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	Previous Site Updates August 24th 2010 - White Dragon Cut v4.0 Deep in a secret location, Kazuchoice has been hard at work on his BR vision. Here is another finished version with more scenes, cuts and re-works than you can shake a stick at! check out this version and previous versions HERE   July 27th 2010 - BR inspired audio track Marcel Gherman has been hard at work and kindly submitted this fine piece of audio mastery. It's been inspired by an original track by Black Lotus. Check it out HERE. More info on his work is avail at http://www.myspace.com/httpwwwmegatonecom and http://marcelgherman.blogspot.com   July 19th 2010 - Bladerunner Tribute Song/Video Matthew Allen had kindly submitted this digital synth masterpiece he created himself. A great and fitting picture montage accompanies the audio track to complete the experience. BZ asked Matthew what technology he used - "My synth collection includes a Waldorf Blofeld, an Access Virus TI Snow, Spectrasonics Trillian and Omnisphere, Sylenth1, Zebra2, and Camel Audio's Alchemy. All of that is plugged into a Macbook Pro 15" running Apple Logic as a sequencer and mixing console. When creating the track Electric Sheep, I started by building a sound that was reminiscent of the horn sound that Vangelis used on the Bladerunner opening credits. Once I had that, which is effectively the crux of the song, I laid down percussion and bass to get an idea of what the groove of the song would be, added some ambience to get the right feel, and then started layering in melody. Once I get a track to a point where I think its "done", I walk away from it for a few days and revisit it fresh. Invariably, there is always something that I missed or some change that I make to it to add a bit more polish. After that, I mix it and publish online. " check out his work HERE   July 13th 2010 Nexus7 - a sequal to BR. Geoffrey C. Kosty has been hard at work doing a script for a sequal to blade runner. It makes a great read, have a browse HERE   June 19th 2010 - Gongo cover remade perfectly!‏ the_traveler has remade the Gongo soundtrack cover perfectly! Same images, same position, but without the large half-tone patterns and other flaws that were inherent to the original. Two covers are there -- the remade one, and then 3 scans of the original. Unbelievably accurate remake! (This art is used for importing into iTunes). HERE   June 10th 2010 Hal's Zhora pic UPDATED July 2010 HERE.   May 23rd 2010 - White Dragon cut ver4.0 released Kazuchoice has been hard at work and has now released version 4.0 of his `white dragon cut`. For those of you who have not heard of this before, the white dragon cut is the best fan version of a film ever. This latest version is to include more clip made by kazuchoice than ever - which include ;- Pris seeing Deckards preserved dream in Leons apartment, a frozen chew, extra footage of downtown, extra blimps and more. Expect a full and indepth review here on BZ! HERE   April 23rd 2010 - Hal's release v7 Ok so i made up the version 7 bit, but I've lost count of the many many updates we get! Enjoy his most recent offereing HERE   April 19th 2010 - Original cinefex issue#9 A kind user has setup the following link for a scan of the original edition that featured Blade Runner. All he asks in return is that we all support the magazine, and download it from the following link - HERE   April 10th 2010 - Hal's latest release Here's a great piece of art created by Hal. armed with his pencils and his PC, he has submitted this fine piece of fan art HERE   March 17th 2010 - Home brew VK machine BR fan Jean-Louis has submitted a fantastic piece for the fan section, check it out - you wont be dissapointed! HERE   March 14th 2010 - Sebastian's Immortal Game check this out for what could definatly be a runner for best fan art ever! - HERE   March 10th 2010 - What happened before 2019? Ever wondered what Deckard was doing before 2019? Here is a story that caught my eye. check it out HERE   Feburary 28th - Matinee Idles Episode 14 - Blade Runner In this long-awaited episode, Alec, Joey, and Vern sit down to discuss Ridley Scott's seminal sci-fi/noir masterpiece "Blade Runner". Listen in for over 2 hours of in-depth discussion on the film including everything from it's long-storied production history, the look, the performances, the music, the inevitable "Is Deckard a Replicant?" debate, and it's legacy in film history. Also, Matt stops by to give his controversial thoughts on the film. So put down that pleasure model, pour a glass of Black Label Whiskey, and Enjoy! HERE   Feburary 28th 2010 Hal's latest offering - anime style! this anime style of art has been uploaded by Hal. Hal often though of a sequal done in anime and inspired his latest submission. HERE   January 10th 2010 - Paul Sammon and Sean Young Book Signing! FUTURE NOIR: The Making of Blade Runner On January 23rd 2010 at 2 p.m., Paul Sammon and Sean Young signing the revised edition: Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner (British hardback) Location is DARK DELICACIES in Burbank. 4213 W Burbank Blvd Burbank, CA 91505 (818) 556-6660 http://www.darkdel.com/c52.htm   Paul Prischman 1967-2009 Sadly the world has lost another truly gifted and valued individual. The team at BladeZone wishes a kind farewell to a friend who's talents went beyond the industry, beyond Blade Runner. Paul Prischman went out of his way to help others and brought many smiles to peoples faces. Please consider his family and friends in your thoughts. Paul is survived by his wife and children. Donations can be made at The Paul's Brain Trust: HERE   November 15th 2009 - Blade Runner Umbrella "inspired" build‏ Thanks to Erv` from Props Electronics in France for the heads up on the BR umbrella. check out their website HERE   October 6th 2009 - Hal's latest BR design Hal has been hard at work on his latest picture HERE. You can view his previous work HERE   August 1st 2009 - Ridley Scott Confirmed to Direct Alien Prequel‏ After months of rumor and speculation, Variety confirms that 20th Century Fox plans to keep the "Alien" franchise alive with a prequel film that will be directed by original helmer Ridley Scott. The announcement that Fox has hired a writer comes just two months after the 30th Anniversary of Scott's original sci-fi horror film which launched a series of movie sequels, a number of comic books, and two movies that pit the Aliens against Fox's other creature franchise, the Predator. Screenwriter Jon Spaihts has been hired to write the prequel after the studio was impressed by his work on two space thrillers, both for Keanu Reeves, called Passengers and Shadow 19.   Fan Edits A new area has been created for fan submissions of their own cut. This can be found below in the main menu/bladezone features. Think you can do better? then get in touch with us and get your version reviewed!   June 9th 2009 - Fan edit ULTIMATE WORKPRINT Here is the review of the fan edit ULTIMATE WORKPRINT version by fan director Shuwest. It's a work in progress project and will be added to as its done. I cannot express enough at the quality of transfer for this fan edit. Most home edits lose a small generation of quality as you convert from source to raw .avi and then back to mp3/4 and further to a DVD's .vob, buy Shuwest has come up trumps with this, his own vision of what his cut should be. Check it out HERE   June 8th 2009 - Blade Runner, Take Five, the WorldCon Model Richard Coyle has been hard at work on a Blaster replica gun. Check out his progress HERE   April 25th 2009 - Blade Runner White Dragon Cut. This version directed and edited by Kazuchoice HERE   April 25th 2009 - Original blaster gun lands on auction block User "Cypress Twist" has given Bladezone the head's up that the original gun used by Harrison Ford, has come up for auction. Check out it's progress HERE   April 23rd 2009 - DADOES - re-issues! PKD's Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep, is to be re-issued for a limited time only, check out the link HERE. Many thanks to HAL for the heads up.   The Final Cut: Premiere Event Our article on the Los Angeles premiere event and award celebration can be found HERE   April 13th 2009 - Profiles in history The latest offerings from the movie world can been seen at their website - HERE   March 25th 2009 - Hal's latest offerings UPDATED April 23rd 2009 Just over a month has passed since Hal Pehlich gave us his latest offerings, well he has come up trumps again, check out his artwork HERE. I have so much of his work, he now has his own directory on the Bladezone server!   