Found this today in my news alerts, a review of the X-Files classic Gibson/Maddox written episode, Killswitch. And I totally agree with the write-up, yep, my fav X-File episode. Well that and the dude with the tail….
Category Archives: TV/Film
10 Years Ago
Was Matrix really 10 years ago!?!?! Yep. [edit: Nope, geez, can’t these folks do a simple fact check? 31 March 1999 was the release…] Then they did the other two to complete the triology. Now they’re back with Speed Racer. Here’s an interesting article looking back on Matrix.
Neuromancer coming to the big screen?
Well I am not sure if this is a rumor or if it will really happen but it seems like there are plans to bring William Gibson’s Neuromancer to the big screen. It seem that Hayden Christensen ( you know him as Darth Vader in Star Wars Episodes 2 and 3 ) is to play the lead role of Case (God I don’t remember any of the storyline ). It might be time to re-read this classic just so I can get refresher before the movie comes out. In any case I do not have too high hopes for the movie since rarely do these kinds of adaptions provide any entertainment (OK Bladerunner and Stardust were good ). Read about the casting and director here.
25-Year Director’s Final Cut – Blade Runner
This has been on my mind for awhile, didn’t show up in my xmas stocking but it’ll be around soon enough, have no doubt. I like the point made here, that all the “Net lore made ‘Blade Runner’ a richer experience.” All the FAQs and behind-the-scenes recountings add more texture to the movie. And the movie itself remains a powerhouse, sure it’s still a very 80s vision (no cellphones, early MTV costumes) but nothing too completely over the top — it all looks vaugely plausible, hauntingly familiar.
Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time
SF Signal has a great list of Dystopian Movies – a lot of these would fall in the cyberpunk genre as well.. Enjoy!
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Top 50 Distopian Movies
From SFSignal, a post on the best distopian movies, and ouch, I haven’t seen many of them!
Reality Gaming
Ah, another reality gaming endeavor! I keep hearing about these over the last five-ten years it seems, but not much after they actually take place. Text messages to your phone for a treasure hunt. I saw an interesting “choose your own adventure” recently (prolly Boing Boing or Gizmodo) that involved small text snippets painted on sidewalks with a male and female storyline that basically winds you both up in a coffee shop to meet. Hmmm, must find that link, that was kinda intersting. Viola!
And then of course there’s the Micheal Douglas movie, The Game. Or sure, The Running Man, The Condemned, or The Truman Show. What fun! These reality games are intriguing in their modern flashmob approach to gaming with some “choose your own adventure” script writing. Wiki of course has a decent entry on the genre.
Bionic Woman – First Lady of Cyberpunk
It seems like forever that I have been looking for the original Bionic Man series on DVD. I am hoping that the new TV series “Bionic Woman” will mean that a US release of the original series is forthcoming. Hope this series is good – I will TIVO it and let you know.
– Enoc