{"product_id":"blade-runner-matt-hills-9781906660338","title":"Blade Runner","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than just a box office flop that resurrected itself in the midnight movie circuit, \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e (1982) achieved extraordinary cult status through video, laserdisc, and a five-disc DVD collector's set. \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e has become a network of variant texts and fan speculations--a franchise created around just one film. Some have dubbed the movie \"classroom cult\" for its participation in academic debates, while others have termed it \"meta-cult,\" in line with the work of Umberto Eco. The film has also been called \"design cult,\" thanks to Ridley Scott's brilliant creation of a Los Angeles in 2019, the graphics and props of which have been recreated by devoted fans. \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e tests the limits of this authenticity and artificiality, challenging the reader to differentiate between classic and flop, margin and mainstream, true cult and its replicants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSean Redmond excavates the many significances of the film -- its breakthrough use of special effects as a narrative tool; its revolutionary representation of the future city; its treatment of racial and sexual politics; and its unique status as a text whose meaning was fundamentally altered in its re-released Director's Cut form, then further revised in a Final Cut in 2007, and what this means in an institutional context\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Hills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1906660336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781906660338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wallflower Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.30w x 0.40d","brand":"Matt Hills","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939129557247,"sku":"9781906660338","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b8e8c5e9-1cb6-4566-9759-eb1f10ea0311.jpg?v=1681439666","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blade-runner-matt-hills-9781906660338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}