March 19th 2009 - BFI live stream netcast Hot off the press - This Saturday the BFI is going to do a live stream netcast of the Paul Sammon interview with Rutger Hauer. More details as they arrive.   March 17th 2009 - Paul's Brain Trust screening of Blade Runner has been nominated for a Rondo Award The Rondo Awards are presented by fans, for the fans, so get on over there to the official site and cast your ballots for all the categories - but be sure to vote for our screening when you get to category #17! All you have to do is copy the ballot (available HERE ) and e-mail it to taraco@aol.com with your selections. You have until MIDNIGHT on March 21st to cast your ballots, so waste not a moment!   March 15th 2009 - BFI IMAX, Blade Runner Day Checkout the link where Rutger is going to personally appear on the day for Q+A time after the show. Visions for the future   Februrary 26th 2009 - Nebula Studio Artist: David Owens submission First time around David Owens has kindly given BladeZone some of his Blade Runner Art. Check it out HERE   Februrary 17th 2009 - Gaffs unicorn Kenneth Thompson kindly contacted Gary Willoughby with news that he now has a video step by step guide on how to make the Unicorn can be found at bladerunnerunicorn.com   Februrary 17th 2009 - Fan art Here really is a fresh treat for BZ fans. Justyn Lee has done an awesome job of recreating the Deckard/Taxi scene from Bladerunner. I get a feeling of a comic book feel to his work. Well worth the visit, and Well done Justyn - We hope to see more of his work very soon. Check it out HERE   Februrary 17th 2009 - Neverland Nicolas Fleurier has kindly given us the link to his French website Neverland, which deals with licensed products and popular culture. Check it out HERE   Februrary 17th 2009 - A better life waits Our old friend Hal Pehlich has kindly submitted his latest artwork for Bladezone. Check it out HERE   John Alvin: BladeZone's Last Interview with a Legend In September 2007, BladeZone site contributor, Bryan Ebenhoch conducted an interview with the talented artist who produced Blade Runner's iconic Movie Poster and works of many other Hollywood masterpieces. We honor his achievements and will miss his presence. If you missed it, you can read it HERE   Paul's Brain Trust Announcement The announcement for the Ridley Scott benefit for Producer Paul Prischman is archived HERE   Blade Runner Wrap Party at the Bradbury Building Coverage of the wrap party was held at the Bradbury building in Los Angeles, an iconic filming locations for numerous productions and Blade Runner. Read about the event HERE   The Final Cut: Premiere Event Our article on the Los Angeles premiere event and award celebration can be found HERE   Paul Sammon Interview Our recent Interview with Paul Sammon on his second edition of Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner can be found HERE   Spinner Moved in Seattle For the original announcement of the relocation of the spinner car in the Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, read it HERE   July 30 2008 - Frank Lloyd Wright House to be Restored Deckard's apartment was based on Frank Lloyd Wright's HollyHock House in Hollywood. Fans will be happy to know that the house has been approved for restoration. Read the report from the LA Times HERE   July 13th 2008 - Blade Runner Custom Figures New Article on some fantastic figures by Steven S. and Andrea Ledford HERE   June 29th 2008 - Hal Pehlich tribute to John Alvin Hal has drawn and coloured a fitting tribute to John Alvin. check out his work HERE   June 29th 2008 - Cool lego spinner Patrick Parenteau, an old friend of Bladezone, has found a great spinner made from....LEGO!! checkout the link HERE   June 29th 2008 - Fan art Here is a great piece of fan art submitted by Gabe Farber. If Gabe could get back to us and give us some more background information on this great work that would be awesome. Check it the picture HERE   April 13th 2008 - French spinner anyone? Florent Cuaz, from France. Has kindly contacted Bladezone with the link to some amazing work, most dedicated to Blade Runner. checkout the link HERE   Feburary 7th 2008 - John Alvin: 1948-2008 Famed movie poster illustrator John Alvin has passed away. Here is a statement from his family courtesy of IMPAwards: HERE   January 14th 2008 - 'Visions in Sound'by Bentley Ousley Bently Ousley has kindly hosted these files from the original webcast show that was aired back in 2002. Check out the link below for 15 clips from that very show that were backup on CD, and feared lost forever. HERE   January 14th 2008 - Finishing Moves: The Final Cut of Blade Runner By Nate Klein. Regular Bladezone readers will have seen countless posts from a user called "Deleted". Read this fantastic review by him that comes right from the heart, and give Nate a chance to tell other fan exactly what BR and the new BR:FC has done for him HERE   Blade Runner Final Cut 25th Anniversary After Party Gift Umbrella Gary Willoughby was fortunate enough to be privy to the after party that followed the premier of the Final Cut. Check out this personal account written by him in regards to the fantastic keep sake gift that was given to each member of the party HERE   December 21st 2007 - New Ridley Scott Interview‏ Chris Brucia, who is the content manager for podcasts at Amazon.com, said this to our forum manager Craig (Kipple) - We just published a new, exclusive audio interview with Ridley Scott about the latest ?Blade Runner? DVDs as well as his thoughts on a possible sequel. Seeing as your site is considered tops among Blade Runner fans, I thought you might like to put a link to it for your readers. It can be streamed or downloaded right HERE   ** REMINDER ** - BLADE RUNNER'S ULTIMATE & HISTORICAL EVENT WITH CAST AND FILMMAKERS! The JULES VERNE ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL Celebrates BLADE RUNNER 25th Anniversary with the Cast and the Film makers! Sunday December 9th, 4PM, at the Shrine Auditorium. The unique Red Carpet night, will honor the artistic vision of the film?s legendary filmmakers, and the major restoration efforts behind the new 25th anniversary ?Final cut? with a Special Jules Verne Award presentation to the film makers. This ?one night only? event will take place on Sunday December 9th, 4PM, at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. The new cut of the film will be screened under the most optimum conditions, amidst a turnout of the filmmakers and the key cast. 6,300 attendees awaited at the Jules Verne Award Ceremony This will be a ?hot ticket? event with limited seats being available for purchase from www.jvaff.org   November 26th 2007 - BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT THEATRICAL RELEASE HAS BEEN EXTENDED IN THE UK Due to popular demand and the success of its opening weekend, the theatrical release of BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT has been extended to include the following sites: Cinema sites commencing 30th November Picturehouse, Exeter City Screen, York Belmont, Aberdeen Picturehouse, Stratford Upon Avon Gate Picturehouse, Notting Hill London Picturehouse, Clapham London Cinema sites commencing 7th December Screen on the Green, Islington London   November 17th 2007 - BRFC hits Japanese Theaters Timecruiers over in Japan have very kindly submitted his report on a BR lecture that followed a BRFC showing, check this out and his own blog HERE   November 13th 2007 - Visual Futurist Syd Mead is Taking Questions In honor of the Blade Runner: The Final Cut DVD Visual Futurist Syd Mead is taking questions from Illusion's viewers. Syd Mead, the visionary behind much of the cyberpunk aesthetic, will be answering select questions which are posted to our community forums. If your question is selected it will appear in the Illusion Profile of Syd Mead. Syd has influenced audiences for decades with his work as futurist and designer in movies like Bladerunner, Tron, Aliens, 2010 and Turn-A Gundam. All questions must be submitted by midnight on Monday, November 19th to be eligible for inclusion. Visit SydMead.com to learn more about Syd's life and work. Post all questions to the Illusion Community Forums at illusiontv.com   November 11th 2007 - The upcoming Vangelis release... Although final confirmation has yet to come in on this, fans will be glad to hear rumors within the music industry are buzzing frantically