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Philip K. Dick in 21st Century
The Largest Gathering of PKD Scholars and Fans Ever Assembled in North America, A Multi-disciplinary Celebration of the Legendary California Writer
Philip K. Dick is arguably one of the most important writers of the 21st century. Dick’s uncanny prescience not only foretold of our current surveillance technology and color-coded terror, but additionally captured the narcissism and psychological withdrawal that defines the early part of this new century. Considered at the time of his death to be little more than a genre writer, Dick’s burgeoning literary reputation was kindled by a handful of fans and scholars. With his recent canonization in the prestigious Library of America and the 2011 publication of Dick’s esoteric religious notes, The Exegesis, now is the time to examine Dick’s influence and how he became such an important literary figure. The Bay Area, home to Dick for the majority of his lifetime, is also the perfect location for the event, allowing fans and scholars to step into Dick’s own past and retrace his steps in this vibrant city by the bay. Sept 22-23, 2012 will be a weekend long celebration and examination of Dick’s life and work.
Homage to Blade Runner - 30th Anniversary
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 22:00
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Homage to Blade Runner - 30th Anniversary
Dystopian music by Kuedo ,
live in the mix! Jimmy Edgar , Majenta show. Live w / led + Visuals & Replicants standing € 10
Milano, Italy
Now for some articles, art, and videos!
Articles:
- Marc Haefele, Philip K. Dick editor, reviews "How to Build an Android"
- By Marc Haefele with John Rabe
- Natanya Reviews Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
- Blade Runner: A terrestrial adventure
- BLADE RUNNER, ALIEN, INCEPTION, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and Spielberg: Five Video Essays by Steven Benedict
- DADoES Book Review by Carla Ribeiro (Portuguse)
- Blade Runner: Computerspiel nach Ridley Scotts Kultfilm (German)
- Enthralling Books: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By David Gill
- 14 GREAT FILMS WITH PUZZLING ENDINGS by: Britt Hayes
- Watch the composer from Blade Runner and Carl Sagan’s Cosmos have a synthesizer freakout by Cyriaque Lamar
- An Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor picks the 5 movies that floored him visually
- Blade Runner, a legend was born 30 years ago: The nostalgic look of Ridley Scott on the death of emotions (Italian)
- Blade Runner, un mito nato 30 anni fa (Italian)
- BLADE RUNNER - thirty years later, to the day
- True Lies in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
- Questions of Empathy in “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”
- Blade Runner by Scott Bukatman – review By PD Smith
- Review: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
- DADoES Review (Malay)
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| Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Donato Giancola |
Videos:
Moon River from Agustina Andreoletti on Vimeo.
Miscellaneous:
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| If you defaced your @STARBURST_MAG and cut out the coupon, you could see BLADE RUNNER for free, before it opened in UK! |
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Have a better one!
~ Kipple
