What to Watch to Get Ready for Blade Runner 2049
Next week, the 35-year follow up to Ridley Scott’s 1982 dystopian cult masterpiece Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, arrives from Warner Bros. Director Denis Villeneuve’s sequel has much to live up to in fan expectations in terms of grit and neon, but early viewings and the return of Harrison Ford indicate 2049 will be a hit. Those expectations are not for naught, however — the original Blade Runner broke ground with a new kind of sci-fi style thanks to its retrofitted production design.
The Criterion Collection Releases Christopher Nolan’s Following on Blu-Ray
While some directors begin with a bang—Godard’s Breathless (1960) comes to mind—others begin with a whisper, only to be heard later on as the greatest archivists in cinema amplify its nascence. Today, The Criterion Collection shines its light, for the first time, on Christopher Nolan with the Blu-Ray release of Following (1998). Now known for the latest Batman trilogy, originally recognized for the temporally rearranged suspense film Memento (2000),
