I still remember being blown away by the 1973 Westworld with Yul Brenner’s android gunslinger. And when I heard Peron of Interest’s Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy were adapting the concept for HBO, I was keenly interested. With expanded budgets, improved technology, and being episodic, the concepts could be more deeply explored.
The first season, released in 2016, was not at all disappointing, with its rich cast, superb acting, and fine scripts. We got invested in the humans and androids, dubbed Hosts, alike, curious to see if these machines would truly gain sentience and then what…?
Now we’re at the end of the road, which proved far more meandering and disappointing. What it means to be human, as seen through the awakening eyes of the Hosts meant we were rooting for Dolores Abernathy (Evan Rachel Wood) and Maeve Millay (Thandiwe Newton), among others. The second season saw Delores leading a revolt,...
The first season, released in 2016, was not at all disappointing, with its rich cast, superb acting, and fine scripts. We got invested in the humans and androids, dubbed Hosts, alike, curious to see if these machines would truly gain sentience and then what…?
Now we’re at the end of the road, which proved far more meandering and disappointing. What it means to be human, as seen through the awakening eyes of the Hosts meant we were rooting for Dolores Abernathy (Evan Rachel Wood) and Maeve Millay (Thandiwe Newton), among others. The second season saw Delores leading a revolt,...
- 12/12/2022
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Steven Spielberg is a director who likes to push himself, but doesn’t like to be pushed. The Oscar-winning helmer says as much himself in Susan Lacy’s new documentary, “Spielberg.”
When discussing “The Color Purple,” Spielberg mentions how he “got in trouble” from film critics for not taking the romantic relationship between Celie (Whoopi Goldberg) and Shug (Margaret Avery) far enough. His explanation: “I might’ve done that had I made the move 10 years later. I was just timid,” he says. “I was a little embarrassed. I just wasn’t the right guy to do that.”
Later, while examining “Schindler’s List,” Steven’s sister Anne Spielberg said, “He had the book for over 10 years, and if anyone pushed him on it, he said, ‘I’ll know when it’s time.’ And then the time came.”
To be fair, he was right — he knew the right time to make...
When discussing “The Color Purple,” Spielberg mentions how he “got in trouble” from film critics for not taking the romantic relationship between Celie (Whoopi Goldberg) and Shug (Margaret Avery) far enough. His explanation: “I might’ve done that had I made the move 10 years later. I was just timid,” he says. “I was a little embarrassed. I just wasn’t the right guy to do that.”
Later, while examining “Schindler’s List,” Steven’s sister Anne Spielberg said, “He had the book for over 10 years, and if anyone pushed him on it, he said, ‘I’ll know when it’s time.’ And then the time came.”
To be fair, he was right — he knew the right time to make...
- 10/6/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
The Los Angeles Comic Book And Science Fiction Convention presents Classic Movie Poster Artist Robert Tanenbaum, Jean Hale (In Like Flint), Sharyn Wynters (The Female Bunch), and Donna Loren (Bikini Beach) at the August 20, 2017 Show.
Robert Tanenbaum is a Movie Poster Artist with an over 50 year career illustrating every film genre such as Science Fiction, Horror, Comedy, War, Drama and Martial Arts. Robert has illustrated such Classic Movie Posters as A Christmas Story, Battle For The Planet Of The Apes, Cujo, Five Fingers Of Death, Black Christmas, Super Fly, The Color Of Money, My Bodyguard, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, The Iron Cross, The Eagle Has Landed, Ransom, Cleopatra Jones And The Casino Of Gold, Hot Potato, Mel Brooks High Anxiety and Silent Night, Evil Night. Robert’s art is featured on the first announcement that Jaws was being made into a Movie.
The Los Angeles Comic Book And Science Fiction Convention presents Classic Movie Poster Artist Robert Tanenbaum, Jean Hale (In Like Flint), Sharyn Wynters (The Female Bunch), and Donna Loren (Bikini Beach) at the August 20, 2017 Show.
Robert Tanenbaum is a Movie Poster Artist with an over 50 year career illustrating every film genre such as Science Fiction, Horror, Comedy, War, Drama and Martial Arts. Robert has illustrated such Classic Movie Posters as A Christmas Story, Battle For The Planet Of The Apes, Cujo, Five Fingers Of Death, Black Christmas, Super Fly, The Color Of Money, My Bodyguard, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, The Iron Cross, The Eagle Has Landed, Ransom, Cleopatra Jones And The Casino Of Gold, Hot Potato, Mel Brooks High Anxiety and Silent Night, Evil Night. Robert’s art is featured on the first announcement that Jaws was being made into a Movie.
- 8/13/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Author: Scott Davis
With word this week that Tom Cruise is set to begin production on Top Gun 2 very soon, news on another long-awaited sequel has arisen that could see a classic comedy get the follow-up it has already “suggested”.
In a recent Q&A with comedy legend Mel Brooks, which followed a special screening of his classic Young Frankenstein, the writer/director/producer spoke at length about the film and about his career on the whole and chat soon turned to another film in his repertoire – 1987’s Spaceballs.
The film, which co-starred Brooks, was a spoof of Star Wars and grossed just over $38million from a $22million budget and this isn’t the first time a sequel has been talked about. Indeed, in the film itself, the Yoda-spoof character Yoghurt speaks to Bill Pullman’s Lone Starr (aka Han Solo) and says the two may “meet again in...
With word this week that Tom Cruise is set to begin production on Top Gun 2 very soon, news on another long-awaited sequel has arisen that could see a classic comedy get the follow-up it has already “suggested”.
