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‘Blade Runner,’ ‘The Thing,’ ‘E.T.’ and the legacy of 1982’s summer sci-fi movies

When John Carpenter’s “The Thing” was released in 1982, it bombed. Steven Spielberg’s “E.T.,” by contrast soared, becoming a national phenomenon. Still, the two share a bond in Chris Nashawaty’s new ...
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Blade Runner 2099 is in production: Michelle Yeoh leads the most anticipated sci-fi series coming to Amazon

Few science fiction films have cast as long a shadow as Blade Runner. Ridley Scott's 1982 original-and its 2017 sequel, Blade ...
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43 Years Later, Ridley Scott’s Genre-Defining Sci-Fi Scores Big on Digital

Ridley Scott is responsible for some of the most influential sci-fi blockbusters of all time, but 43 years ago, he debuted a legendary epic that’s still talked about to this day. In 1982, Scott teamed ...
The New York Times

Five Sci-Fi Classics, One Summer: How 1982 Shaped Our Present

“Blade Runner,” “E.T.,” “Tron,” “The Wrath of Khan” and “The Thing” all arrived that one season 40 years ago to become indelible and influential. Image The future is now: The photographer Sinna ...