Last and First Men, 2020. Directed by Johann Johannsson. Starring Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: Two billion years into humanity’s future, a narrator outlines the similarities and differences between those still surviving and exploring the galaxy, and the people of today. It is awfully rare that a science fiction film aims to find the truth of what […]
Movie Review – Last and First Men (2020)
Last and First Men, 2020. Directed by Jóhann Jóhannsson. Starring Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: A message from billions of years in the future, alerting humanity to its ultimate extinction. “Listen patiently,” intones the other-worldly voice over of Tilda Swinton. “We who are the last men earnestly desire to communicate with you.” As she speaks, the camera […]
Jóhann Jóhannsson to score Blade Runner sequel
Iceland Monitor is reporting that Academy Award-winning composer Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory of Everything) is set to score the upcoming Blade Runner sequel, having previously collaborated with director Denis Villeneuve on Prisoners, Sicario and the upcoming Arrival. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic is based upon a script by original scribe Hampton Fancher […]