In a recent Q&A with comedy legend Mel Brooks, which followed a special screening of his classic Young Frankenstein, the writer/director/producer spoke at length about the film and about his career on the whole and chat soon turned to another film in his repertoire – 1987’s Spaceballs.
The film, which co-starred Brooks, was a spoof of Star Wars and grossed just over $38million from a $22million budget and this isn’t the first time a sequel has been talked about. Indeed, in the film itself, the Yoda-spoof character Yoghurt speaks to Bill Pullman’s Lone Starr (aka Han Solo) and says the two may “meet again in...
- 5/24/2017
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
I know we (specifically I) have been focused a lot lately on Avengers: Infinity War, we have had quite a few role confirmations, and any small item we can find must be shared with you guys. This is the movie that I am hoping will correct the last Avengers attempt with Ultron, and usher in a new phase of perhaps lesser known characters. However, one well known actor, Josh Brolin (who on a side note is the son of James Brolin, the star of the original Westworld movie in 1973 -- sorry couldn't resist), went to Instagram today to show us a split image of his character and his... human face. Check it out!
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So, clearly Brolin is excited to finally get out of his chair and do some major damage to Earth. I speculated yesterday that depending on what happens in Guardians Of The Galaxy vol. 2, he may commandeer...
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So, clearly Brolin is excited to finally get out of his chair and do some major damage to Earth. I speculated yesterday that depending on what happens in Guardians Of The Galaxy vol. 2, he may commandeer...
- 1/19/2017
- by Drew Carlton
- LRMonline.com
Did you catch the out of focus Yul Brynner robot in the background of a darkly lit scene in last week's episode of Westworld? That charismatic movie star had a lot of success in action films (see also the original Magnificent Seven) but he won his only Oscar race for a musical, The King and I. Which brings us back around to our "One and done" discussion. We featured the actresses who'd won Oscars for their one and only nomination a week ago and it was so fun we decided we should do the men this weekend. The "One and Done" club includes men, too, and even a few more of them. (As with the women I left out those who would otherwise qualify but for a second round via the Honorary Oscars)
Give us your top ten among them in the comments!
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A few differences worth noting that differ from leading actresses.
Give us your top ten among them in the comments!
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A few differences worth noting that differ from leading actresses.
- 11/12/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Redford's back and Pollard's got him! Or is it Lauren Hutton? Sidney J. Furie fully earns his shaky reputation with this motorcycle buddy picture. Most of the energy seems to have gone into the deal, not the movie. Great cinematography, but it's for fans that want to look at a shirtless Sundance Kid. I know you're out there. Little Fauss and Big Halsy Blu-ray Olive Films 1970 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 99 min. / Street Date October 18, 2016 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98 Starring Robert Redford, Michael J. Pollard, Lauren Hutton, Noah Beery Jr., Lucille Benson, Ray Ballard, Linda Gaye Scott, Erin O'Reilly. Cinematography Ralph Woolsey Film Editor Argyle Nelson Jr. Art Direction Lawrence G. Paull Songs Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Carl Perkins Written by Charles Eastman Produced by Albert S. Ruddy Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
I purposely didn't look up reviews for Little Fauss and Big Halsy before writing my own,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
I purposely didn't look up reviews for Little Fauss and Big Halsy before writing my own,...
- 10/29/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
After only three episodes, fan theories are already coming out of every corner of the internet for “Westworld.” HBO‘s sci-fi series has certainly captured the imagination in a big way, and the conceptual genius of the show is that it leaves itself open to further worldbuilding. For those who haven’t seen Michael Crichton‘s original movie, Westworld is actually just one part of a bigger complex that includes Roman World and Medieval World, and it’s in the latter part that George R.R.
Continue reading ‘Westworld’ Team Explains Why They Won’t Go For George R.R. Martin’s ‘Game Of Thrones’ Crossover Idea at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Westworld’ Team Explains Why They Won’t Go For George R.R. Martin’s ‘Game Of Thrones’ Crossover Idea at The Playlist.
- 10/20/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
In a better time for this country, Westworld would feel a lot more like science fiction. Instead, this HBO show is a bloody, pulpy, breast-intensive satire of the American male psychosis at its most demented. It's set in a futuristic theme park where guests pay thousands of dollars a day to live out their Wild West fantasies, which mostly involve shooting or torturing the robot "hosts" who populate the park. Saloons, whorehouses, six-shooters and Stetsons: all an excuse for the clientele to act on their most depraved urges. One of...
- 10/19/2016
- Rollingstone.com
As we’ve explained elsewhere, Westworld is the latest hot ticket on television. A loose adaptation of Michael Crichton’s 1973 movie about a robot theme park gone wrong, it’s an ingenious 21st century update of the source material that keys into modern concerns and ideas, like artificial intelligence and the uncanny valley.
Given Westworld‘s success, we imagine TV networks will be looking to pick other classics of sci-fi cinema off the shelf and give then a small screen reboot or off-shoot. Whether related to Westworld or not, two new TV shows based off pre-existing sci-fi properties have recently been announced – a new War of the Worlds adaptation and, oddly enough, a series inspired by Jim Carrey memory loss movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Which other science fiction films really need a TV adaptation though, either because the original movie was so great that it deserves to be continued,...
Given Westworld‘s success, we imagine TV networks will be looking to pick other classics of sci-fi cinema off the shelf and give then a small screen reboot or off-shoot. Whether related to Westworld or not, two new TV shows based off pre-existing sci-fi properties have recently been announced – a new War of the Worlds adaptation and, oddly enough, a series inspired by Jim Carrey memory loss movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Which other science fiction films really need a TV adaptation though, either because the original movie was so great that it deserves to be continued,...
