Polishing Mud Balls” is hosting a Giveaway (worldwide)! This link is purely a friendly gesture; though if ever I start reading a Historical Fiction set during the French Revolution I shall start with Ms. Moran’s Madame Tussaud. It sounds absolutely fascinating. Check out the guest post by Ms. Moran, and note the rules on howContinue reading “another’s giveaway news”
truth & consequences
Carl V. over at Stainless Steel Droppings wrote a fantastic (spoiler-free) review for Paolo Bacigalupi’s YA novel and 2011 Printz Winner Ship Breaker. His synopsis is better than the dust jacket at giving you the gist and luring you into the read: Ship Breaker, inspired in part by the actual industry for which it isContinue reading “truth & consequences”
unfinished
A lot has been going on in her life lately, but in this way Leslie is no different from anyone else. It’s just Life. While the plot at times is action-adventure driven, this doesn’t necessarily mean it is exciting. If anything it often reads like a lullaby and the weariness seeps from the page, suckingContinue reading “unfinished”
who dreams of electric sheep?
>I read this as a part of the Sci Fi Experience 2011 (see sidebar)< I have every intention of (re)watching Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) and do a comparative. Meanwhile, a read of Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? the novel that inspired the film. I need to say that Philip K.Continue reading “who dreams of electric sheep?”
Belton’s take
Yesterday I posted the most provocative of my Cinema textbook/guide reading (wherein I was looking for “science fiction” in film). I was researching what attributes are assigned the genre of science fiction in film, as well as the history of the genre and any cultural perspectives attached. I have four books on my shelf: CinemaContinue reading “Belton’s take”
film can make visible what is invisible
I believe I mentioned that it was in all likelihood that my experiences of science-fiction for the Sci Fi Experience 2011 would occur through film or television. In a preparatory manner, I pulled the Cinema oriented textbooks/guides I had from University off the shelves and followed all the index entries on “science fiction.” Susan Hayward’sContinue reading “film can make visible what is invisible”
y.a.=infectious
VIRALS by Kathy Reichs RazorBill (Penguin) 2010. 454 pages, hardcover. Reichs makes a solid YA debut with this spin-off of her Bones series, following 14-year-old Tory Brennan–niece of famed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan–and her friends as they uncover a decades-old murder and a contemporary scientific conspiracy. Along with friends Hi, Shelton, and Ben, Tory–who livesContinue reading “y.a.=infectious”
Marcelo
Marcelo in the Real World By Francisco X. Stork Arthur A. Levine Books, 2009 312 pages, hardcover. Marcelo Sandoval hears music no one else can hear — part of the autism-like impairment no doctor has been able to identify — and he’s always attended a special school where his differences have been protected. But theContinue reading “Marcelo”
727
believe it or not, I do occasionally think about post length. I admire my professors who worked to whittle my words down to 500-or-less, 300-or-less, a paragraph. Diction becomes more of an issue, concisely stated sentences, and attention-span. The thrust of a short well-crafted shot can be effective. I have luxuriated in the abandonment ofContinue reading “727”
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