about Vangelis' upcoming Blade Runner related release. It was late in June when word first broke Vangelis had been composing music for a new album related to Blade Runner, but it wasn't yet clear in which way this would be released. Here finally are some details, according to some very excited insiders. The new release will be a deluxe set, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Blade Runner movie. Described as a three CD package titled "Blade Runner Trilogy", the set is said to start with the Blade Runner soundtrack as we know it from the official 1994 release. The second disk would present both music from the film not previously released on LP or CD (the notorious bootlegs excepted), as well as music made for the movie at the time, which was neither used nor released in any shape or form. Finally, the third disk would be Vangelis' expected new album, inspired by and thematically linked to Blade Runner. Personally, I think a lot of people were dreaming about unreleased music from the film finally appearing on CD, while others dreamt of Vangelis returning to the dark melancholic moods played on synthesizers that peeked on the popular Blade Runner soundtrack, by creating new music in the same vein, but I've never heard anyone who dared to openly dream about both of these at the same time... With early word being strongly positive about the results, this could be the answer to what literally everyone has been longing for. Confirmation and more details expected soon... Expectations are that "Blade Runner Trilogy" will be released in December. Time to start writing those Christmas wish lists. Source - www.elsew.com   November 17 to 18th 2007 - BR-FC hits Australian Theatres, free tickets to be won!! Popcorn Taxi would like to offer Melbourne members of Bladezone 5 double passes to a session within the season. As an added bonus, the theatre is the only 4K D-Cinema Projection System in the world. Cheers SONY for that. Australian residence can register HERE   November 5th 2007 - UK Liverpool picturehouse release While the best part of the UK gets ready for its bonfire night celebrations, Paul Barratt confirms to Bladezone that although the Picturehouse website does not show BR-FC in any shape of form, Paul has had it confirmed by phone today that bookings will be taken from 13th Nov. thanks for the info Paul.   October 30th 2007 - Tsing tao is Smirnoff de Czar !!! NYzeki, over in japan has given me a link to his web site that possibly had the answer to deckards sorrow drowning drink. Check out NYzeki`s home page HERE   October 29th 2007 - Hal`s BFRC redux Back in August this year, Hal Pehlich stunned the Blade Runner community with yet another fantastic "stippled technique" drawing. This one was dedicated to the Final Cut version. So, in true Hal fasion, he went back to his original work and has released a color version of his classic. Checkout the old link that has been updated and includes the color (colour!) version at the foot of the page HERE   October 27th 2007 - BRFC to be reshown at the zeigfied!! Craig O`Connor over at the Ziegfeld in New York City, is doing another showing of BRFC dues to its very sucessfull run. Craig said "We are bringing it back for Special Midnight Shows starting this Friday and Saturday October 27th and 28th."   November 23rd 2007 - UK Cinema dates released Looks like im planning a ride to Brixton.. check out the venues HERE   October 18th 2007 - Warner Bros. fan contest In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Blade Runner, Warner is seeking artists of all mediums (film, photography, painters, designers, writers, etc.) to submit a personal piece that has been inspired by the film. Click the link to add your submissions HERE   October 6th 2007 - "Lyons & Bailes Reel Talk" - BR special. Fowzia Iranpur, over at NBC Universal TV Distribution. Has kindly informed BladeZone of a program running this weekend with film critics Jeffrey Lyons & Alison Bailes, hosts of "Lyons & Bailes Reel Talk," (nationally syndicated movie-review show). They are having a special "spotlight" feature on the film this weekend on the show! The programme talks about how BLADE RUNNER transformed from a box-office flop into one of the most influential sci-fi movies of all time. check out the website (With the BR-FC DVD right at the front!!) HERE   October 3rd 2007 - Best BR-FC review so far! Thanks to user 'Deleted' on the forums for finding, for me, the best writeup for the Final cut so far. Most, if not all true BR fans pretty much know the story behind the FC, and how it came to be. But believe me, read this piece written by Darroch Greer over at digitalcontentproducer.com for a fantastic review that had me moving closer and closer to the monitor - to absorb every word. Check out the exclusive called "The Real Deal" HERE   October 5th 2007 - More Blade Runner screenings.. LandmarkTheatres.com are also proud to be showing this new version of the Final Cut. Click HERE for a full lstings of times and shows. Information on the showing can be seen HERE   October 5th UPDATE - $2 off admission at Ziegfeld Theatre in New York UPDATE!! Remember Craig O'Connor of clearviewcinemas and Bladezone were able to offer $2 off a cinema ticket at the selected cinema, well.. there is the opening of the film in these theatres - New York at the Zeigfield theater and in LA the Landmark theater in west LA, both on the 5th of October..   September 28th 2007 - BLIMP Japanese AD is cut from Japanese magazine! NYzeki over in Japan has given us the link to his blog (in Japanese). HERE NYzeki says his blog will do some big stories about the empire magazine and the comic-con weekend. looking at the pictures on the web site, it looks like they get privilage to the box set too :(   September 25th 2007 - No breifcase in UK, only a `tin`. Just like it says on the label, word has it that Warner are not releasing the Special 5-disc edition briefcase R2, in the UK. It appears UK fans get the lesser `tin` like the 4-disc version. Im sure Warner have a really good reason...   September 24th 2007 - ComicCon pictures added John Domrzalski, a great friend of ours over at SkyRocket Media, has kindly placed his snaps of the special day on his web site, go Check them out.   September 24th 2007 - Brick Lane Gallery, London. Alessandro Fantini, a huge fan of BR, is attending an art gallery in London, and has submitted a fantastic oil canvas called "Memories of Dreams" as part of his work, devoted to film. check it out and the Gallery details HERE   September 22nd 2007 - Calling all prop owners! Do you have a BR prop you would like to be on display? Well, this link could just be the one for YOU.   September 22nd 2007 - Speed increase in the BZforums Kind thanks to Rick over at Oznet for tweaking with the BladeZone forums and greatly improving the loadup time of each thread. Check out the latest gossip on the BR-FC HERE   September 11th 2007 - John Alvin interview Capturing 2019 today? and a look back at the future we remember. John Alvin?s masterful works has fascinated millions of moviegoers. His poster artwork has inspired many and has been embraced by an ever growing collectors market that only continues to increase in price. Read the rest of this fantastic interview HERE   October 5th 2007 - $2 off admission at Ziegfeld Theatre in New York Craig O'Connor of clearviewcinemas and Bladezone are proud to give out this unique offer. Simply click the link below and print out the attachment and present at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City, for your discount on admission. Get you ticket HERE   August 30th 2007 - Blade Runner-Variety link Stephen Saito, of Variety.com, has done a great article on the BR story, and also links Bladezone. Checkout the story at Variety.com   August 28th 2007 - Official Warner site Check out the BRFC website - www.bladerunnerthemovie.com   August 28th 2007 - Biennale Cinema 64th Venice Film Festival World premiere of Blade Runner: This year?s awaited surprise Midnight movie has been revealed. check it out HERE   August 25th 2007 - Hal Pehlich's Final cut poster. Hal Pehlich has done it yet again, with yet another hand drawn fantastic piece of artwork, check out his submission HERE   July 26th 2007 - BLADE RUNNER - COMIC-CON Thursday July 26 2007 11:00-12:00 DVD Sneak Peak 2007?Bill Hunt and Todd Doogan of The Digital Bits.com, along with DVD producers Charles de Lauzirika (Blade Runner: The Final Cut; Twin Peaks: The Complete Series), Robert Meyer Burnett (Shoot 'Em