- 10/17/2016
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
"There's something I'd like you to try..." Freedom comes with a cost in the new preview video for the fourth episode of HBO's Westworld.
Titled "Dissonance Theory" and directed by Vincenzo Natali from a script by Ed Brubaker and Jonathan Nolan, the next new episode of Westworld will air on HBO this Sunday, October 23rd at 9:00pm Et.
Episode 104 synopsis (via SpoilerTV): "Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) joins William (Jimmi Simpson) and Logan (Ben Barnes) on a bounty hunt in the badlands. The Man in Black (Ed Harris), with Lawrence (Clifton Collins, Jr.) in tow, finds a critical clue in his search to unlock the maze. Dr. Ford (Anthony Hopkins) and Theresa (Sidse Babett Knudsen) discuss the future of the park. Maeve (Thandie Newton) is troubled by a recurring vision."
"Westworld is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the...
Titled "Dissonance Theory" and directed by Vincenzo Natali from a script by Ed Brubaker and Jonathan Nolan, the next new episode of Westworld will air on HBO this Sunday, October 23rd at 9:00pm Et.
Episode 104 synopsis (via SpoilerTV): "Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) joins William (Jimmi Simpson) and Logan (Ben Barnes) on a bounty hunt in the badlands. The Man in Black (Ed Harris), with Lawrence (Clifton Collins, Jr.) in tow, finds a critical clue in his search to unlock the maze. Dr. Ford (Anthony Hopkins) and Theresa (Sidse Babett Knudsen) discuss the future of the park. Maeve (Thandie Newton) is troubled by a recurring vision."
"Westworld is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the...
- 10/17/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A review of tonight's Westworld coming up just as soon as I use my employee discount... "There aren't two versions of me. There's only one. And I think when I discover who I am, I'll be free." -Dolores Memory has been a very public fascination of Jonathan Nolan's going back to the short story that inspired Memento, so it's not surprising that the question of what the hosts remember — and what the Delos staff would like to forget — has been such a key part of Westworld. As Dr. Ford explains to Bernard, he and the park's co-founder, the mysterious Arnold, understood that the robots were there only to serve the guests, but that they could do them a kindness of keeping the hosts from remembering all the terrible things they experienced in the course of their duties. The problem is, that kindness is starting to fail, and the robots'...
- 10/17/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Ahead of its premiere on Sunday, October 16th, episode 3 of HBO's Westworld is teased in new photos from the upcoming installment directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent, Dog Soldiers).
"Episode #3: “The Stray”
Debut date: Sunday, Oct. 16 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Oct. 16 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.), 17 (10:45 p.m.), 18 (9:00 p.m.), 19 (11:00 p.m.), 22 (10:10 p.m.) and 25 (8:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Oct. 17 (8:00 p.m.), 21 (8:00 p.m.), 22 (2:00 p.m.), 23 (8:00 p.m.) and 29 (6:05 p.m.), and Nov. 26 (2:10 p.m.)
Elsie (Shannon Woodward) and Stubbs (Luke Hemsworth) head into the hills in pursuit of a missing host. Teddy (James Marsden) gets a new backstory, which sets him off in pursuit of a new villain, leaving Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) alone in Sweetwater. Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) investigates the origins of madness and hallucinations within the hosts. William (Jimmi Simpson) finds...
"Episode #3: “The Stray”
Debut date: Sunday, Oct. 16 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Oct. 16 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.), 17 (10:45 p.m.), 18 (9:00 p.m.), 19 (11:00 p.m.), 22 (10:10 p.m.) and 25 (8:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Oct. 17 (8:00 p.m.), 21 (8:00 p.m.), 22 (2:00 p.m.), 23 (8:00 p.m.) and 29 (6:05 p.m.), and Nov. 26 (2:10 p.m.)
Elsie (Shannon Woodward) and Stubbs (Luke Hemsworth) head into the hills in pursuit of a missing host. Teddy (James Marsden) gets a new backstory, which sets him off in pursuit of a new villain, leaving Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) alone in Sweetwater. Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) investigates the origins of madness and hallucinations within the hosts. William (Jimmi Simpson) finds...
- 10/14/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
HBO’s latest high-profile series is “Westworld,” a sci-fi/Western hybrid that’s drawn attention for, among other things, its sonic qualities. As such, the fine folks at A Sound Effect have interviewed Thomas deGorter, an Emmy-winning sound editor whose prior credits include “Lost,” “Once Upon a Time” and “The Leftovers,” about his work on the show.
Read More: ‘Westworld’ Episode 3 Photos Preview Missing Host, New Backstory and Troubling Times Ahead
Those similarly genre-inclined projects all served as prelude to “Westworld” in the sense that their creators “wanted a real feeling” in creating their fictional worlds. “They didn’t want anything too sci-fi, too over the top,” says deGorter. “We wanted the sound to feel grounded and real. ” That approach carried over to this adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel, which was also made into a movie in 1973. (Asked whether said film influenced the creative direction of this new take on the material,...
Read More: ‘Westworld’ Episode 3 Photos Preview Missing Host, New Backstory and Troubling Times Ahead
Those similarly genre-inclined projects all served as prelude to “Westworld” in the sense that their creators “wanted a real feeling” in creating their fictional worlds. “They didn’t want anything too sci-fi, too over the top,” says deGorter. “We wanted the sound to feel grounded and real. ” That approach carried over to this adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel, which was also made into a movie in 1973. (Asked whether said film influenced the creative direction of this new take on the material,...
- 10/13/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
"You can't play a god without being acquainted with a devil." The latest featurette and preview video for HBO's Westworld explore the show's intriguing take on artificial intelligence.
