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Philip K. Dick: A 'plastic' paradox

When, one evening in 1976, Philip K. Dick invited Tim Powers to his Fullerton apartment, the Cal State student expected the kind of night he often passed with the science-fiction titan: a wide-ranging conversation, fueled by wine and beer, about religion,...
Sun, Jan 24 | from chicagotribune.com

Disney's Philip K. Dick Animated CG Movie Has Been Shelved? - First Showing

Disney's Philip K. Dick Animated CG Movie Has Been Shelved? blog) Then again, The Adjustment Bureau is based on a PKD short story, and that's already shot and due out in 2010, so I think I'll be fine. ... and more »
Wed, Dec 23 | from First Showing

Google Has Not Credited the Inspiration for Nexus One - Mobile Deals Compared

The Age Google Has Not Credited the Inspiration for Nexus One Mobile Deals Compared (blog) Philip K. Dick is the author of “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”. The book is a thought-provoking tale of a man named Rick Deckard, a policeman in the ... Google phone expected at MWCMobile News
Tue, Dec 22 | from mobileblog.mobile-deals-compared.co.uk

Dan O'Bannon, Sci-Fi Screenwriter, Dead at 63 - About - News & Issues

About - News & Issues (blog) Dan O'Bannon, Sci-Fi Screenwriter, Dead at 63 About - News & Issues (blog) O'Bannon adapted Total Recall from a story by prolific sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick. But the inspiration for Alien - and a scene none of us can forgot ... and more »
Mon, Dec 21 | from About.com Classic Film

Google Dreams of Nexus One Lawsuits

Daughter of author Philip K. Dick is "shocked" by Google's naming of Nexus One phone. The daughter of the late and great author Philip K. Dick, ... Philip K. Dick's kid howls over Googlephone handleRegister Nexus: Did Google Dream of Electric Lawsuits?Wired News
Wed, Dec 16 | from digitaltrends.com

Nexus: Did Google Dream of Electric Lawsuits?

Isa Dick Hackett, daughter of the paranoid science fiction genius Philip K Dick, isn't happy about the new Googlephone. ... Philip K. Dick's kid howls over Googlephone handleRegister Philip K Dick's daughter may sue over Google Nexus One nameElectricPig.tv
Wed, Dec 16 | from Wired News

Writer confirmed for Total Recall remake

The remake will again be a modernized adaptation of "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale," a story by Philip K. Dick. Moritz is well-known for having Vin Diesel in his films. Could Vin Diesel be the next Douglas Quaid? Remakes really shouldn't be done ...
Thu, Jun 11 | from Examiner.com

From real war to sci-fi war: Ari Folman's next feature

Lem, who died in 2006, was a prolific novelist and essayist. Philip K Dick, meanwhile, has provided the source material for several Hollywood films, including Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report.Science fiction and fantasyguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2...
Thu, Dec 18 | from The Guardian (UK)

Philip K. Dick radio tribute tonight

Previously:Philip K. Dick on Kurt Vonnegut - Boing BoingDavid Gill interviews Jonathan Lethem about Philip K. Dick - Boing ...Philip K. Dick 1977 video interview - Boing BoingPhilip K. Dick blog: Erik Davis and Three Stigmata - Boing BoingPhilip K. Dick robot - Boing Boing
Thu, Dec 11 | from Boing Boing

My Own Worst Enemy - Eleventh Hour -- New York Magazine TV Review

Like Blade Runner and Minority Report, Total Recall was based on a science fiction by the paranoid pillhead Philip K. Dick—in this case, his short story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.” Dick, for whom Carlos Castaneda, ...
Sat, Oct 18 | from New York Magazine

Podcast: Blade Runner by Philip K. Dick Performed by Scott Brick (9 1/2 hours, unabridged) Published by RH Audio

It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, lurked several rogue androids. Deckard's assignment -- find them and then..."retire" them. Trouble was, the androids all looked exactly like humans, and they didn't want to be found!
Fri, Feb 1 | from SF Site

Podcast: Minority Report

A look behind the scenes of this Philip K Dick adaptation from 2002 with Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg. Highlights include discussion of the future world of 2054, scrubbing the image and their first collaboration. A movie that seems to get better with time. Special thanks to 20th Century F...
Tue, Jun 5 | from Fi Talk

Book Review: Four Novels of the 1960s by Philip K. Dick

Today, the film rights to a Dick short story can bring in close to $2 million to the author’s estate. But during his lifetime, Dick was so poor he bought horsemeat from a pet shop for dinner. His drug habit -- Dick would pop pills by the dozens -- also ate into his income, and fed his paranoia and ps...
Mon, May 14 | from Blogcritics

Movie Review: Next

I’m predisposed to enjoy stupid sci-fi movies, usually more based on the ideas then the resulting execution. Next is based on Philip K. Dick’s The Golden Man. And as you know, this is not the first time Dick’s stories have been raped for big screen cinema. At least eight of his stories have been c...
Fri, Apr 27 | from /FILM

Movie Review: A Scanner Darkly - Style Over Substance D

What's good about A Scanner Darkly: love for the Philip K. Dick source material, some surprisingly appropriate acting from Robert Downey Jr, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, and even Keanu Reeves, and certain key moments where the animation evokes the confusion and unreal moments of dru...
Sat, Apr 7 | from Blogcritics

David Gill reviews Philip K. Dick's new old novel

David Pescovitz: My friend David Gill, an emerging Philip K. Dick scholar, wrote this review of "Voices From The Street," the author's last unpublished novel: Philip K Dick is in the midst of a cultural ascendancy. The science fiction writer long-championed by devoted genre fans, freaks...
Mon, Mar 19 | from Boing Boing