Up, Valkyrie), and Javier Soto (Hellboy 2), offer exclusive sneak peeks of great upcoming DVD and high-def special editions in the works for release later this year. Exclusive footage from Blade Runner and Twin Peaks will be shown. Q&A will follow if time permits. Room 5AB 1:30-2:30 Blade Runner and More?Syd Mead will be on hand in person to recall his experiences while working on the motion picture Blade Runner and to introduce his newest DVD release: Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead. The DVD takes the viewer behind the scenes and beyond the images he created for this film as well as Tron, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, private 747s, games, yachts, cars, and a seemingly endless list of major design projects around the world. Syd looks forward to entertaining questions and providing his unique perspective on topics of design for the film industry. Joining him will be Paul M. Sammon, author of Future Noir: The making of Blade Runner, the definitive book on its subject. Paul will add his own anecdotes about BR's creation while divulging new details about his brand-new Second Edition Future Noir, due for publication in late 2007. Room 6B Friday, July 27 2007 3:15-4:45 Warner Bros. Home Video: 300 and Blade Runner Final Cut?First up, 300 creator Frank Miller, director Zack Snyder, stars including Lena Headey and David Wenham, producers Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari, and other special guests are on hand to discuss the groundbreaking film and its highly anticipated July 31 DVD release. Be the first to see a clip not included in the theatrical release! Then it's the 25th Anniversary Blade Runner "Final Cut." Director Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator, Hannibal) has created a new, definitive version of this landmark film, with scenes and special effects that have never been shown before. Catch this first preview of the new version by the legendary director of the final, authoritative. and best presentation of one of the most acclaimed science fiction films of the 20th century. This presentation will feature unseen clips from the new cut as well as a look behind the scenes that will be featured on the upcoming DVD box set. The panel includes Ridley Scott, Sean Young, Joanna Cassidy, Joe Turkel, James Hong, Syd Mead (designer/futurist), Mark Stetson (FX), and DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika. Hall H 3:30-5:00 Production Designers Guild?A panel of top production designers who have created the physical look of some of the most exciting movies and television shows of yesterday, today, and tomorrow discuss their craft and answer your questions.With moderator John Muto (T2: 3D) are panelists Ruth Ammon (Heroes), James D. Bissell (300), Alex McDowell (Watchmen), and Lawrence G. Paull (Blade Runner). Room 30AB Checkout The photos View Photos   July 15th 2007 - Profiles in History Checkout the Blade runner pages from the recent Profiles in History catalog HERE   June 29th 2007 - Cut out and keep spinner! Ron Kemp has done a mans job of his finished spinner that can literally be cut out and assembled with the added zip files included. Within the files are the printouts of the spinner and also help files to show you the correct assembly. Read Ron's article HERE   June 27th 2007 - Blog of Vangelis' collaborator, Frederick Rousseau: here is a snip from the blog of Vangelis' collaborator, Frederick Rousseau: "Hi Everyone, Just finish the "BLADE RUNNER" Version 2 project with VANGELIS ..... Three months of works including restoring tape process and new mixes with the last Euphonix Serie 5 desk. This Project brings back a lot of memories to Vangelis from that laps of time. During the last weeks we found a lot of unreleased cues and musics composed for the film and never used in it.... ( Interesting moment of discovery ... ) Blade Runner released date: October 2007". you can view Frederick's site HERE Thanks to Alex Turner for the prompt.   June 24th 2007 - Color version of poster added. It was a tough decision.. was I to write color or colour? well, to nip a potential argument in the bud, I went along with the US spelling. Harold Pehlich (Hal) has gone back to his original drawing and added some cool color, check out the before and after images in the original and extended article HERE   June 6th 2007 - HARPS OF THE ANCIENT TEMPLES Ben Simington, a true die-hard fan of the sound track, has informed us that Laurel Records has re-released HARPS OF THE ANCIENT TEMPLES on CD, source of the music behind the bicyclist scene. checkout their home page HERE   May 5th 2007 - Syd Mead Documentary Check out the all new Syd Mead Documentary by Director Joaquin Montalvan. This star studded documentary features in depth observations from Syd himself, but also the amazing cast of leading designers and producers around the globe. Featured are: Steven Lisberger, Richard Taylor, Bob Gurr, Chuck Jordan, James Knight, Gene Winfield, C. Orval Selders, Roger Servick, Paul M. Sammon, Michael Deeley, Katherine Haber, Nathan Proch, and Dyan Sublett. Listen to Syd Mead recall his influences and life tales of working on some of the largest projects the world has ever undertaken. Travel through the film projects such as Blade Runner and TRON with those who made the dream a reality behind the scenes. HERE   April 20th 2007 - William Sanderson Signing Robert Lait has kindly informed us that William Sanderson will be signing for all four days of Collectormania 11 in Milton Keynes UK. ( www.collectormania.com) Friday 4th - Monday 7th May. Nice to see that events do happen outside the USA. Perhaps we could have a BR convention, or Blade Runner 2 shot in my home town of Hove, UK. Or am I asking too much ?   April 10th 2007 - Rutger Hauer appears for book signing RUTGER HAUER APPEARS FOR WORLD PREMIERE BOOK SIGNING FOR "ALL THOSE MOMENTS" AT LOS ANGELES COMIC BOOK AND SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION ON SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2007 RUTGER HAUER, who starred as the Replicant Roy Batty in the Science Fiction film classic, BLADE RUNNER, will appear in person at the LOS ANGELES COMIC BOOK AND SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION on SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2007 for the WORLD PREMIERE EXCLUSIVE BOOK SIGNING for ALL THOSE MOMENTS: STORIES OF HEROES, VILLAINS, REPLICANTS AND BLADE RUNNERS. ALL THOSE MOMENTS is a new book by RUTGER that covers his film career, and should be of major interest to Blade Runner fans. RUTGER will appear on stage for an interview at 11:30 A.M., followed by the ALL THOSE MOMENTS book signing. For more information check www.comicbookscifi.com. many thanks to Bruce at comicbookscifi.com   April 9th 2007 0 Building the perfect spinner UPDATE ok just a minor update, Mamas has finally got round to making the seats for his spinner. You can view the update HERE or view the original article HERE   April 1st 2007 - Animal Runner Joaquin Moreno as sent me this great link to his site in Madrid, A Blade Runner web site call Jack Blade Runner, the pages are in spanish. Joaquin goes on to say "I would like to introduce you to Animal Runner, a comic book project by artist Miguel Angel Lacal. It is a comic book set in the universe of Blade Runner but with animals as main characters. Miguel Angel wants to tell the story of what happen before, so the comic book begins with the death of Roy Batty and we have a kind of a flashback to the past: the rebelion of the replicants, etc. Miguel Angel is very interested to know what do you think about his project. Also, if you have any good idea for the story, Miguel Angel will be grateful and apreciate it very much. You can check some pages of his comic book project.http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/boulevard/7920/ http://artlacal.blogspot.com/   March 26th 2007 - Douglas Trumbull: In Retrospect Kipple, our manager of the Bladezone forums, has excelled himself with a great indepth interview/background of Douglas Trumbull. not everything went easy for us to get this to the website, everything from 8 pages in italics, to random code appearing in the html source. we at Bladezone take our hats off to Craig for this fine report and say "You've done a man's job sir!" View full report   March 12th 2007 - Retro Runner! Celso S. Souza has kindly given permission to let his arkwork be displayed on BladeZone. Celso's unique retro perspective of Blade Runner has given comic strips a run for their money. View his artwork HERE   March 6th 2007 Patrick Parenteau's Blimp - revisited! Patrick has kindly given me some updated pictures in regards to his spinner creation. View full report   Feburary 18th 2007 - IF YOU CAN'T BUY IT, BUILD IT!! Jean-Louis Bergeret has submitted what seems to be the biggest fan submission yet - A huge 40"x 15" replica spinner!!! See the beast HERE   Feburary 10th 2007 Did you know? Bladezone's second biggest search hit is for Lisa Edelstein. Lisa played the cult character "Crystal Steele" in the Blade Runner CD-ROM game from Westwood Studios. The 6th biggest hit is for Rick Ross, he has made his fame through the creation of the "Doppleganger Pflanger / Katumata Series D Blaster " Currently owned by Gary Willoughby. David lo pan clocked in at 11th place as a cross reference for the character "Chew" played by James Hong.   