Directed by Neil Marshall from a script by Lisa Joy and Daniel T. Thomsen, the next new episode of Westworld, titled "The Stray," will air on HBO on Sunday, October 16th at 9:00pm Et.
"Westworld is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. Created for television by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, both of whom are executive producing and writing, with Nolan also directing, the series was inspired by the 1973 motion picture “Westworld,” written and directed by Michael Crichton. The cast includes Anthony Hopkins,...
Directed by Neil Marshall from a script by Lisa Joy and Daniel T. Thomsen, the next new episode of Westworld, titled "The Stray," will air on HBO on Sunday, October 16th at 9:00pm Et.
"Westworld is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. Created for television by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, both of whom are executive producing and writing, with Nolan also directing, the series was inspired by the 1973 motion picture “Westworld,” written and directed by Michael Crichton. The cast includes Anthony Hopkins,...
- 10/12/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
HBO’s strategy to offer premieres of their newest series Divorce and Insecure and the second episode of Westworld early, in anticipation of viewer competition for the second Presidential debate, seems to have paid off. The second episode of Westworld, inspired by the 1973 Michael Crichton movie, snared 2.7 million total viewers for the weekend including two Sunday plays (1.9 million viewers) and viewing on the streaming platforms (800,000 viewers), according to HBO…...
- 10/10/2016
- Deadline TV
A review of tonight's Westworld coming up just as soon as I have a little fear of clowns... "When you find yourself in a bad dream, close your eyes, count backwards from three, wake yourself right up." - Maeve The Westworld pilot threw its audience into the deep end of the pool, starting us inside the park, and from the perspective of Dolores and the other hosts. And even as the story pulled out to introduce us to the staffers running the place, there wasn't a lot of narrative hand-holding. We were going to simply watch how the park ordinarily functions, within and without, before we started to see what it looks like when things start to go awry. After that immersion experience, "Chestnut" pulls back slightly and gives us an audience point-of-entry character in William (Jimmi Simpson), a guest who's never been to the park before, and who needs...
- 10/10/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
With Games of Thrones announced to end after its eighth season, HBO – and television generally – will lose a rare show that can draw in viewers and consistently please the critics. Thankfully, if what people are saying is true, they might have already found an ideal replacement in Westworld.
Loosely based on the 1973 movie written and directed by Jurassic Park scribe Michael Crichton, Westworld is part of a new wave of TV shows that have both a cinematic budget and A-list talent (behind and in front of the camera) on board in the hopes of making a high quality series. In this case, it seems to have worked. Only two episodes of the show have been released so far, but already it’s being tipped to be the next must-see TV series.
You’ve probably heard that said about various other shows out there that turned out to be a letdown,...
Loosely based on the 1973 movie written and directed by Jurassic Park scribe Michael Crichton, Westworld is part of a new wave of TV shows that have both a cinematic budget and A-list talent (behind and in front of the camera) on board in the hopes of making a high quality series. In this case, it seems to have worked. Only two episodes of the show have been released so far, but already it’s being tipped to be the next must-see TV series.
You’ve probably heard that said about various other shows out there that turned out to be a letdown,...
- 10/9/2016
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
David Crow Oct 10, 2016
The intrigue thickens in HBO's Westworld as the series develops contrasting views of what the park truly represents.
This review contains spoilers.
1.2 Chestnut
Like a bath of milk congealing around a mechanical exoskeleton, the Westworld plot thickened in all the right places in episode two, giving definition to what very well could be HBO’s best new show in years. For all the gunfire and other sensual distractions, two scenes in particular stood out as what makes Westwold as a TV series work so much better than, say, Westworld the movie.
The first occurs early during a conversation between two new major characters, William and Logan. Both are ‘newcomers’ this week, quite literally so in William’s case as this is his first time at Westworld. For Logan, it's all old hat to his returning eyes, which hunger for the many lurid spectacles of the park. As he more or less implies,...
The intrigue thickens in HBO's Westworld as the series develops contrasting views of what the park truly represents.
This review contains spoilers.
1.2 Chestnut
Like a bath of milk congealing around a mechanical exoskeleton, the Westworld plot thickened in all the right places in episode two, giving definition to what very well could be HBO’s best new show in years. For all the gunfire and other sensual distractions, two scenes in particular stood out as what makes Westwold as a TV series work so much better than, say, Westworld the movie.
The first occurs early during a conversation between two new major characters, William and Logan. Both are ‘newcomers’ this week, quite literally so in William’s case as this is his first time at Westworld. For Logan, it's all old hat to his returning eyes, which hunger for the many lurid spectacles of the park. As he more or less implies,...
- 10/8/2016
- Den of Geek
The first episode of Westworld, HBO’s futuristic series based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 movie drew 2.8M viewers from the linear channel in Live + 3 Day viewing, Nielsen stats show. That’s up from the 2.3M viewers who watched Live+Same Day, contributing to the L+Sd 3.3M total viewers on TV and on HBOGo/HBO Now streaming platforms. In the demo, Westworld logged a linear L+3 1.46M demo viewers. These L+3 stats are for the first-run telecast; HBO has run the episode …...
- 10/7/2016
- Deadline TV
Westworld is off to a very, very good start. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy‘s ambitious and radical reimagining of Michael Crichton‘s 1973 film not only impressed critics but its pilot (titled “The Original”) was HBO’s biggest debut since the True Detective premiere. Between the premiere episode’s first two airings and the views on HBO Go and HBO Now, the episode reached 3.3 million viewers. […]
The post Watch the ‘Westworld’ Pilot for Free and Check Out Photos from Episode Two appeared first on /Film.
