Monday, July 30, 2012

OFF-WORLD NEWS DIGEST | JULY 2012

Welcome to another edition of the OFF-WORLD NEWS Digest.






In the news ...


  • Morgan Paull, the actor who played the memorable role of Dave Holden in the 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner, died July 17th at his home in Ashland, Oregon.
  • MORE HERE.


  • Comic-Con: BLADE RUNNER 30th Anniversary Panel Recap; The Replicant Debate, Which Version of the Film Is Best, Possibility of a Remake and More

Blade Runner celebrated it’s 30th anniversary at Comic-Con this year, and I was on hand during the celebratory panel to take notes of all that occurred.  Art director David Snyder, journalist Paul M. Sammon (Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner), and DVD/Blu-ray producer Charles Lauzirika made up the very informal panel that basically consisted of them moderating themselves and fielding a slew of questions.  The reason, according to Sammon, was because at the last panel the year before they simply had too many people on the panel and it was a slog to get the banter and information beyond the simple answers. MORE HERE.

  • Hampton Fancher's birthday was July 18th!
  • Blade Runner: The Peter Griffin Cut. The roles are performed by various characters from the TV series, Family GuyPeter Griffin and his friends Glenn Quagmire, Joe Swanson and Cleveland Brown are at The Drunken Clam talking over some beer when it's revealed on the Quahog 5 News that Ridley Scott will be working on a Blade Runner sequel. This sparks a conversation between Peter and his friends that leads to him telling them his version of Blade Runner. This is a fan-created screenplay, written by C.A. Chicoine. 
  • The Blank Sheet Project: Rutger Hauer. Synopsis: Thirty years ago, Blade Runner was released in cinemas. For the occasion of the anniversary of this cult classic, Rutger Hauer shares his experience working with Ridley Scott. Rutger also talks about how his life started as a blank sheet of paper in the Netherlands. What started Rutger on this unusual journey as an actor? What drove him on to greater things?



Now for some articles, art, music and videos!



Articles:

Art:
by *inkjava




 by Jska Priebe 


















Music:






















Videos:




Inside Adam Savage's Man Cave: The Blade Runner Blaster Pistol



Common Film Ground - A BBC Comedy Exclusive by Isabel Fay & Clever Pie






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Have a better one!

~ Kipple

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