Question

Montréal’s snow sweepers served as inspiration for a vehicle in this film. At the beginning of this movie, a close-up of a green eye cuts to a circular array of solar panels. In this film, a slow zoom-in on a shivering (-5[1])woman accompanies the arrival of five small, intimidating drones. A harsh yellow palette and large, cubical skylights mark a location in this film dominated by shallow water: the office of (*) Niander Wallace. The main character of this film must repeat quotes from Nabokov’s Pale Fire during its baseline test scenes, especially the words “cells” and “interlinked.” Officer K “retires” a Nexus-8 replicant at the start of this movie. (-5[3])For 10 points, name this Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel to a 1982 film in which Ryan Gosling’s character must reunite Rick Deckard (10[1])with his daughter. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Blade Runner 2049 [do NOT accept or prompt on just “Blade Runner”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Karthik PrasadCornell FireRochester C40-5
Jacky XuCornell EarthColumbia Ly-α108-5
Nathan ZhangCornell WindRIT108-5
Ethan MaddoxRochester BRochester A108-5
Raza AliRochester CCornell Fire12910
Cade ReinbergerRITCornell Wind13310
Darryl WangRochester ARochester B1330

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y450%0%100%131.00
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y875%0%63%110.67