The post Watch the ‘Westworld’ Pilot for Free and Check Out Photos from Episode Two appeared first on /Film.
- 10/6/2016
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
After what seemed like a very long wait, HBO's Westworld debuted this past Sunday to favourable reviews (check out our own Chris Bumbray's take on the first episode), strong ratings and left many wondering what the future of the series would bring. If you're familiar with the Michael Crichton film on which the series is based, West World wasn't the only theme park which... Read More...
- 10/6/2016
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
If you've seen Michael Crichton's 1973 film Westworld, on which the new HBO series is loosely based, then you know the scope of the theme parks is a little larger than what we saw in the pilot of the TV adaptation. Aside from the old west-themed Westworld, there's a Roman World and a Medieval World, and in the 1976 sequel Futureworld (which Crichton had nothing to do with), the Delos Corporation — the ones responsible for building the park — opened new areas called Spaworld and Futureworld for guests to visit. But will we see any of those in the show?
Inverse spoke with production designer Zack Grobler, who revealed that
“For the first season, we only explore the West World. There’s talk about in the future seasons, if there’s more, that there will be a different world. But we’re not sure what it will be yet.”
We know the...
Inverse spoke with production designer Zack Grobler, who revealed that
“For the first season, we only explore the West World. There’s talk about in the future seasons, if there’s more, that there will be a different world. But we’re not sure what it will be yet.”
We know the...
- 10/5/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Trigger warning, sexual violence (and spoilers too, I guess, if you don't want the first fifteen minutes of the first episode of Westworld spoiled for you): at the end of the Westworld pilot's extended opening fake-out, a human man drags a robot female into a barn, presumably to rape her. He tells her, as he is doing so, that he has paid for this experience; he tells her, further, that he prefers that she fight him... and that he has paid for that too. This is the setup of the show: in an Old West theme park called Westworld, populated by nearly perfect humanoid robots ("Hosts"), human customers ("Newcomers") play out a variety of storylines, which they've paid for. The source is Michael Crichton's 1973...
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- 10/5/2016
- Screen Anarchy
You can’t accuse HBO’s biggest drama gamble in years of playing it safe. Developed by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, “Westworld” remakes Michael Crichton’s 1973 film about a futuristic theme park as a mediation on what it means to be human — from the point of view of the robots created to populate an artificial Western world.
Read More: ‘Westworld’ Premiere: Watch the First Episode Online For Free
The world “Westworld” occupies is lush with authentic details, made possible by HBO’s commitment to physical production, and that same sheen of quality is only enhanced by the stellar cast, including Sir Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton and James Marsden.
At the Television Critics Association press tour, IndieWire spoke with Joy and Nolan about the impact of video game design, what went into creating the world of Westworld and the ethics of consent as they apply to robot sex.
Read More: ‘Westworld’ Premiere: Watch the First Episode Online For Free
The world “Westworld” occupies is lush with authentic details, made possible by HBO’s commitment to physical production, and that same sheen of quality is only enhanced by the stellar cast, including Sir Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton and James Marsden.
At the Television Critics Association press tour, IndieWire spoke with Joy and Nolan about the impact of video game design, what went into creating the world of Westworld and the ethics of consent as they apply to robot sex.
- 10/5/2016
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Jj Abrams’ sci-fi drama Westworld gripped almost half a million UK viewers last night.
Jj Abrams’ sci-fi drama Westworld gripped almost half a million viewers (460k) on Sky Atlantic last night [4 Oct].
The performance is the channel’s best of the year after Game Of Thrones.
The 10-part acquisition, based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 film of the same name, was comfortably ahead of The Night Of which landed on 1 September with 290,000 (0.2%) and Billions which got underway in May in front of 181,000 (0.9%).
The sixth series of Game of Thrones launched in April with 2.2m viewers.
Westworld’s feature-length opening episode peaked with 575,000 (3%) in its opening minutes and skewed slightly older than average, with 52% of the audience aged between 35 and 54, compared to the 39% average.
It demolished the channel’s slot average of 52,000 (0.3%) for the last 12 months.
The series takes place in the fictional theme park of Westworld, a technologically advanced, Western theme park populated completely by synthetic androids dubbed “Hosts...
Jj Abrams’ sci-fi drama Westworld gripped almost half a million viewers (460k) on Sky Atlantic last night [4 Oct].
The performance is the channel’s best of the year after Game Of Thrones.
The 10-part acquisition, based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 film of the same name, was comfortably ahead of The Night Of which landed on 1 September with 290,000 (0.2%) and Billions which got underway in May in front of 181,000 (0.9%).
The sixth series of Game of Thrones launched in April with 2.2m viewers.
Westworld’s feature-length opening episode peaked with 575,000 (3%) in its opening minutes and skewed slightly older than average, with 52% of the audience aged between 35 and 54, compared to the 39% average.
It demolished the channel’s slot average of 52,000 (0.3%) for the last 12 months.
The series takes place in the fictional theme park of Westworld, a technologically advanced, Western theme park populated completely by synthetic androids dubbed “Hosts...
- 10/5/2016
- ScreenDaily
Westworld co-creator and showrunner Jonathan Nolan has shed some light on how Skyrim, BioShock Infinite and even Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption had a bearing on the story of HBO’s newfound drama series.
Chatting to Vice (via IGN), Nolan stated that although Michael Crichton’s cult original served as the basis for the sci-fi show, its influences span much further, even tapping into modern media such as role-playing games. It was here that the creator commented on the genre’s ability to establish a world in which “mortality is variable,” and where the protagonist’s actions don’t always have an immediate and tangible affect on the outcome of the story.
