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For an early 80s effort so steeped in (Hollywood's version of) punk rock culture, this has aged surprisingly well. I recently rewatched for the first time since Reagan was President (the version with Harrison Ford voiceovers), and was surprised at how quickly it demanded all my attention. Even the tinny electronic soundtrack music sounds better here than on any ten spacerock albums by eerie era contemporaries like Tangerine Dream/Kraftwerk/Kitaro/Goblin/Philip Glass --- Surprised that Mr. Shepherd cites a Joan Crawford 'do, as everything about the look and attitude of that character screams Bettie Page to me, right down to the archly painted brows. And our esteemed reviewer seems to have utterly missed (or at least found too unremarkable to mention --- or perhaps above capsule was shortened from a lengthier writeup?) the film's dreary sogginess, and the aura of decay and "perfect storm" damages that seems to infect everything on screen, from the epic backgrounds to the lighting, hardware, framing, tinting, right down to the characters' clothing and even their very complexions. There aren't many films anything like Blade Runner (and the few with any similarity are from the same era - Liquid Sky, Class of 84, Metropolis as re-envisioned and soundtracked by Giorgio Moroder, maybe Dead End Drive-In) This is a future that looks to be particularly soul-sucking, where life itself no longer has much tangible worth, now that replicants have forever muddied up how humans perceive themselves ---- ie a nice place to visit (on DVD), but I admit I'm grateful Hollywood didn't live there long ----
— August 13, 2010 11:32 p.m.
None
Ferris may have enjoyed his day off, but Parker Lewis Can't Lose -- Recall that a TV show based on Ferris debuted in September 1990 - within a coupla weeks, so too did the Parker Lewis TV show, which even its producers would admit was highly "influenced by" (read "ripped off from") the Ferris Bueller movie. Ferris lasted only an unlucky 13 eps - Parker Lewis ran three seasons, for 73 episodes. And poor ol' mouthbreathing Matthew Broderick has barely been seen since Godzilla chased him outta Hollywood over ten years ago - turns out that day off was only the first of many ---
— August 9, 2010 10:23 p.m.
Minds think deeply at the 2010 Comic-Con
With every other news source and blog on the planet reporting about Comic-Con, I suspect this article went somewhat overlooked - AFTER the Con, everybody's sick of it and too burned out to still be chatting about it ---- I personally think there are several more newsworthy aspects of the current Comic-Con International that could and should be reported on, other than the tired old "Are they moving to Anaheim?" angle that many are harping on. But that doesn't negate the worth of Mr. Lickona's take in this article, which was an enjoyable (if mildly superficial) read, with or without reader commentaries ----
— August 5, 2010 8:59 p.m.
Farewell Comic-Con 2010 - Final Photo Phunnies
An argument could be made that my everyday look IS a costume -----
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhj5LWYCc9Q
<A href="
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhj5LWYCc9Q
">
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhj5LWYCc9Q
</A>
— August 3, 2010 6:48 p.m.
Apartment "Manager"
Well, the video AND a live link showed up fine on the "comment preview" page, but both turned back into text here - dunno why it worked fine in the other comment. I'm stumped -- "We now return control of your set....."
— August 3, 2010 6:42 p.m.
Apartment "Manager"
'Kay, that's just weird - live link worked fine in Capt Sticky comments, but not here - 'puters are so freakin' weird --- Here, I'll post same YouTube link that went live in the Sticky comments -- <A href="
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMmrBycX5Y
">
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMmrBycX5Y
</A>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMmrBycX5Y
— August 3, 2010 6:40 p.m.
Apartment "Manager"
Okay, here's another hyperlink test, using the same code that DID work a moment ago in the "Capt. Sticky" blog comments (sorry to momentarily hijack your excellent blog entry, MsGrant - "This is only a test, there is no need to adjust your set...") <A href="
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/mp3/
</A>
— August 3, 2010 6:34 p.m.
Apartment "Manager"
Rawwwr-ooooooooooooooo! Wolfman Jay - I like it! We're putting together the fixins for a local-centric Reader radio station, which is part of the music section futureplan - <A href="
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/mp3/
">
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/mp3/
</A> The Reader is also talking to one of the longest-lived local music radio programs about podcasting/broadcasting past and present episodes on the Reader site ---- more soon ----- I just successfully posted a hyperlink to comment section of the newest (Auto)Bio blog, by using "href" html code --- not sure why it doesn't always work, as with my earlier attempt on THIS page ---
— August 3, 2010 6:27 p.m.
The Return of Captain Sticky - San Diego's '70s Superhero (and his StickyMobile!)
Hyperlink works in comments! Yay team --
— August 3, 2010 6:09 p.m.
The Return of Captain Sticky - San Diego's '70s Superhero (and his StickyMobile!)
Hyperlink worked fine in blog text - testing here whether same code works in the comments -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMmrBycX5Y
<A href="
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMmrBycX5Y
">
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMmrBycX5Y
</A>
— August 3, 2010 6:08 p.m.
