{"product_id":"blade-runner-and-the-cinema-jeremy-mark-robinson-9781861713568","title":"Blade Runner and the Cinema of Philip K. Dick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLADE RUNNER AND THE CINEMA OF PHILIP K. DICK \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBY JEREMY MARK ROBINSON \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is about the films made from the fiction of Philip K. Dick, which include the classic movie Blade Runner, the Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Total Recall, Minority Report, directed by Steven Spielberg, and 2007's Next. A thorough exploration of Blade Runner forms the core of the book, looking at the conception, production, themes and influence of the 1982 Warner Brothers film in every detail. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Philip Kindred Dick (1928-1982) was a key figure in 20th century science fiction, famous for embracing drugs and the counter-culture in his work. Dick's fiction includes The Man In the High Castle, Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said, A Scanner Darkly, The Game Players of Titan, Clan of the Alphane Moon, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Valis, The Divine Invasion, Martian Time-Slip, The Minority Report, and We Can Remember It For You Wholesale. Dick's themes included perception and reality, drugs, state control, global capitalism, surveillance, and paranoia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Four films are explored here: Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report and A Scanner Darkly (in a chapter by Thomas Christie). The other films based on Phil Dick's fiction, which are discussed in the final chapter, include Confessions d'un Barjo (a French movie based on Confessions of a Crap Artist), a Canadian film, Screamers, based on Dick's Second Variety story, Paycheck, directed by John Woo, Next (Lee Tamahori, 2007), based on The Golden Man, and Impostor (Gary Fleder, 2002). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The more recent cycle of Philip Kindred Dick movies began with Minority Report and Impostor in 2002 - Paycheck and Next followed in 2003 and 2007, and The Owl In Daylight, a possible film about Dick, and Radio Free Alemuth (2008). A sequel to Screamers was released in 2009, again shooting in Canada, with Peter Weller starring. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fully illustrated, with a newly revised text for this edition. Bibliography, filmography and notes. ISBN 971861713568. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e www.crmoon.com \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e FROM THE FOREWORD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this comprehensive book, Jeremy Robinson explores the themes of Blade Runner with his usual insight and knowledge of visual and narrative film. Robinson presents a critical and objective outside viewpoint. He tries to be balanced, and to offer criticism as well as praise. It is ultimately important to note that he is writing about art, not the artist, and he admires Ridley Scott as much as I do. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Blade Runner has been analyzed, debated, dissected and discussed extensively over the last 25 years and I hope you find Jeremy Robinson's exploration into Ridley Scott's seminal sci-fi film noir masterpiece to be innovative and glowing with new ideas that stimulate your imagination and jump start your synapses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sheena Duggal, Visual Effects Supervisor, Sony Pictures Imageworks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Mark Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861713568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861713568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crescent Moon Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Jeremy Mark Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939039084799,"sku":"9781861713568","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_00db2a49-5279-49b6-bbc2-edc301a3ccb4.jpg?v=1681439137","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blade-runner-and-the-cinema-jeremy-mark-robinson-9781861713568","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}