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This player agency, which can also be found in many BioWare games such as Mass Effect, presented both Nolan and his creative partner Lisa Joy with food for thought.
Chatting to Vice (via IGN), Nolan stated that although Michael Crichton’s cult original served as the basis for the sci-fi show, its influences span much further, even tapping into modern media such as role-playing games. It was here that the creator commented on the genre’s ability to establish a world in which “mortality is variable,” and where the protagonist’s actions don’t always have an immediate and tangible affect on the outcome of the story.
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This player agency, which can also be found in many BioWare games such as Mass Effect, presented both Nolan and his creative partner Lisa Joy with food for thought.
- 10/4/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
“Westworld’s” first episode became HBO’s highest-viewed premiere since the first season of “True Detective,” bringing in 3.3 million viewers, according to Variety. Now two days after its debut, the first episode titled “The Original” is available to stream online for free on HBO.com.
Co-created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the sci-fi drama, inspired by the 1973 Michael Crichton movie of the same name, investigates the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin, exploring a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. Anthony Hopkins, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Ed Harris and Thandie Newton, among others, co-star.
Take a trip.
Watch the #Westworld premiere for free today: https://t.co/IsrzjtH2Ib pic.twitter.com/Xe1Bn95mn6
— Westworld (@WestworldHBO) October 4, 2016
Read More: ‘Westworld’ Review: Season Premiere Offers Violent Delights and Asks Many Questions
The drama has been praised by critics,...
Co-created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the sci-fi drama, inspired by the 1973 Michael Crichton movie of the same name, investigates the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin, exploring a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. Anthony Hopkins, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Ed Harris and Thandie Newton, among others, co-star.
Take a trip.
Watch the #Westworld premiere for free today: https://t.co/IsrzjtH2Ib pic.twitter.com/Xe1Bn95mn6
— Westworld (@WestworldHBO) October 4, 2016
Read More: ‘Westworld’ Review: Season Premiere Offers Violent Delights and Asks Many Questions
The drama has been praised by critics,...
- 10/4/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
When it comes to eyeballs watching its premiere airing on HBO on Sunday, Westworld is south of both season debuts of True Detective but well north of the now shuttered Vinyl. The 9Pm October 2 opener of the Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy developed series based on based on Michael Crichton's 1973 movie of the same name snared 1.96 million total viewers with a 0.8 rating among adults 18-49. Overall, as Deadline reported yesterday,and telling of 2016 TV habits, the heavily…...
- 10/4/2016
- Deadline TV
Westworld isn’t a cheap show to produce. The brass at HBO believed in the show to bet as big as they did on creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy‘s reimagining of Michael Crichton‘s 1973 film. But the good news is that it looks like that bet is already beginning to pay off. Not only did the pilot, which cost $25 […]
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- 10/4/2016
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
The Nielsen linear ratings for the series premiere of HBO’s new drama series Westworld are not available yet, but I’ve learned that in its first night, the futuristic epic based on Michael Crichton's 1973 movie drew 3.3 million total viewers on TV and on the HBO Go/HBO Now streaming platforms. That is the most watched HBO drama series premiere in the combined metric since the debut of True Detective nearly three years ago, which also averaged 3.3 million multiplatform…...
- 10/3/2016
- Deadline TV
Considering cinematographer Paul Cameron is responsible for a portion of the seminal digital photography in Michael Mann’s Collateral, one might assume Cameron is a proselytizer of the digital revolution. Not so — Cameron remains an ardent devotee of celluloid, extolling its virtues as an “elegant, eloquent” medium. With the blessing of series co-creator Jonathan Nolan, Cameron sped film through the gate on the HBO pilot for Westworld. An extension of Michael Crichton’s taut 1973 sci-fi thriller about an Old West theme park where “guests” indulge their baser desires through interactions with robot “hosts,” this new Westworld digs its spurs into […]...
- 10/3/2016
- by Matt Mulcahey
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
HBO’s hit series “Game of Thrones” has entertained us for six seasons by keeping viewers guessing as to the answers to the many prophecies and questions of parentage. With that Emmy winner not returning until next summer, the network is hoping for similar success with “Westworld.” The sci-fi/western mashup, adapted from Michael Crichton’s 1973 film, premiered on October […]...
- 10/3/2016
- by SamEckmann
- Gold Derby
HBO’s Westworld officially premiered last night and it was one hell of a first episode. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy‘s series take the premise of Michael Crichton‘s 1973 film and sprint with it, carrying this tale of robot cowboys, debauched tourists, and theme park ops into bold new territory. It’s a smart science fiction powered by […]
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- 10/3/2016
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
HBO’s adaptation of Michael Crichton’s 1973 film Westworld has finally arrived — and it was well, well worth the wait. The story is based on a theme park of the future run by the Delos Corporation, where robots start to go rogue and begin killing visitors. Brought up to date by executive producer J.J. Abrams and developed by husband and wife team Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, this is a show that you have got to watch. The park is set in the American West, and the lure of that ‘Manifest Destiny’ — of the 19th century period of unbridled expansion which...read more...
- 10/3/2016
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Westworld, HBO’s long-awaited adaptation of Michael Crichton‘s 1973 movie, introduces the eerie hedonistic adult theme park, its immortal inhabitants and its pleasure-seeking visitors. Westworld Premiere Recap In the opening scene, Dolores Abernathy (Evan Rachel Wood) is seated naked in a chair in a sterile metallic room. Upon waking, she pays a visit to her father […]
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- 10/3/2016
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
The new HBO series “Westworld”, a remake of Michael Crichton’s 1973 film, has just premiered. HBO is hoping that this new series will fill the void soon to be left by “Game of Thrones” once it ends in just over two years, and time will tell if it’ll become an honest to gosh phenomenon.