Feburary 6th 2007 Skindeep: Confessions of a Blade Runner Fanatic Bladezone, is proud to present this totally new type of news feature. Called "Skindeep: Confessions of a Blade Runner Fanatic by Jovanka Vuckovic" one fans insight to the film. Photos used with kind permission by the owner/photographer, Libby Telford. View full report   Feburary 5th 2007 Hals fantastic poster has been moved to the gallery HERE   December 1st 2006 mini tvc-15 model spinner Jed Norton has been hard at work with his replica mini spinner, check out this link to his web page and view his results HERE   November 25th 2006 The Zhora article !! After 8 months I`m proud to present to you the "Zhora article". Full credit to Joanna Cassidy, Gary Willoughby and Bryan Ebenhoch. Read all about "Darling" HERE   November 12th 2006 The all new Syd Mead XMAS 2006 card is ready for your holiday season! check out the link HERE,Send to family, friends, or clients that appreciate the most unique holiday cards.   October 6th 2006 Another "VISUAL FUTURIST" interview! JAM64 has kindly sent us the link to an update on the "VISUAL FUTURIST" interview with Syd Mead. Check out the Pasadena Weekly link HERE   September 21st 2006 Heard it on the grape vine # Well, it may have been a great song, but not as great as hearing that filming for the BR:FC DVD interviews is underway.. stay tuned.   September 19th 2006 Syd Mead Appearances: Fall 2006 here is a list of presentations/appearences of Syd Mead. View full list   September 19th 2006 BLADERUNNER COLLECTOR LOT !!!! A whole host of Br goodies for sale by a private australian collector. The abscence of a paypal account would make this lot a non-starter for may ebay users. you can see the fine hoard by placing the numbers 260033136231 into an ebay home page.   September 14th 2006 BLADE RUNNER ORIGINAL PROP LICENSE PLATE check out Ebay #300027126022 for a Br plate for sale.   September 13th 2006 - 1:8 scale spinners to order ?? Mamas Pitsillis has been talking to Gary Willoughby for some time now in regards to building a spinner model. Read about it and see the photos of work in progress HERE   September 8th 2006 - The BladeZone SETI Project kipple has kindly revamped this old page with the latest links. The sound you hear is a radio signal from deep space which could possibly contain a transmission from extraterrestrial beings. You could help discover alien life. Follow the link below in the Bladezone feature area.   September 3rd 2006 - Spinner - revisited Ron Kemp has contacted us at bladezone thinking he has found the old spinner used in Blade Runner, but apparently the spinner was created as an homage to Blade Runner by the director built from surf board foam. This was known back in 1998 when the film was released. Here is Rons link anyway, see for yourself. Spinner pics   September 3rd 2006 - kipplezone has landed! Craig (kipple) has been a long and respected member of of bladezone community for some time, and he has now launched his Kipple Zone , Here you will find Blade Runner fan-fiction and a DADoES/Blade Runner Glossary, amongst other tid-bits and kipple, with links to scripts, more fan-fiction, animation, film shorts, and art related to and inspired by the Blade Runner multiverse. A site created for and by Blade Runner enthusiasts.   August 28th 2006 BR BLASTER- UNCOVERED !! No one has ever seen the HERO blaster since the film was made, lucky for us it made its way to attend the 64th Worldcon science fiction convention. check out some exclusive pictures (link removed pending further notice)   July 22nd 2006 New license plate addition Yasuyuki Suzuki From japan has submitted to us a picture of a Br license plate he bought at auction. it has been added to the bottom of the existing page HERE   July 11th 2006 Fan art submission I get quite a few fan submissions, but this one caught my eye. Caru from over in the Netherlands has sent me these pictures of Batty and the unicorn, both of which he made himself. lets hope we see more good work from him! tears in rain - HERE   June 30th 2006 A quick note - I just wanted to let you know that SYD MEAD has confirmed that he will be in attendance for the July 23rd, 12:30 p.m. screening of VISUAL FUTURIST at the Laemmle Fairfax theatre as part of the Dances With Films festival. There will be a Q & A after! Tickets will be available soon at: www.danceswithfilms.com (from JAM64)   June 28th 2006 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT RE:SYD MEAD From: "Joaquin Montalvan" ...just wanted to let you know the Dances With Films festival has moved from the Laemmle Santa Monica.......to the Laemmle Fairfax! This is great! This venue is more centrally located, and can accommodate more film goers. Tickets will be able to be purchased soon through the festival website: www.danceswithfilms.com   June 27th 2006 - Happy belated birthday to BR! this day marked 24 years since Blade Runner was released on June 25th 1982. One more year to go for its anniversary re-release!   June 26th Counterfeit Worlds - PKD on Film This book published by Titan book in London, is a great insight into the world of Philip K Dick. His work has inspired the TV and film world for many years, including the Invaders back in the 60`s, to the Minority Report, and a new film to be release this year. Official press release and review is HERE   june 22nd 2006 Deutscher Blade Runner Blog! Here is a great link from cotoyomi. Deutscher Blade Runner Blog is basically a site for german speaking Blade runner enthusiasts. cotoyomi said "we've started a german bladerunnerblog and i want to ask you for a link to our blog. we've started the blog cause there is no good german br-site on the web. so we just want to translate the news from the famous english pages. BLOG LINK   june 22nd 2006 fan submissions the link to fan submissions is now HERE   June 20th 2006 Syd mead documentary Joaquin Montalvan is currently editing a documentary, available this year, called "VISUAL FUTURIST: the art & life of syd mead." Here's the info straight from the Joaquin himself - "Just thought I'ld give you guys a heads up! The feature length documentary I was working on Syd Mead is now complete. It features an extensive segment on "Blade Runner" and includes interviews with Michael Deeley, Katherine Haber, Gene Winfield, and Paul M. Sammon. To view the trailer, gallery, and my film blog go to: LINK I'll be sure to keep Bladezone posted when I have more info with regards to the film. Enjoy! Joaquin Montalvan Sledgehammer Films   May 27th 2006 - THE NEWS WE ALL WAITED FOR! Warner Home Video will issue a new remastered director's cut of the classic SF movie Blade Runner in September now that it has cleared up rights issues, followed by a theatrical release of a version promised to be truly director Ridley Scott's final cut, Variety reported. Warner's rights to Blade Runner lapsed a year ago, but the studio has since negotiated a long-term license. The movie has a troubled history. When Scott ran over budget, completion bond guarantors took control of it and made substantial changes before its 1982 theatrical release, adding a voice-over and a happy ending. That version was replaced by the much better-received director's cut in 1992, but Scott has long been unhappy with it, complaining that he was rushed and unable to give it proper attention. Scott started working on the final cut version in 2000, but that project was shelved by Warner soon after, apparently because the studio couldn't come to terms with Jerry Perenchio over rights issues. The restored "director's cut" will debut on home video in September and will remain on sale for only four months, after which time it will be placed on moratorium. Blade Runner: Final Cut will arrive in 2007 for a limited 25th-anniversary theatrical run, followed by a special-edition DVD with the three previous versions offered as alternate viewing. Besides the original theatrical version and director's cut, the expanded international theatrical cut will be included. The set will also contain additional bonus materials.   