Tech Film Noir - A Technology and Film Podcast
Tech Film Noir is a monthly podcast that breaks down the technology shown in classic and cult films, from popping kernels to processing power. The hosts explore whether these cinematic tech predictions actually came true or just make us laugh. It's a fun, analytical show for anyone who loves both film and technology. The show is hosted by Lianne Potter, Jeff Watkins, and Simon Painter.
Episodes
Strange Days (1995): Kathryn Bigelow's 90s Cyberpunk Vision of VR, Meta Glasses & Digital Memories
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 Glasses became a reality.Join Lianne Potter, Simon Painter and Jeff Watkins as they revisit one of the 90s' most ambitious science fiction films, exp
The Dystopian Future That Became Our Deepfake Reality | The Running Man (1987)
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 later, its vision of entertainment-driven society feels less like science fiction and more like an uncomfortable reflection of the modern world.Join
The 2002 Film That Predicted Deepfakes, Virtual Celebrities and AI Actors | Simone (2002)
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 feels more relevant than ever: what happens when fake people become more valuable than real ones?Join Lianne Potter, Simon Painter, and Jeff Watkins as
Before Alexa, There Was Edgar | Electric Dreams (1984)
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 overenthusiastic home computer accidentally create one of cinema’s earliest AI love triangles.What starts as a light PG comedy quickly mutates into something
Tech Noir, Killer Cyborgs, and Biohazard Trousers | The Terminator (1984)
In the premiere episode of Tech Film Noir, hosts Lianne Potter, Jeff Watkins, and Simon Painter travel back to 1984 to dissect James Cameron’s career-defining masterpiece, The Terminator.We’re putting Arnold’s cyborg under the microscope - literally. From the 6502 assembly language hidden in the Terminator’s HUD to the ‘Right to Repair’ scene that would make a modern technician weep, we explore wh
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From cult classics to cinematic icons, each episode breaks down the tech behind the stories, whether it’s eerily accurate, wildly speculative, or completely absurd. We dig into everything from popping kernels to processing power, unpacking how films imagine, distort, and occasionally predict the future.Is the tech visionary or laughable? Did the film get it right or miss the mark entirely?If you l
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