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Blade Runner
For an early 80s effort so steeped in (Hollywood's version of) punk rock culture, this has aged surprisingly well. I recently rewatched for the first time since Reagan was President (the version with Harrison Ford voiceovers), and was surprised at how quickly it demanded all my attention. Even the tinny electronic soundtrack music sounds better here than on any ten spacerock albums by eerie era contemporaries like Tangerine Dream/Kraftwerk/Kitaro/Goblin/Philip Glass --- Surprised that Mr. Shepherd cites a Joan Crawford 'do, as everything about the look and attitude of that character screams Bettie Page to me, right down to the archly painted brows. And our esteemed reviewer seems to have utterly missed (or at least found too unremarkable to mention --- or perhaps above capsule was shortened from a lengthier writeup?) the film's dreary sogginess, and the aura of decay and "perfect storm" damages that seems to infect everything on screen, from the epic backgrounds to the lighting, hardware, framing, tinting, right down to the characters' clothing and even their very complexions. There aren't many films anything like Blade Runner (and the few with any similarity are from the same era - Liquid Sky, Class of 84, Metropolis as re-envisioned and soundtracked by Giorgio Moroder, maybe Dead End Drive-In) This is a future that looks to be particularly soul-sucking, where life itself no longer has much tangible worth, now that replicants have forever muddied up how humans perceive themselves ---- ie a nice place to visit (on DVD), but I admit I'm grateful Hollywood didn't live there long ----— August 13, 2010 11:32 p.m.
None
Ferris may have enjoyed his day off, but Parker Lewis Can't Lose -- Recall that a TV show based on Ferris debuted in September 1990 - within a coupla weeks, so too did the Parker Lewis TV show, which even its producers would admit was highly "influenced by" (read "ripped off from") the Ferris Bueller movie. Ferris lasted only an unlucky 13 eps - Parker Lewis ran three seasons, for 73 episodes. And poor ol' mouthbreathing Matthew Broderick has barely been seen since Godzilla chased him outta Hollywood over ten years ago - turns out that day off was only the first of many ---— August 9, 2010 10:23 p.m.
Minds think deeply at the 2010 Comic-Con
With every other news source and blog on the planet reporting about Comic-Con, I suspect this article went somewhat overlooked - AFTER the Con, everybody's sick of it and too burned out to still be chatting about it ---- I personally think there are several more newsworthy aspects of the current Comic-Con International that could and should be reported on, other than the tired old "Are they moving to Anaheim?" angle that many are harping on. But that doesn't negate the worth of Mr. Lickona's take in this article, which was an enjoyable (if mildly superficial) read, with or without reader commentaries ----— August 5, 2010 8:59 p.m.
Farewell Comic-Con 2010 - Final Photo Phunnies
An argument could be made that my everyday look IS a costume ----- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhj5LWYCc9Q <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhj5LWYCc9Q">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhj5LWYCc9Q</A>— August 3, 2010 6:48 p.m.
Apartment "Manager"
Well, the video AND a live link showed up fine on the "comment preview" page, but both turned back into text here - dunno why it worked fine in the other comment. I'm stumped -- "We now return control of your set....."— August 3, 2010 6:42 p.m.
Apartment "Manager"
'Kay, that's just weird - live link worked fine in Capt Sticky comments, but not here - 'puters are so freakin' weird --- Here, I'll post same YouTube link that went live in the Sticky comments -- <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMmrBycX5Y">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMmrBycX5Y</A> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMmrBycX5Y— August 3, 2010 6:40 p.m.
Apartment "Manager"
Okay, here's another hyperlink test, using the same code that DID work a moment ago in the "Capt. Sticky" blog comments (sorry to momentarily hijack your excellent blog entry, MsGrant - "This is only a test, there is no need to adjust your set...") <A href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/mp3/</A>— August 3, 2010 6:34 p.m.
Apartment "Manager"
Rawwwr-ooooooooooooooo! Wolfman Jay - I like it! We're putting together the fixins for a local-centric Reader radio station, which is part of the music section futureplan - <A href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/mp3/">http://www.sandiegoreader.com/mp3/</A> The Reader is also talking to one of the longest-lived local music radio programs about podcasting/broadcasting past and present episodes on the Reader site ---- more soon ----- I just successfully posted a hyperlink to comment section of the newest (Auto)Bio blog, by using "href" html code --- not sure why it doesn't always work, as with my earlier attempt on THIS page ---— August 3, 2010 6:27 p.m.
The Return of Captain Sticky - San Diego's '70s Superhero (and his StickyMobile!)
Hyperlink works in comments! Yay team --— August 3, 2010 6:09 p.m.
The Return of Captain Sticky - San Diego's '70s Superhero (and his StickyMobile!)
Hyperlink worked fine in blog text - testing here whether same code works in the comments - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMmrBycX5Y <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMmrBycX5Y">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMmrBycX5Y</A>— August 3, 2010 6:08 p.m.