May 5th 2006 Esper team interview REVISITED! I`m proud to present to you the re-edited version of the Esper interview. A warm hearted thank you to the `unknown` Esper production guys who kindly arranged to answer my questions. If someone could obtain the background noises to Rambo - First blood, would you want a copy? personally i wouldn`t give it the time of day. But listening to a bit of `raw` Vangelis seems to hit the mark for me. To say that the Esper production team are no better than you or me, would be an unfair statement. Never before have i seen a better example of mere aficionados producing a product that any software/hardware or music distributor would be envious of. Perhaps this small article can be a kick up the backside to production companies world over, to release the extras that the consumer wants?? esper feature here   May 4th 2006 CALLING ALL GRAPHIC ARTISTS! Guys, im after some new graphics to go on the front page of bladezone.com, any takers?? basically it needs to be of a blade runner theme, and rectangle in size. dont worry too much about the actual size as this can be scaled. Something like a spinner background and BLADEZONE over the top etc.   April 24th 2006 BR-SE 7.1 DTS audio; commentary ; deleted scenes Have you ever played a game, used a computer program, or tried to record Tv without reading the instructions properly first? well thats exactly what i did when i read this submission from Aaron B. A quick scan of the text and i saw the words `to be released on DVD` and didn`t however read those classic words `deserves to be` so heres the link for a classic DVD with all the trimmings that DESERVES to be released... checkout position 2 here   April 17th 2006 Harrison Ford talks about Blade Runner! Heres a news article submitted on the forums by user Precinct. Harrison Ford explains to Jonathon Ross how he has now made peace with the film Blade Runner. Precinct had this to say - "Don't know if this has been mentioned but on april 4th BBC1 broadcast the first episode of their new 'Hollywood Greats' series in which chat show host Jonathon Ross spoke with Harrison Ford about his career. At one point he discusses Blade Runner and claims to have 'made his peace' with the movie. They don't dwell on BR too much but theres a little input from Sean Young and Darryl Hannah and Harrison addresses the Replicant 'issue'. I edited this segment of the show out and you can get it below (you'll need Quicktime). Maybe of interest to non-UK BR fans. View .MOV file   April 10th 2006 TIMELINE - Syd Mead solo show at M Modern Gallery / Blade Runner Heres a small note fron Dave Wills - the organiser of the event. "I am currently putting together a solo show of Syd Mead's original artwork form Blade Runner and other projects which opens this Saturday, April 15. I have attached information. I believe this will be the first time many of these pieces will be offered for sale or exhibition. Also on display will be never-before-seen original photographs from Blade Runner. Running concurrently will be a group show titled "The Future". I just wanted to pass on this information as I felt your audience would be interested. If you have any thoughts on other websites I should contact I would appreciate it. Your site seems to be the mothership. I spent a long time looking at what you have done and it is quite fascinating."   March 18th 2006 THX1138 on Syd mead Dave Christen (AKA THX1138) has done a great job in giving us this latest submission - his own writeup of the Syd Mead Presentation. Respect also goes to Kipple, for his help in arranging the scans. Sorry to dave for not doing this earlier, but it`s been Cheltenham horse week, so i`ve been busy! Awsome submission   March 8th 2006 Blade Runner Tribute Here is a great clip done by David Ultan, as part of his Blade Runner tribute. Go see it for yourself, but beware it could be a long download time, but put your faith in me, as it`s worth the wait! cheers David for the tip off. Blade Runner Tribute   Februrary 27th 2006 Warner home video on HTF Many thanks to Scott who has send me this snippet from an interview Warner did with HTF (Home theatre forum). [MichaelFlynn] Aloha from NJ, WB; first of all, AWESOME JOB on Batman and everything else, especially the Dark Knight...looking forward to Controversial Classics 2. But my question tonight regards special edition reissues for a trio of titles: Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Beetlejuice, and, the big one, BLADE RUNNER. Any plans for any of these? [RonEpstein] The BLADE RUNNER question finally comes up! :) [Warner] We must revisit LITTLE SHOP. No plans yet, but we want to re do it, re do it right. BEETLEJUICE is an obvious one everyone wants. We're hoping to get a commentary from Mr. Burton to make this a reality. We're working hard on BLADE RUNNER, can't say any more, and hope we have good news to share with you fine HTF folk soon. Straight from the horses mouth.   Februrary 19th 2006 Blade Runner theme bar in japan submission from Ryan Kinsman - Hello. There is a BR themed bar in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. I went there recently. It is called "The Electric Sheep Bar." They have a special cocktail called "Blade Runner," the whole place looks pretty noir-ish, and the view from the main window is so BR it's ridiculous. I kept expecting to see a spinner or something outside. I have attatched a photo, sorry about the large file size. When I was there it played music that sounded like Moloko and it has many other cocktails named after movies, like The Matrix. Unfortunately, the menus are all in Japanese and the staff do not speak english. I speak a bit of japanese and can read it so I was okay. The BR cocktail (pictured) tastes sort of melony and I think has a vodka base. Deckards drink?   Februrary 18th 2006 Philip K Dick robot stolen? Steven Garofalo has kindly sent me this link to the PKD robot article, it appears the humanoid robot has dissapeared! View full report   February 1st 2006 Blade Runner: Director's Cut Special Edition (Dbl DVD) * UPDATE swing your browsers over to BRmovie.com for the latest gossip on the BR:SE. funny how i had written only days previous, that i had not heard any rumour from the digital bits `rumour mill`   January 26th 2006 Blade Runner: Director's Cut Special Edition (Dbl DVD) I`ve not encountered any such gossip from the rumour mill or the news groups, but i did find this on the Warner Bros. web page.. Perhaps getting ready for a new release?WarnerBros. link   Januay 23rd THE BLADE RUNNER EXPERIENCE Will Brooker gives us a literature treat, with this great in-depth anaysis book from Wallflower press. View full report   January 14th 06 - Mentor Huebner Checkout Mentors homepage, where you can find the conceptual story boards etc. that he did for the Blade Runner film set. Here you can find some awesome original charcoal designs. mentorhuebnerart.com   December 15th 05 Harrison Ford - In Conversation While the two audio clips are not Blade Runner related, they are however a great insight into Harrison Ford, and how he builds on his characters. Good ambient listening. 