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Blade Runner(1982)
A landscape shot from the 1982 cult-classic Blade Runner. The movie takes place in an imagined Los Angeles in the year 2019. The movie is known for its distinct aesthetic, and the introduction of cyberpunk themes to broader markets. Beyond this, the…
Tags: Blade Runner, Cyberpunk, Movie Shots, Ridley Scott
Rube Goldberg Machines
Rube Goldberg machines(which get their namesake from the cartoonist) feature a blend of simple machines meant to work in synchronicity to accomplish a task. From "The Goonies" to "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", multiple 80s movies featured these…
Tags: Rube Goldberg, The Goonies, Visual Gags
Sega Genesis
The system which defined the fourth generation of gaming consoles, the Sega Genesis pulled the industry into the 16-bit era. Sparking the first "console war" with the SNES, the two companies fought through a series of marketing campaigns. The Genesis…
Tags: console, Genesis, SEGA, Sega Genesis
Silicon Graphics
Founded in 1984, Silicon Graphics was a high-performance computer manufacturer which led the industry in 3D graphics software and workstations. SGI's computers focused on pushing the limits on what was possible for computer graphics, with built-in 3D…
Tags: computer, computer graphics, graphics, SGI
Pop Music Solo Artists of the 1980s
The 1980s experienced a new emergence of music such as dance music, pop, electronic, and others. The picture featured shows one of the most popular artists during the 1980s and his style of clothing and dance. The music in the 80s shifted away from…
Tags: Michael Jackson, Pop Culture, Pop Music
"Back to the Future" Time Machine
Above is the time machine used in "Back to the Future", a retrofitted DeLorean DMC-12. Early on, the DMC-12 was marketed as an inexpensive sports car, unfortunately for DeLorean however, the number of presales for the car gave them the idea to hike…
Tags: Automotive, Movie Memorabilia, Pop Culture, Sci-Fi
Early CGI
The 80s saw the emergence of computer-generated imagery(CGI) within films. The first of which to feature large amounts of CGI scenes being "Tron"(1982), a movie perhaps more widely known for the arcade-cabinet game of the same name. Tron has a…
Tags: graphics, Pioneering, Sci-Fi
Humanity vs Machine
The increase in state-of-the-art consumer-grade technology entering the market gave some filmmakers the inspiration to appeal to the Luddites of old. The shot above is from "Superman III"(1983) which features an evil corporate computer that turns…
Tags: Literary Motifs, Man v Machine, Sci-Fi, Superheroes