“I’ve… seen things you people wouldn’t believe…”

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…such as… the Blade Runner 5-Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition arriving for Christmas! Please Santa sir… can I have some more…

briefcase.jpg...Details about the contents from the Warner press release (as posted on definitive Philip K. Dickian blog Total Dick-head):

Disc One
RIDLEY SCOTT’S ALL-NEW “FINAL CUT” VERSION OF THE FILM

Restored and remastered with added & extended scenes, added lines, new and cleaner special effects and all new 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio. Also includes:

- Commentary by Ridley Scott

- Commentary by Executive Producer/ Co-Screenwriter Hampton Fancher and Co-Screenwriter David Peoples; Producer Michael Deely and production executive Katherine Haber

- Commentaries by visual futurist Syd Mead; production designer Lawrence G. Paull, art director David L. Snyder and special photographic effects supervisors Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer

Disc Two
DOCUMENTARY - DANGEROUS DAYS: MAKING BLADE RUNNER

A feature-length authoritative documentary revealing all the elements that shaped this hugely influential cinema landmark. Cast, crew, critics and colleagues give a behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at the film — from its literary roots and inception through casting, production, visuals and special effects to its controversial legacy and place in Hollywood history.

Disc Three
1982 THEATRICAL VERSION

This is the version that introduced U.S. movie-going audiences to a revolutionary film with a new and excitingly provocative vision of the near-future. It contains Deckard/Harrison Ford’s character narration and has Deckard and Rachel’s (Sean Young) “happy ending” escape scene.

1982 INTERNATIONAL VERSION

Also used on U.S. home video, laserdisc and cable releases up to 1992. This version is not rated, and contains some extended action scenes in contrast to the Theatrical Version.

1992 DIRECTOR’S CUT

The Director’s Cut omits Deckard’s voiceover narration and removes the “happy ending” finale. It adds the famously-controversial “unicorn” sequence, a vision that Deckard has which suggests that he, too, may be a replicant.

Disc Four
BONUS DISC - “Enhancement Archive”

- Featurette The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick
- Featurette Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. The Film
- Philip K. Dick: The Blade Runner Interviews (Audio)
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Cover Gallery (Images)
- The Art of Blade Runner (Image Galleries)
- Featurette Signs of the Times: Graphic Design
- Featurette Fashion Forward: Wardrobe & Styling
- Screen Tests: Rachel & Pris
- Featurette The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
- Unit Photography Gallery
- Deleted & Alternate Scenes
- 1982 Promotional Featurettes
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Featurette Promoting Dystopia: Rendering the Poster Art
- Marketing & Merchandise Gallery (Images)
- Featurette Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
- Featurette Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers

Disc Five
WORKPRINT VERSION

This rare version of the film is considered by some to be the most radically different of all the Blade Runner cuts. It includes an altered opening scene, no Deckard narration until the final scenes, no “unicorn” sequence, no Deckard/Rachel “happy ending,” altered lines between Batty (Rutger Hauer) and his creator Tyrell (Joe Turkell), alternate music and much more.

…plus… plus… a miniature origami unicorn figurine… miniature replica spinner car… collector’s photographs… as well as a signed personal letter from Sir Ridley Scott… all packed in a frickin’ Deckard-replica briefcase!

Rumor has it that early-birders who order now may even have a chance at snagging one of a select few tickets to the offworld colonies scattered amongst the lot…

Link to the Amazon pre-order page…

[Video] “Dangerous Days” trailer…

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…a ‘making of’ documentary to be included with the upcoming Blade Runner boxed-sets…

Link

SeatGuru

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seatmap.gifSeatGuru has seat layouts posted of all the passenger jets flown by the major carriers, with tips about the best and worst places to sit… No icons for the little monster kicking the back of your seat, however…

Link

Enemies of Reason

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[Video] Richard Dawkins’ “Enemies of Reason” - Part 2 - The Irrational Health Service

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Prof Richard Dawkins looks at how health has become a battleground between reason and superstition. A third of us now spend a total of over 1.6 billion a year on superstitious alternative remedies, but 80% of them have never been subjected to properly conducted trials.

There are few copies of the program floating around on Google Video and the like, but - in my case - proved to be low bitrate and have some problems syncing audio with video.

Best option is to download the video as a *.torrent file… I used the one found here — http://tinyurl.com/39lyxk

[Video] Dawkins’ Enemies of Reason

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Richard Dawkin’s latest fake-busting project - Enemies of Reason - premiered Monday night on Channel 4 in the UK. Part 1 - Slaves to Superstition investigates:

There are two ways of looking at the world – through faith and superstition or through the rigours of logic, observation and evidence – in other words, through reason. Reason and a respect for evidence are precious commodities, the source of human progress and our safeguard against fundamentalists and those who profit from obscuring the truth.

Yet, today, society appears to be retreating from reason.

Apparently harmless but utterly irrational belief systems from astrology to New Age mysticism, clairvoyance to alternative health remedies are booming.

Good stuff. Fire up your file-sharing engines and
download the torrent…

*UPDATE:

Its now available on Google Video for viewing…