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1. Stage Adaptation of The Lathe of Heaven: (Press Releases); ... Theater Company’s sci-fi adaptations, following acclaimed productions of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle and Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (also at 3LD). Each has been faithful to the ...; Created on 11 May 2012
2. Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch and the critics: Part One: (Science fiction films); ... although not SF as Hollywood tends to dish it up (action, fantasy or horror with a futuristic or alien bent). Sucker Punch is SF in the tradition of writers like the late great Philip K. Dick, a fictionalising-philosopher ...; Created on 25 March 2012
3. Harrison Ford being cast in new Blade Runner film: (Science fiction films); ... from the original adaptation of Philip K. Dick's Do Androids dream of electric sheep?, may return 30 years after the original Blade Runner was released. Twitchfilm has learned that Harrison Ford has entered ...; Created on 07 February 2012
4. Top science fiction films: (Guide articles); ... The Body Snatchers Philip Kaufman (1978) 84 Young Frankenstein Mel Brooks (1974) 85 Hot Tub Time Machine Sean Anders, John Morris (2010) 86 The Adjustment Bureau George Nolfi ...; Created on 28 December 2011
5. Top fantasy novels: (Guide articles); ... R R Martin (1996) 6 Magician Raymond E Feist (1982) 7 His Dark Materials Trilogy Philip Pullman (1995) 8 The Sword of Shannara Terry Brooks (1977) 9 Eragon Christopher ...; Created on 27 December 2011
6. Hugo awards: (Guide articles); ... Scattered Bodies Go Philip JosÈ Farmer 1971 Ringworld Larry Niven 1970 The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin 1969 Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner 1968 Lord of Light Roger Zelazny 1967 The ...; Created on 27 December 2011
7. Blade Runner sequel and Prometheus update: (Science fiction films); ... future. “That’s why I think I was so unpopular” when the film was released, Scott believed. “Even though people think it’s a cool Philip Marlowe film with Deckard played by Harrison Ford...the film ...; Created on 05 December 2011
8. Ridley Scott directing Blade Runner follow up: (Science fiction films); ... the mini-series of Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle he was creating with the BBC. He has his work cut out for him if all these adaptations and projects come to pass. ...; Created on 18 August 2011
9. What's happening with the Neuromancer movie? An update, three years on: (Science fiction films); ... Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards, and one of the most influential SF novels in recent decades. That was three years ago and back then Peter Hoffman had been named as producer, Joseph Kahn as director, ...; Created on 25 May 2011
10. The Adjustment Bureau: almost a first-rate SF movie: (Science fiction films); ... Adjustment Bureau doesn't quite deliver. George Nolfi's screenplay (he also produced and directed the movie) is loosely based on the 1954 short story Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick and quite skilfully ...; Created on 05 April 2011
11. Indie Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Launch Site to Worlds Apart: (Press Releases); ... saga, and Tessa Dick's Murder Lies about a psychic detective investigating a blood cult. Ms. Dick's Remembering Firebright, a memoir of her husband's, the venerable Philip K. Dick's, mystical visonary ...; Created on 04 April 2011
12. Blade Runner sequels and prequels happening: (Science fiction films); The iconic science fiction film Blade Runner, based on a book by Philip K. Dick and directed by Ridley Scott, will be followed up with sequels and prequels soon. Variety reports that Alcon Entertainment ...; Created on 03 March 2011
13. Philip K. Dick's robotic head: (Authors); Philip K. Dick has been resurrected from the dead as a talking robot head by Hanson Robotics. Below is the video to prove it. What makes this post even more bizarre is that this is the second Philip K. ...; Created on 14 January 2011
14. Colin Farrell in Total Recall remake: filming starts 15 May 2011: (Science fiction films); ... to the original short story," he said. "It's closer to the original short story." Philip K. Dick's We Can Remember It For You Wholesale was published in 1966 and told the story of a man called Douglas ...; Created on 13 January 2011
15. Matt Damon and Jodie Foster join Neill Blomkamp's Elysium: (Science fiction films); ... the new movie. Foster hasn't been in a science fiction film since Contact, while Damon will be in the soon to be released Philip K. Dick SF short story adaptation, The Adjustment Bureau. Spinoff Online ...; Created on 12 January 2011
16. Ridley Scott and the BBC to adapt The Man in the High Castle: (Science fiction TV); Ridley Scott, director of Blade Runner and Alien, is working with the BBC to adapt Philip K. Dick's iconic novel The Man in the High Castle for television. The Man in the High Castle is Philip K. ...; Created on 09 October 2010
17. Matrix Reloaded, A Scanner Darkly and Mars Attacks! released on Blu-ray: (Science fiction films); ... are all here to do..."). For The Matrix the Wachowski brothers drew heavily on the ideas and methods of fictionalising philosopher Philip K. Dick, in particular his ideas about the nature of reality and ...; Created on 19 September 2010
18. Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles to be filmed: (Science fiction films); ... The Martian Chronicles, and would make a fantastic series of films. I also keep hoping someone will take on Philip K. Dick's wonderful The Man in the High Castle. Imagine what could be done on film with ...; Created on 27 June 2010
19. Science fiction still fighting for a place in the sun: (Science fiction films); ... science fiction label is continuing full throttle. George Nolfi, director of the upcoming Philip K. Dick film adaptation The Adjustment Bureau, recently explained that his film, while based "very ...; Created on 04 June 2010
20. Matt Damon in Philip K. Dick's The Adjustment Bureau: (Science fiction films); I'm usually quick to spot news regarding Philip K. Dick based movies as I'm an enthusiastic fan (he's arguably one of the twentieth century's greatest SF authors), but this one until now had slipped under ...; Created on 12 April 2010

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