But for science fiction fans, this could turn out to be a genuinely big deal. Like you, I’ve only seen the first episode, essentially one tenth of one fifth of a supposedly five-year story arc, and while there are a few minor causes for concern, I’m generally excited by the possibilities.
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But for science fiction fans, this could turn out to be a genuinely big deal. Like you, I’ve only seen the first episode, essentially one tenth of one fifth of a supposedly five-year story arc, and while there are a few minor causes for concern, I’m generally excited by the possibilities.
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- 10/3/2016
- QuietEarth.us
"You think I'm scared of death? I've done it a million times." If you watched the series premiere of HBO's Westworld and you're curious about what lies ahead in the series, a new preview video teases intense upcoming events.
"Westworld is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. Created for television by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, both of whom are executive producing and writing, with Nolan also directing, the series was inspired by the 1973 motion picture “Westworld,” written and directed by Michael Crichton. The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jimmi Simpson, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal,...
"Westworld is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. Created for television by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, both of whom are executive producing and writing, with Nolan also directing, the series was inspired by the 1973 motion picture “Westworld,” written and directed by Michael Crichton. The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jimmi Simpson, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal,...
- 10/3/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are hardly beholden to Michael Crichton‘s original 1973 film. With their reimagining, they’re telling a different story in the same location. Crichton’s movie is more of a springboard for this sci-fi drama, which deals with identity, consciousness, the relationship between man and maker, and more. Joy, Nolan (who directed the pilot), and all involved […]
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- 10/3/2016
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
HBO’s brand new series “Westworld” — based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi Western thriller of the same name — is just one episode in, and it’s already drawn some sharp criticisms for its depictions of violence towards women (even if most of those women are actually well-trained and meticulously-made robots).
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But there’s at least one woman who is secure in the necessity of said violence: Star Evan Rachel Wood, who recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about some of the worst bits on display in the show’s early episodes.
“It’s absolutely very rough,” Wood told the outlet. Yet Wood promises that there will be a reason for all of the toughest parts, and that she believes the show will prove it out soon enough.
“I don’t like gratuitous violence against women at all,...
Read More: ‘Westworld’ Review: Season Premiere Offers Violent Delights and Asks Many Questions
But there’s at least one woman who is secure in the necessity of said violence: Star Evan Rachel Wood, who recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about some of the worst bits on display in the show’s early episodes.
“It’s absolutely very rough,” Wood told the outlet. Yet Wood promises that there will be a reason for all of the toughest parts, and that she believes the show will prove it out soon enough.
“I don’t like gratuitous violence against women at all,...
- 10/3/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
O, reason not the need: our basest beggars
Are in the poorest thing superfluous:
Allow not nature more than nature needs,
Man’s life’s as cheap as beast’s: thou art a lady;
If only to go warm were gorgeous,
Why, nature needs not what thou gorgeous wear’st,
Which scarcely keeps thee warm. But, for true need,
You heavens, give me that patience, patience I need!
You see me here, you gods, a poor old man,
As full of grief as age; wretched in both!
If it be you that stir these daughters’ hearts
Against their father, fool me not so much
To bear it tamely; touch me with noble anger,
And let not women’s weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man’s cheeks! No, you unnatural hags,
I will have such revenges on you both,
That all the world shall - I will do such things,
What they are,...
Are in the poorest thing superfluous:
Allow not nature more than nature needs,
Man’s life’s as cheap as beast’s: thou art a lady;
If only to go warm were gorgeous,
Why, nature needs not what thou gorgeous wear’st,
Which scarcely keeps thee warm. But, for true need,
You heavens, give me that patience, patience I need!
You see me here, you gods, a poor old man,
As full of grief as age; wretched in both!
If it be you that stir these daughters’ hearts
Against their father, fool me not so much
To bear it tamely; touch me with noble anger,
And let not women’s weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man’s cheeks! No, you unnatural hags,
I will have such revenges on you both,
That all the world shall - I will do such things,
What they are,...
- 10/3/2016
- by Gretchen Felker-Martin
- Nerdly
After a forty-three year hiatus, Michael Crichton's Westworld made a triumphant return tonight. The season premiere introduced the main cast of characters, including Thor: Ragnarok star Anthony Hopkins & X-Men star James Marsden, and set in motion a handful of events we'll see our heroes & villains tackle in the coming weeks. Instead of releasing a promo for just next week's installment, HBO instead debuted a 90-second first look trailer that previews the rest of the 10-episode first season, check it out below: The one-hour drama series Westworld is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. Westworld features: Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford Ed Harris as The Gunslinger Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores...
- 10/3/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Consider us officially invested. HBO just debuted its new drama, Westworld, about a theme park designed to allow guests to pretend they're living in the old west, and it already feels like something that could replace the giant hole that exists in our hearts during Game of Thrones' off season. It's not Game of Thrones at all, of course, but it is a great big show we could happily obsess over in the same kind of way. The ambitious sci-fi series is based on the 1973 Michael Crichton movie, and tells the story of the programmers who created the park, the wealthy guests who visit the park, and the artificial Dollhouse-esque people created to inhabit the park and entertain the...
- 10/3/2016
- E! Online
It's not exactly the 1973 Westworld revisited, is it?
I hope you read my overall Westworld review that was shared after I had the opportunity to watch the first four installments, because we're jumping right into episodic reviews today.
If you're anything like me, after watching Westworld Season 1 Episode 1, you've already picked a side. You're either most interested in the park from the perspective of the creators and management, from the hosts who were created to entertain guests, or from the guests themselves.
