Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935. Here’s Kurt Russell as The King in John Carpenter’s 1979 made-for-TV-movie, Elvis. As I remember, this is the end of the opening scene, before we flashback to Elvis’ childhood in Mississippi. Celebrate the birth of rock ‘n’ roll by watching TV Elvis shoot a hotel television…

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A few weeks ago I shared an old Insomnia post to my social media networks for From the Archives Friday — it was a notice celebrating the birthday/inception date of Roy Batty, the leader of the renegade replicants in the original Blade Runner film. Batty’s inception date on January 8, 2016 takes on special importance this year as Blade Runner is celebrating its 35th anniversary, and the film’s long-awaited sequel, Blade Runner 2049, will be released this fall. And hey, being one-year-old is a pretty big deal even for an artificial humanoid.

Celebrating Batty and the Blade Runner universe, I’m planning lots of posts leading up to the release of the sequel this year. Let’s get started with this exhaustive making-of documentary of the original Blade Runner film. Here’s Dangerous Days – On The Edge of Blade Runner…

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