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NEWS ABOUT: Blade Runner

Blade Runner stories: 5 news summaries

 100 Top Sci-Fi Flicks 


Aug 4, 09 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Science fiction movies run the gamut from cerebral to "joyful space opera." The writers at Total Sci-Fi run down the 100 best; here's the top 10:
  1. Blade Runner: This "masterpiece," with standout performances from Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer, is "backed up by a
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entertainment • film • Arnold Schwarzenegger • The Day the Earth Stood Still • Star Wars • Blade Runner • science fiction • Harrison Ford • Solaris • 2001: A Space Odyssey • Planet of the Apes • E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial • Alien • Metropolis • Terminator • Rutger Hauer

ALBUM REVIEW

 Omar's iDon 
 Takes Reggaeton 
 Back to the Future 

Dancehall king blends familiar with futuristic with foray into cyberpunk

May 20, 09 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reggaeton superstar Don Omar blends dancehall with Blade Runner on new album iDon, Jody Rosen writes for Slate. The Puerto Rican’s journey into “dystopian cyberfantasy” features plenty of “cybernetic mumbo-jumbo, foreboding synth chords, and techno twitches,” Rosen writes, backtracked by some more familiar big booming beats. More »

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entertainment • music • Blade Runner • reggae • dance music • music review • Jay-ZTV • Don Omar • reggaeton

'Blade Runner' Recovering After Boating Crash

He still plans to compete in May Paralympics

Feb 23, 09 3:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee champion sprinter known affectionately as Blade Runner for his carbon-fiber running legs, is recovering from head and face injuries after a boating accident in South Africa. He and his friends were aboard a vessel that hit an unknown object, CNN reports. Pistorius, 22, has since had... More »

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surgery • Oscar Pistorius • accident • Blade Runner • Paralympics • boat accident

Bladerunner Wins Appeal, Sets Sights
on Olympics

Double amputee can compete in trials

May 16, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who wants the chance to compete in the Olympics on his carbon-fiber blades, has won his appeal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport revoked the IAAF's ban on the South African Paralympic champion, making Pistorius eligible to compete against able-bodied runners. The runner is eager... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • Oscar Pistorius • IAAF • track and field • Blade Runner • Court of Arbitration for Sport • Paralympics

Philip K. Dick
Is Ready for His Closeup Now

In death, troubled
sci-fi writer is darling
of Hollywood

Sep 16, 07 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sci fi writer Philip K. Dick died paranoid, impoverished, and obscure. But since his death in 1982, nine movies have been based on his novels—including Blade Runner, Minority Report, and Total Recall—-and interest in his work , eerily prescient of the digital age, has never been higher.  More »

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Hollywood • film • Philip K Dick • Blade Runner • Ridley Scott • science fiction • movies

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