Month: March 2016
The Trial
The Trial by Orson Welles–We venture to say Brazil by Terry Gilliam was heavily influenced by this movie.
Be prepared for a dystopian psychological rabbit hole, it’s based on the novel by Franz Kafka.
Soylent Green
Recently re-watched. It holds up.
Speed Grapher
Although not a movie, Speed Grapher is composed of twenty-four episodes, has a definite and well thought out story arc, and it’s free on Hulu right now. It drags at times, but there is a payoff for anyone who stays with it: http://www.hulu.com/speed-grapher
Spoiler alert: Grapher is a photographer!
Interstellar
Radio Free Ablemuth
If you have read the VALIS trilogy, it is a must see. This film may not appeal to the uninitiated, but for those of us who are in too deep, it is required viewing. Based on PKD’s autobiographical final works (not including his monumental Exegesis), this film deftly combines the narrative threads from what is considered PKD’s VALIS triology. Don’t forget to remember. Before watching, it might be a good idea to read the brief, well drawn comic based on PKD’s religious experience, which is central in every work of the VALIS trilogy.
THE EMPIRE NEVER ENDED.
THE EMPIRE NEVER ENDED.
THE EMPIRE NEVER ENDED.
See also Stanislaw Lem on PKD: http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/backissues/5/lem5art.htm
KING FELIX.
Hello Cruel World!
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.