1.The-fugitive(27.34) 2.Air-force-One(21.28)   November 14th 05 Simpsons Diorama`s Here are some classic scenes, almost re-enacted by the Simpsons. Each scene that has been created, has taken many man hours to complete. Checkout the "Chew Eyeworks" - awesome!!! you can view them here - Diorama`s #1 Diorama`s #2 Diorama`s #3   November 13th 05 The Syd Mead article in all its glory Gary Willoughby attended Syd meads lecture back in June this year. After much tweaking and placing files here there and everywhere, I present to you - The Syd mead Presentation View full report   November 2nd 05 company of the week - FED-EX Whilst Gary Willoughby was out on his travels, he spotted this piece of Blade Runner related merchandise. He had this to say - "I just returned from Federal Express and on their desk was a calender when I saw it I stole the page... see attached..I did not make this up there it was.. wouldn't you take it?? nick it here   October 31st 05 Philip K Dick Robot Do androids really dream of electric sheep? Now you can ask P. K. Dick himself. This bust relies on 36 servomotors to mimic the sci-fi legends facial expressions. View full report   October 29th 05 Stephen Parsick - Hoellenengel Its not often in my life that i ever get a chance to shout or cheer with joy, other than when i won a jackpot from my local arcade, or when my local football team Brighton & Hove Albion, were granted the right to build a new stadium. But somethnig arrived from Werther, Germany this morning, that absoultly blew the competition away. It was a CD from a young budding musicial, Stephen Parsick. Imagine what would happen if a Blade Runner sequel was made. What would the music score sound like? well, as i write this report, im listening to the CD, track 4 - die Burg. I can almost hear, or i am almost reminded of Vangelis, Lustmord, Even ludwig Van. hopefully you will all aggree, a true masterpiece. you can contact Stephen through his website, to order the CD.. The full report on his music can be found HERE   October 28th 05 Cut out and Keep !!! Ron Kemp has submitted a picture of his spinner model he built from scratch. a great effort from Ron.. but the best part was what he had to say about future development....... "Im making a paper card model spinner you can download and build Ill let you know when its done" you can see his `from scratch spinner` HERE   October 27th 05 BR inspired artwork here is some awsome artwork submitted by Pete Amachree. Pete says that the artwork was inspired by Blade Runner. Amazing detail, rivaling Syd Meads original sketches. Have a gander over at his web site - pic1. pic2. pic3.   October 27th 05 Building a spinner replica A few years ago, Medicom toy company released the "Future Car" from the movie "Back to the Future II." This car was originally the Police Spinner from the 1982 film "Blade Runner." This 1/20th scale plastic "diecast" vehicle is 9" long and very accurate. However, it begs to be returned to it's original configuration. Read the full report here.   October 19th 05 BR 7minute video montage DIVX format what started off as a personal project, turned out to be an education in video editing. the original was some 15 minutes long, comprising of the initial photos, alternate scenes, and the international cut scenes, not present in the UK version. Due to sheer size and running content, it was shortened to some 7 minutes, comprising a show of photos, ending scene from the workprint, and deckard racheal scene with extras. it was while editing the timeline within adobe premiere, i noticed the tempo of `racheals song` matched the timing of her playing the piano on the film, it almost gives a feel that she`s playing the piano in that particular scene. Halfway through editing and rendering the project (probably 2 weeks in) premiere 6.5 picked up a terrible glitch, which resulted in an awefull click noise present in the audio. After several re-installs of 6.5 i finally gave up and used premire pro. the problem was that you now see significal resolution differences, that 6.5 changed, where as pro kept them the same ratio - resulting in some clips half size etc. Some of you who have seen the pirate workprint version will know that its an awefull copy. i`ve expanded the first part of the workprint used, which is the roy-deckard ending sequence, but ive left the long shot of deckard outside the snakepit the same. The final CGX shot of the spinner is presumably an unfinished scence that i picked up from shareaza. though i cannot confirm that it was ever an intended part of the film. right click the link, and save-as here   October 25th 05 BR FanFiction Dawn_Moon has submittted a BR FanFiction. Its an on-going short story with a feel of the blade runner film and the computer game. there`s lots of tie-ins and plenty of background information to keep your mind on the story, and get a general feel of the atmosphere too. its an ongoing process and each chapter that it copleted will be posted via links here. You can contact metallica_vamp15@yahoo.com who is the author for comments etc. who knows.. the author may even write a plot just for you ?!?! chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4   October 23rd 05 Ridley confirms BladeRunner SE for next year to co-incide with the blade Runner anniversary next year, there will be a planned special edition. as to whether it will be a workprint, or a bog standard transfer with edge of blade runner documentary, is pure speculation.   03 December 2004 - Spinner Rising Gary Willoughby and Bryan Ebenhoch visit Gene Winfield's workshop to follow the restoration of the 'flying' spinner. Land your vehicle here to read the full article.   October 29, 2004 - Rutger Hauer in Batman Begins Visit this page to see new Rutger Hauer and Batmobile photos... Click Here.   26 February 2004 - Profiles in History Auction Gary Willoughby reports from the auction held in December 2003 where several important Blade Runner props were recently sold. Read his report here.   13 January 2004 - Flight of Fantasy : Anatomy of the Spinner Bryan Ebenhoch's detailed article chronicling the history of the full-size spinner vehicles from their initial design, through their use in Blade Runner and other movies and beyond. This is the full article sent to "Profiles in History" in Beverly Hills, CA to help with their authentication and provide history for the Spinner they had on auction December 12, 2003. Link to Article   05 December 2003 - Spinner for Sale There were 3 full-size Spinner vehicles built for the movie - one of them, used for the 'hovering' scenes, is to be sold at "Profiles in History Hollywood Auction #17". Many other Blade Runner props and items are also for sale. An auction preview is at the "Profiles in History" offices located at : 110 North Doheny Drive Beverly Hills, California 90211 The Auction takes place Friday December 12, 2003 at : The Westin Hotel at LAX 5400 W. Century Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90045 For more information go to : www.ebayliveauctions.com or www.profilesinhistory.com Catalog price is $30.00 Telephone 1-310-859-7701 Fax 1-310-859-3842   11 November 2003 - A few site updates... Patrick Parenteau sent us a rendering of his Blade Runner blimp plus a short animation of it in action. See Patrick's page on this site. Added several figures and vehicles to the galleries (Gary W's ever expanding Simpson's Blade Runner collection). I've still a lot to catch up on - if you've sent stuff to me in the last 2 or 3 months, don't worry, I'll get to you soon! I think a newsletter round-up is well overdue too... Richard Gunn.   24 September 2003 - Ridley Scott Interview Ridley talks to Tiscali about his new film 'Matchstick Men' - the interview ends by stating that the Blade Runner Special Edition DVD is scheduled for 'sometime next year'. I shan't be holding my breath. Link to interview. Thanks to 'piano' for posting the link in the forum.   14 August 2003 - Pris in the Nude! According to This is London, Daryl Hannah has decided to bare all for Playboy - at the age of 42. She will appear on the cover of the November issue with a "sizzling" nude shot, taken at her Malibu home. Hannah is said to be in the "best shape of her life", thanks to the karate and swordfighting regime she underwent for her role as an assassin in the forthcoming Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill.   16 July 2003 - Additions to galleries Added 'Bartender', 'Holden', 'Leon' and 'Taffey' figures to modeler gallery. More to follow shortly.   14 July 2003 - Dixieme Planete Follow-up Follow-up to the Dixieme Planete Blade Runner Special looks at homegrown models and props made by the fans. Go here.   10 July 2003 - Daryl Hannah Interview Daryl Hannah talks to backstage.com about her career. Includes an anecdote about her audition for Blade Runner. Link: Interview   09 July 2003 - Gaff in space Actor Edward James Olmos leads the way as Commander Adama in the new 4-hour remake of Battlestar Galactica. Check out his profile in the cast/crew section on the official website at Scifi.com.   08 July 2003 - Blade Runner Props Auction A big Ebay-Live auction has been announced for the end of this month (31st July). Over a million dollars worth of original movie props including several Blade Runner items are for sale including the original handgun prop used by Harrison Ford in the movie! Go here to view the catalogue.   