All three allow for valid viewpoints and interesting discussion, which is different than the original Michael Crichton movie. Back then, the bots (and they didn't feel like much else then), were pretty much painted as the bad guys, killing the guests when they went out of control.
Then again, the whole concept was so new. We didn't walk around with computers stuck in our pockets. We didn't ask...
I hope you read my overall Westworld review that was shared after I had the opportunity to watch the first four installments, because we're jumping right into episodic reviews today.
If you're anything like me, after watching Westworld Season 1 Episode 1, you've already picked a side. You're either most interested in the park from the perspective of the creators and management, from the hosts who were created to entertain guests, or from the guests themselves.
All three allow for valid viewpoints and interesting discussion, which is different than the original Michael Crichton movie. Back then, the bots (and they didn't feel like much else then), were pretty much painted as the bad guys, killing the guests when they went out of control.
Then again, the whole concept was so new. We didn't walk around with computers stuck in our pockets. We didn't ask...
- 10/3/2016
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
David Crow Oct 3, 2016
HBO's Westworld grabs you utterly in its first, ambitious episode, which arrives on Sky Atlantic in the UK on Tuesday the 4th of October...
This review contains spoilers.
1.1 The Original
Like that long awaited locomotive pulling into Tucson for the first time, Westworld is finally here. Many at HBO have anticipated this day with just as much reverence and optimism as the 1880 denizens of that famous railroad town from the Old West, watching anxiously as the smoke clouds plumed beneath the fading Arizona light. Of course, in spite of the dust, horses, gunplay, and even coal-powered engine from that oft-romanticized era, Westworld is not a Western; nay, for all we know it’s not even located in North America.
Rather, this is the culmination of several years’ worth of work, reshoots, ballooning budgets, and the high expectations that come implicit for the prestige network, particularly when it...
HBO's Westworld grabs you utterly in its first, ambitious episode, which arrives on Sky Atlantic in the UK on Tuesday the 4th of October...
This review contains spoilers.
1.1 The Original
Like that long awaited locomotive pulling into Tucson for the first time, Westworld is finally here. Many at HBO have anticipated this day with just as much reverence and optimism as the 1880 denizens of that famous railroad town from the Old West, watching anxiously as the smoke clouds plumed beneath the fading Arizona light. Of course, in spite of the dust, horses, gunplay, and even coal-powered engine from that oft-romanticized era, Westworld is not a Western; nay, for all we know it’s not even located in North America.
Rather, this is the culmination of several years’ worth of work, reshoots, ballooning budgets, and the high expectations that come implicit for the prestige network, particularly when it...
- 10/3/2016
- Den of Geek
"What does it mean to be human?" is the least interesting question science fiction can ask, though that hasn't stopped the genre from using tales of androids among us to ask it year after year. "What does it mean to be inhumane?" on the other hand? That's an inquiry worth exploring. To knowingly inflict pain on artificially intelligent machine-men (or machine-women, though that's a whole other issue) – when we treat them as slaves or toys or, to use Westworld's evocative term, "livestock" – that says a lot about us. Dr.
- 10/3/2016
- Rollingstone.com
To paraphrase Shakespeare: Oh brave new-but-kinda-old world, that has such creatures in it!
The premiere of HBO’s Westworld introduces us to a slightly futuristic world where people can slap down serious cash in order to frolic in a vast amusement park full of androids. The setting is the American Old West, which means that well-heeled patrons can have their fill of saloon girls, town-square shootouts and the like. Oh, and the androids don’t know they’re androids, or that they’re controlled by a team of scientists located in a futuristic hub near the park. They merely believe...
The premiere of HBO’s Westworld introduces us to a slightly futuristic world where people can slap down serious cash in order to frolic in a vast amusement park full of androids. The setting is the American Old West, which means that well-heeled patrons can have their fill of saloon girls, town-square shootouts and the like. Oh, and the androids don’t know they’re androids, or that they’re controlled by a team of scientists located in a futuristic hub near the park. They merely believe...
- 10/3/2016
- TVLine.com
(Spoiler alert: Do not keep reading if you have not seen the first episode of “Westworld”) “Westworld” has officially begun on HBO, and this new epic might just force us to brush up on our Shakespeare. The series is based on a Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi movie about theme park robots that begin killing visitors. And it’s also loaded with allusions to the most famous playwright in the English language. In the HBO version, Peter Abernathy (Louis Herthum), the enigmatic father of heroine Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), is fond of quoting the Bard, as viewers will quickly realize. For those not so.
- 10/3/2016
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
Tune in to HBO tonight for the premiere of the hotly anticipated new series Westworld. Like Michael Crichton’s 1973 movie of the same name, it is set in an advanced theme park where robot hosts are built solely to gratify the desires of the guests who have paid to visit. However, this seemingly guilt free hedonism and indulgence does have a price and there are moral questions about the nature of autonomous intelligence – not all is well with their software either. Unlike the movie, which followed the guests as they tried to escape the murderous robots. The new series focuses firmly on the hosts...read more...
- 10/2/2016
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
‘Westworld’ and 12 Other Times Machines Turned on Their Creators (Photos) Westworld movie Written and directed by Michael Crichton, the movie starred Yul Brynner as a robotic gunslinger at a futuristic amusement park who rebels against his human creators along with his android brethren “Ex Machina” Tech tycoon Oscar Isaac hires Domnhall Gleeson to do the Turing test on a human-like AI who looks like Alicia Vikander, but she ends up playing them both. Arnold Schwarzenegger blasted his way onto the scene as a killer automoton originally sent back in time by the AI program Skynet to kill the leader of the human resistance.
- 10/2/2016
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
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