Tom Jolliffe looks at the art of making visually beautiful films… Cinema is a visual medium. A way to tell stories through a combination of visuals and sound, through script and direction, and the manipulation of the editing. Some films are emotionally crushing, involving, gripping. Some are audio-visual sensory overloads. Directors can opt for a […]
2019: Welcome to Blade Runner Year
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Blade Runner as we enter the year it was set… Remember when 2014 was coming to an end? There was a clamour of snorting giggles as people bemoaned the impending 2015’s lack of self drying clothes, flying cars, hydropizza and hover-boards. Granted, Back to the Future Part II did get […]
Is it time to move away from Legacy Characters?
George Chrysostomou on legacy characters… Franchises have a lot of bankable qualities, but one thing that will forever boost the box office of a much loved film saga is the continuation of a well known individual’s story, or the return of a legendary character, one that people would actually pay money to see return to […]
Cover artwork for Blade Runner 2019 revealed
Titan Comics has continued the countdown to the launch its hotly-anticipated Blade Runner 2019 comic book today with the release of the first covers for the in-canon series, which takes place during the exact timeframe of Ridley Scott’s 1982 film. Check them out here… In the polluted and rain-drenched neo-noir nightmare that is Los Angeles, […]
Meet Ash on first cover for Blade Runner 2019
Titan Comics has unveiled a first-look cover for Blade Runner 2019, a brand new in-canon comic set during the exact timeframe of the original Blade Runner film from director Ridley Scott. Here’s the cover from Stanley “Artgerm” Lau, which depicts the new Blade Runner, Ash… Blade Runner 2019 is being written by acclaimed Blade Runner […]
Titan’s Blade Runner comic titled Blade Runner 2019, character sketches revealed
Titan has announced that its hotly-anticipated official Blade Runner comic book is going by the title of Blade Runner 2019, and will be set during the exact timeframe of Ridley Scott’s original film, featuring a mostly new set of characters and situations. As part of the announcement, Titan has also revealed that artist Andres Guinaldo […]
When is a movie franchise beyond saving?
George Chrysostomou on movie franchises and when they are beyond saving… In a world of record breaking blockbusters year in year out, the big studios look to push their chosen franchise to their absolute financial limit in an effort to tell as many stories as they can whilst squeezing every last penny out of the […]
The Four-Color Film Podcast #109 – Blade Runner
Allen Christian, Gerald James, and Lacey Day bring you a weekly podcast chronicling the ups and downs of comic-book-to-film adaptations from the very beginning. Every single one of them, as in-depth as each deserves. For Allen’s birthday, the FCF crew sit down and watch almost objectively the best film this podcast has ever covered. Blade […]
Blade Runner – Black Lotus anime series announced
Alcon Entertainment has announced that it has partnered with Adult Swim and Crunchyroll to produce and distribute Blade Runner – Black Lotus, an anime series inspired by last year’s Blade Runner 2049. Blade Runner – Black Lotus will feature thirteen 30-minute episodes produced by animation studio Sola Digital Arts (Ultraman). Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) and Kenji […]
Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter to pen new Blade Runner comic for Titan
Titan Comics has announced that Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter Michael Green is teaming up with longtime collaborator and comic writer Mike Johnson (Star Trek) to pen the highly-anticipated in-canon Blade Runner comic series for Titan Comics and Alcon Media Group. “Every iteration of the Blade Runner world throws the window open a little wider,” states Green, whose […]