Monthly Archives: October 2009

getting away with progress

Posted on Thursday, 2009 October 22 by Anton

In Before I Hang, Boris Karloff played Doctor John Garth, a scientist seeking a serum to “cure old age”. He tries a version of the serum on himself, and color returns to his hair — but he used a multiple … Continue reading →

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sights

Posted on Tuesday, 2009 October 20 by Anton
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I can’t be the first to ask

Posted on Monday, 2009 October 12 by Anton

At one point in Blade Runner (not the book by Alan Nourse), Deckard, with two broken fingers on his right hand, clings to a parapet ornament. I wonder whether that was an intentional salute to Harold Lloyd, who made movies … Continue reading →

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