Tags / film:title

Tagged with “film:title” (21) activity chart

  2. Dreams of Electric Sheep

    June 29, 2007

    25 years ago this week, Blade Runner debuted in American theaters. It was set in a Los Angeles of the future, but its portrayals of race and racism had plenty of resonance in 1982. Reporter Phillip Martin looks back on a classic of cyborgian social criticism.

    http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2007/06/29/08

    download

    Tagged with

    —Huffduffed by adactio 5 months ago

  3. Obama’s new words, Avatar in the Amazon and a Chinese satire

    As Obama enters the second year of his presidency, he’s dropped some expressions — “war on terror”, “Af-Pak”, even “Middle East”. His administration has invented a few too: “remotedly piloted aircraft” (drones) and “overseas contingency operations” (wars). Also, a special screening of Avatar in Ecuador for indigenous groups. What did these Shuar and Achuar speakers think of Avatar’s invented language, Na’vi? Finally, a new online satirical movie is all the rage in China. It features a Chinese double-entendre phrase aimed at avoiding government censorship. The movie also includes a fantastic “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” rant.

    http://www.theworld.org/2010/02/05/obamas-new-words-avatar-in-the-amazon-and-a-chinese-satire/

    download

    Tagged with

    —Huffduffed by adactio 6 months ago

  4. Movie Banter Episode Passenger 57

    Golden Globes, The Book of Eli, The Road, Exam, Nine, Sherlock Holmes, and ways an agent could annoy Colin Salmon all come up for discussion from Jon, Paul and Jen this episode, plus In This Week In Movie History, your emails and tweets, and Desert Island Flicks looks at the best post-apocalyptic movies of all time.

    http://feeds.feedburner.com/MovieBanter

    download

    Tagged with

    —Huffduffed by adactio 7 months ago

  5. A lecture by Robert J. Sawyer

    From TVO: BIG IDEAS - "Author Robert J. Sawyer explains how Hollywood’s approach to science fiction, starting with George Lucas’ Star Wars, has dulled the edge that made science fiction such a pertinent film genre. Sawyer dissects the problematic aspects of the original Star Wars film and shows how science fiction books continue to tackle difficult issues while their big screen counterparts take the easy road of big explosions and small ideas." - February 2008

    download

    Tagged with

    —Huffduffed by adactio 7 months ago

  6. The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 1: Zombies, Video Games, and the End of the World!

    In our premiere episode for Tor.com, your hosts John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley take on zombies and the apocalypse in video games, popular culture, and literature. They discuss Valve Software’s history of story-focused video games and interview Chet Faliszek, lead writer for Left 4 Dead 2, then discuss their own strategies for surviving the coming zombie apocalypse, and give their opinions of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.

    http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=58581

    download

    Tagged with

    —Huffduffed by adactio 7 months ago

  8. The /Filmcast: After Dark: Ep. 81 — The Role of Race and 3-D in Avatar

    Guests: Annalee Newitz from io9 and Dan Trachtenberg from the Totally Rad Show.

    The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file. In this episode, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley are joined by io9 editor Annalee Newitz to discuss her provocative article about the role of race in Avatar. Special guest Dan Trachtenberg from the Totally Rad Show also joins us.

    download

    Tagged with

    —Huffduffed by adactio 8 months ago

Page 1 of 3