I recently realised that one of the big goals in my life is the pursuit of clarity. Clarity in all things, in my understanding of myself, my relationships and those around me. Clarity in an intellectual sense; that I have clear justified opinions crafted out of deep and sound knowledge. Clarity in an emotional sense, that I am [...]
A Scanner Darkly has finally been released here in the UK which means after a long wait I got to go and see it on the big screen. Before I share my thoughts on the film, I should probably point out my bias; If you are a regular reader you will probably know that Philip K [...]
A Scanner Darkly (the Richard Linklater adaptation of a Philip K Dick Novel) is released in the US at the end of this week. Whilst looking around at lots of the reviews and previews online I found this article on slate.com. Joshua Glenn (who also writes an excellent column at the Boston Globe) has really [...]
http://electricsheep.org/
This is a really interesting screen saver program. It’s made up of lots of linked renders called sheep (like the one below), which people can make themselves and submit. They all link up to create a morphing psychedelic visual experience. When it is on it downloads new sheep and circulates them round, with the more [...]
For those of you who are interested, the official “A Scanner Darkly” website is online here, looks good. Some stills:
http://www.toeradio.org/archives/2004/10/program_10.html
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” – Philip k. Dick
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/pip/0xd5l/
Worth a listen. (30mins)