Jun 19, 2012 | Forbes
Even after 30 years, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner still inspires fans like artist Anders Ramsell from Östersund, Sweden. Ramsell has paid tribute to the science fiction classic by reconstructing part of the film…using 3285 “aquarelle” (transparent watercolor)...
Jun 1, 2012 | Forbes
One of the reasons the Alien franchise, which kicked off in 1979 with Ridley Scott’s horror film, Alien, was so popular is because of the alien itself, an organic kill-machine that was both horrifying and mesmerizing to watch. This xenomorph is unmistakably the work...
May 30, 2012 | Forbes
If you want to know how a science fiction film approaches its science or even its mood, you need only look at its spaceships. In Firefly, the universe (or “’verse”) had underdeveloped, underfunded colonies, while the ship Serenity was kludged from scavenged parts. The...
May 18, 2012 | Forbes
For its many fans, Blade Runner is sacrosanct among science fiction films. When news of a sequel first surfaced, many of us screamed internally, “Do not mess with our holy text!” When Scott’s name was attached, our nerd rage was soothed. But if the latest rumor is...
May 16, 2012 | Forbes
When Prometheus arrives in theaters June 8 (June 1 in the UK), fans will have been driven to a fever pitch. I know this, because I’m one of those fans, and I’m already frothing at the mouth. This latest video, which the producers have dubbed “Quiet Eye,” has made me...