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REEL FURY: Ridley Scott’s visionary splendor returns with Prometheus

Prometheus

Ridley Scott’s latest is one of our most anticipated films of the year and from the looks of the new trailer it has epic written all over it. It’s been decades since the director of such classics as Alien and Blade Runner has worked in the science fiction genre so this is also really a return to his roots. The dynamic vision he brought to those groundbreaking projects is definitely [read...]

REEL FURY: Ridley Scott heads back to outer space with Prometheus!

Michael Fassbender in Prometheus

Ridley Scott and Science Fiction, it’s always a good combination. His 1979 smash Alien was my introduction to his work and it really left an impression on me as to what cinema could do to terrify and thrill a viewer. It was like an Alfred Hitchcock movie in space. Years later I discovered Blade Runner and ever since its been one of my most favorite films. There’s just something about [read...]

FURIOUS POSTERS: Prometheus Teaser

Prometheus Teaser poster

Originally intended to be a direct prequel to his Alien franchise, Director Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi adventure thriller Prometheus instead takes place in the same movie universe as the Alien films but will deal with entirely separate subject matter. The actual storyline/plot is sort of vague but it sounds like it will be about space engineers that work for Weyland Industries before its merger with Yutani Corporation (two companies that [read...]

Blade Runner 1982 Convention Reel

Blade Runner

With news of Ridley Scott planning to re-visit the world of Blade Runner, the web is abuzz with geeking out (both positive and negative). Many are asking the question: why would Ridley want to try to go back and mess with something that’s so unique and has such a strong legacy in the world of film? At this point noone knows for sure if it will be a remake, a [read...]

Ridley Scott’s G.I. JANE

G.I. Jane

Demi Moore is one furious female in G.I. Jane! After making his ‘women fighting back’ film Thelma and Louise, Ridley Scott decided to tell the story of another rebellious gal and it ended up being one of my personal favorite films from his entire filmography. Lt. Jordan O’ Neill (Demi Moore), a Navy intel specialist is chosen to be the first female to try out for the secret ops Navy [read...]

Dreaming in Neo-Noir: Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER

Blade Runner

Ridley Scott’s visionary science fiction masterpiece Blade Runner (1982) was based on the Phillip K. Dick novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” When the film was released into theaters, it didn’t do too well at the box office but over the years the film has created a huge cult following and is now considered one of the finest works of cinema ever filmed. Blade Runner shows what cinema is [read...]