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Tech Film Noir - A Technology and Film Podcast

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Artificial Intelligence
The Terminator (1984)
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The Running Man
Strange Days
Skynet
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Electric Dreams
Cyberpunk

When Movies Guess the Future, We Check Their Work!

Welcome to Tech Film Noir where we break down the technology in classic and cult films!

We're talking about popping kernels, to processing power and diving into the wild, wild, world of cinematic technology!

Did it predict the future or just make us laugh?

A monthly podcast for those who love film and tech!

Featuring: Lianne Potter, Jeff Watk... more

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In this episode of Tech Film Noir, we're watching Strange Days (1995), Kathryn Bigelow's cyberpunk thriller, written by James Cameron, that imagined VR headsets, wearable recording technology and immersive first-person experiences decades before Meta... more

This episode on Tech Film Noir, we watched The Running Man (1987), the Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi action classic that imagined a future where reality television, media manipulation, corporate power, and public spectacle collide. Nearly four decades... more

This week on Tech Film Noir, we examine the Al Pacino comedy, Simone (2022), that accidentally saw the future. While the film itself is a chaotic mess of farce, misunderstandings, and increasingly questionable computer science, its central warning fe... more

This week on Tech Film Noir, we plug ourselves into the strange, synth-soaked world of Electric Dreams — the gloriously weird 1984 cult sci-fi movie where a socially awkward architect, a spilled bottle of champagne on his brand new PC, and an overent... more

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Lianne Potter
Host of Tech Film Noir, software developer and cyber security/AI professional, introducing and guiding conversations
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Tech Film Noir blends technology analysis with film critique, focusing on how classic and cult movies imagined future tech—from AI and deepfakes to surveillance and processing power. Episodes survey films like The Running Man, Electric Dreams, The Terminator, and others, unpacking production quirks, predictive ideas, and the cultural impact of technology in storytelling. The show is anchored by three regular hosts who bring technical insight, cinephile context, and a playful banter that makes dense tech topics accessible. Expect conversations that connect historical tech visions to contemporary trends, with plenty of anecdotes about filmmaking, industry practices, and the evolving ethics of AI and digital representation.

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