Gladiator II (2024) | Transcript
After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the…
Ridley Scott
The Return to Rome: Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” Is Anything But Subtle
by Alberto Piroddi Hollywood sequels are rarely graceful affairs, and in many cases, they serve more as cash cows than […]
Gladiator (2000): There Was Once a Dream That Was Rome
"Gladiator," a 2000 epic by Ridley Scott, revived the sword-and-sandal genre, featuring Russell Crowe's acclaimed performance, with rich visuals and historical liberties.
Napoleon (2023) | Transcript
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) | Transcript
The defiant leader Moses rises up against Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues
House of Gucci (2021) | Transcript
When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel their legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately...murder.
The Last Duel (2021) | Transcript
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.
Blade Runner – Review by Stanley Kauffmann
To enjoy Blade Runner, you need only disregard, as far as possible, the actors and dialogue. (And the score) The script is another reworking of a threat to humans by humanoids —one…
Blade Runner (1982): A Mix of Banality and Brilliance
Slovenly plotting and characterization, but consistently fascinating detail: exploitative violence and humanistic regrets: shallow formulas and philosophical questioning—this is the mix of banality and brilliance to be found in Blade Runner.
Blade Runner (1982) – Interview with Syd Mead [Fantastic Films Magazine]
In this interview West Coast editors Blake Mitchell and Jim Ferguson talked to Syd about his career past and present, and specifically his involvement with the soon-to-be-released sf thriller, Blade Runner.
Alien (1979) – Review by Laura Sanden
For the filmgoer who can distance himself from the occasional gore of the first viewing, or who can sit through it a second time, Alien furnishes more than simply an opportunity to…
MAKING ALIEN: BEHIND THE SCENES [Cinefantastique Special]
Talking with the creators of Alien (1979). Interviews with Ridley Scott (Director), Walter Hill (Producer), David Giler (Producer), Carlo Rambaldi (Creator of Alien Head Effects), Bolaji Badejo ("The Alien"), Michael Seymour (Production Designer), Ivor Powell (Associate Producer), Roger…
BLADE RUNNER AND GENRE: FILM NOIR AND SCIENCE FICTION – by Susan Doll and Greg Faller
Doll and Faller assert that Ridley Scott's film, Blade Runner, exhibits elements of two distinct pulp genres, film noir and science fiction. The genre cross-pollination is a reflection of Philip K. Dick's…
Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner: The Making of a Sci-Fi Classic
Interviews with screenwriters Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, industrial designer Syd Mead, production designer Lawrence C. Paull and director Ridley Scott. Articles & Interviews by Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier for Starlog magazine,…
THE SACRED AND THE PROFANE: EXAMINING THE RELIGIOUS SUBTEXT OF RIDLEY SCOTT’S ‘BLADE RUNNER’
Ridley Scott's film "Blade Runner" is rooted in the myths and legends of Western culture and draws on a number of genres including film noir and science fiction. Central to the plot,…
BLADE RUNNER (1982): SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EFFECTS [American Cinematographer]
Excerpts from an interview with David Dryer, one of three special photographic effects supervisors for Blade Runner along with Douglas Trumbull and Richard Yuricich
BLADE RUNNER (1982): PRODUCTION DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY [American Cinematographer]
“Films usually attempt to do the future by presenting a rather bleak, pristine, austere, clean look. It could go that way, but I’ve got a feeling it’s going to go the other…
Blade Runner And Cyberpunk Visions Of Humanity
Ridley Scott's 1982 film 'Blade Runner' appeared just before William Gibson's quintessential cyberpunk novel 'Neuromancer' was published in 1984, and the two share enough features that one might well retroactively call Blade…
ALIEN (1979): HARRY DEAN STANTON INTERVIEWED
Quiet. Calm. Intense. Concerned. Experienced. Each word is a valid description of Harry Dean Stanton. Many who have seen his seemingly effortless performance as "Brett" in Alien might be surprised to learn…
“BLADE RUNNER” AND THE POSTMODERN: A RECONSIDERATION
The article discusses the contradiction between the two versions of the film, Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott.
FUTURECOP: THE NEUTRALIZATION OF REVOLT IN ‘BLADE RUNNER’
Both in what it shows and in what is absent from it, Blade Runner (1982) deviates in morally significant ways from the 1968 novel by Dick on which it is based.
BLADE RUNNER: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMANS IN THE CYBERNETIC STATE
One of the big questions in Blade Runner is "What does it mean to be Human?" John W. Whitehead has a look at this and related questions in Blade Runner couched in…
Blade Runner (1982) – Review by Norman Spinrad [Starlog]
Blade Runner (1982), review by Norman Spinrad for Starlog magazine, November 1982 Issue
BLADE RUNNER (1982): INTERVIEW WITH CO-WRITER HAMPTON FANCHER
Hampton Fancher believes 'Blade Runner', at its heart, is a love story between Rick Deckard and Rachael.
THE DYSTOPIAN WORLD OF ‘BLADE RUNNER’: AN ECOFEMINIST PERSPECTIVE
Essay about an ecofeminist perspective of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner
BLADE RUNNER (1982): WHY DOES ROY BATTY SAVE DECKARD FROM FALLING?
At the end of Blade Runner, why does Roy Batty catch Deckard as he is about to fall?
Blade Runner: The Final Cut – Transcript
Scott's definitive Blade Runner: The Final Cut was released by Warner Bros. on October 5, 2007. This is the only version over which Scott had complete artistic and editorial control.
BLADE RUNNER – Review by Michael Dempsey [Film Quarterly]
by Michael Dempsey In director Ridley Scott’s $30-million noir thriller, Blade Runner, set in Los Angeles 36 years from now, […]
Blade Runner’s Moving Still
In the decade that has elapsed since Blade Runner's first commercial release, Ridley Scott’s 1982 science-fiction film has been retroactively hailed as one of the most powerful and influential examples of cinematic…
BLADE RUNNER: SCIENCE FICTION & TRANSCENDENCE
The essay by David Desser discusses the film's connections to the Bible, Milton's Paradise Lost and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.