Blade Runner and AI Technology – Have the creative minds of this 1982 cult classic predicted the realities of our age? This is what WriteMovies founder Dr Alex Ross discusses in his new article “Can the prescience of Blade Runner engender a deeper understanding of our relationship with AI technology?” that’s been recently published in the Institute of Physics, Harvard, The Smithsonian and NASA! (more…)
BLADE RUNNER 2049 Not running at full speed yet… maybe that’s not a bad thing though…
BLADE RUNNER 2049 may have had a slowish start to its Box-Office life, but that could work in its favor… sorta.
While the film may never be a blockbuster hit in the same vein as any Marvel film or STAR WARS, it could become a cult classic in its own right.
The original itself was never a big conventional Hollywood blockbuster either, so in that regard the sequel stays true to the original – which is great… for the fans. But it’s been such a long time since the fans and the theme of a film were prioritized over making some dough, and for that BLADE RUNNER 2049 has our backing (see Ian’s review as well for why).
Read more here: http://www.indiewire.com/2017/10/blade-runner-2049-box-office-cult-classic-1201885405/
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