08 July 2003 - Sir Ridley Receives his Knighthood Oscar-winning film director and producer Sir Ridley Scott has received his knighthood from the Queen at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. Report by the BBC.   03 July 2003 - New Featured Music Two new artists in the Featured Music section.   03 July 2003 - Human or Not? Sci-fi films are grappling with humanity?s future. Reed Johnson asks if a non-human can be a person. This interesting article, presented by The Age, looks at how Sci-fi movies have blurred the definition between what is human and what is not.   14 June 2003 - The New Forum The hacking episode made us realise that it was time to update the forum. The old forum is now closed. Go here to get to the new forum. Try out one of several styles.   7 June 2003 - Forum Now Open Okay, the forum is now open again. It is possible that I've missed something, so if you find any problems then let me know. Richard Gunn.   7 June 2003 - Recovery Okay, you may have noticed that one or two areas of Bladezone are no longer working - specifically, the forums are 'not there'. We've had problems ever since the site was hacked in mid-May. Ever the optimist, I assumed that we'd fix the forums in a matter of hours, before you even noticed. Well, just over a month later and they are still down. Surprisingly, the hacker did no lasting damage - the real problem is that the site has been moved to a newer, secure server with upgraded software which has, it would seem, introduced some incompatibilities that have adversely affected the forums and this news bar. I've had to take a 'crash course' in php to get this news bar working again and I'm hoping to get the forums back this weekend. If I can't do it, then we'll have to use a brand new forum and 'add in' the old forum posts at a later date. Now that the news bar is working again, I can keep you up-to-date. Richard Gunn.   1 May 2003 - Blade Runner Voted #9 in Style Poll Here in the UK, the UCI cinema chain held a poll to find out what the cinema-going public considered to be the top ten most stylish films ever made. Rebel Without a Cause came in at number 1 with Blade Runner achieving a respectable 9th place. Full story at www.channel4.com.   1 May 2003 - New Featured Music Added 2 new tracks to Featured Music - "Spacial Confusion" by Rich Douglas and "Sector 6G" by velvetchild. See Bladezone Features at the top of this page or go here.   30 Apr 2003 - 'Paycheck' Filming Started Filming started this month of the movie "Paycheck" based on a 1953 short story of the same name by Philip K Dick. Directed by Jon Woo and starring Ben Affleck, the story tells of an engineer who awakens one day to discover that the previous two years of his life have been erased from his memory by his last employer. Pursued by government agents for reasons unknown and using only a few clues (left to him by his 'former' self) he attempts to piece together his past in an effort to explain the present (and possible future). More info at HollyWoodNorthReport.com.   28 Apr 2003 - Additions to Galleries Added "Pris" to Figure Gallery. Added "Deckard", "Scotch", "Whiskey Glass" and "Bryant's Desk" to Art Gallery.   27 Apr 2003 - AFI's 100 Greatest Film Heroes & Villains The American Film Institute has come up with a list of 400 nominees for the 100 Greatest Film Heroes & Villains. Roy Batty is #19 on the list and Rick Deckard is #85. Visit AFI's website.   27 Apr 2003 - New Spinner Model Available Okay, this is not really new (so don't write to tell us) but, just in case you missed it, there is a new spinner model available from Toy Syndicate. It's the black spinner that appeared in "Back to the Future II". Further details at toysyndicate.com. Also, go here for a discussion on the Bladezone forum.   27 Apr 2003 - Bladezone Galleries - Vehicles Added "Taxi" and "Alfa Romeo" Lego vehicles by Ken-Tucky. Here are the links for Vehicle Gallery and Main Gallery Menu.   27 Apr 2003 - Lost and Found : The Millennium Falcon Gary Willoughby talks to the new owner of the Millennium Falcon prop that became part of the Blade Runner cityscape. Read more.   16 Mar 2003 - New Featured Music Download the track 'Cross My Heart' by Deadsunn from this page.   04 Feb 2003 - New Featured Music Download the track 'Rubik' by Orphan Process from this page.   01 Feb 2003 - The Spinner Has Fahrvergn?gen! Gary Willoughby presents the story behind the Volkswagen-Blade Runner Promotion. Read more.   21 Oct 2002 - Dixieme Planete The French modeler magazine celebrates BR's 20th Anniversary. Browse the translated article here.   15 Aug 2002 - Visions in Sound Bentley Ousley talks to Rob Daniels of CKMS-FM about the history and possible future of the Blade Runner Soundtrack. Tune your radio to this station now.   04 Aug 2002 - Bladezone Galleries Replica props, models, figures, toys and all things Blade Runner created by the fans for the fans. The Bladezone Gallery is now open. Enter here.   25 Jul 2002 - St*rfish 1st International Fundraiser Rutger Hauer held his first Starfish International Fundraiser in New York. Visit Rutger's official website to read all about it.   18 Jul 2002 - I Can See Clearly Now Gary Willoughby talks to Dennis Roberts, creator of the eyewear worn in Blade Runner. Lookie here.   20 May 2002 - Gene Winfield Visit 2002 Gary Willoughby and Steve Dane visit Gene Winfield?s new facility in Mojave. Park your vehicle here.   8 May 2002 - Deckard's Shoes John Maguire and Terry Doktor discuss Blade Runner footwear. Walk this way.   29 Mar 2002 - The Blade Runner Tour Ben tells us how he managed to visit the Blade Runner shooting locations in a day for less than $50! Click here to read more.   22 Feb 2002 - My Mistress Eyes Listen to Shakespeare's sonnet set to the music from 2019. Click here to listen to this sonnet.   17 Feb 2002 - For Sale: Bryant's Desk Gary Willoughby talks to David L Snyder and discovers that Harry's desk is now for sale. This article also contains images of the storyboards drawn for the Deckard/Bryant scene by the late Sherman Labby. Click here to read Gary's article.   05 Feb 2002 - I Dreamt Music Bentley Ousley looks at both 'official' and 'unofficial' soundtrack releases. Click here to read Bentley's article.   29 Jan 2002 - The Rachael Brocade Coat Click here to read Gary's interview with the new owner of the Rachael Brocade Coat.   14 Jan 2002 - The Poster Painter Click here to read Aaron Brinkley's exclusive interview with 'Blade Runner' poster artist John Alvin.   01 Oct 2001 - The Last Picture Show The pre-sold ticket line was long. I?m sure many people were in line well before 6:00. While waiting for the doors to open the fans could view the ?Rachael Brocade Coat?, displayed by the owner prominently in front of the ?will call? window at the front of the theatre... Read Full Story Here   New Spinner Animation Richard LeVasseur has created a new 3D animation of a spinner. CLICK HERE to see it in Real Video format. If you would like to have your animation seen or shown on BladeZone, contact us HERE.   New "Ask the RepDetect" If you have questions you would like answered about Blade Runner, then ask BladeZone's RepDetect, and see your questions answered here. CLICK HERE   A Tale Of Two Spinners Follow Gary's search for two model spinners in this latest installment in the popular 'Lost & Found' series.   The Art Of The Special Edition The DVD File website has posted an awesome interview with ScottFree DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika in which he discusses Ridley's DVD's, the Blade Runner Special Edition, and the non-ScottFree projects he'll be taking on. The interview is titled 'The Art Of The Special Edition'. Check it out.   An Oscar for Rutger? Sign this online petition that aims to get Rutger Hauer nominated for an Honorary Academy Award. This is not an official Academy Award site and it does not mean that Rutger has been officially nominated, but heck, we'll sign anything if it has to do with Blade Runner in any way!   Ridley Scott in person! Ridley Scott will appear in-person on selected evenings at Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre for the American Cinematheque's presentation of MAXIMUM PICTURES: THE VISIONARY CINEMA OF RIDLEY SCOTT, a six night retrospective of ten of his films. Click the pic for ticket prices and more info.   New Sc-Fi Comic on BladeZone The Ongoing science fiction serialized comic published first in The Octopus Magazine in black & white, is now in FULL COLOR on BladeZone. Drawn and co-written by BladeZone's own Gerry Kissell.

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