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    Read J.G. Ballard's Tongue-In-Cheek Autobiography

    Vincenzo Natali's High Rise Is A Beautiful Skyscraper Of Doom

    What J. G. Ballard Novel Is Christian Bale Adapting To Film?

    Remembering J.G. Ballard's Science Fiction Legacy

    RIP JG Ballard
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    05/22/09

    In reply to Vincenzo Natali's High Rise Is A Beautiful Skyscraper Of Doom
    very exciting!

    now that Splice is finished and Vincenzo has had is vacation we might finally get to see this movie!


    interesting, Capri is also producing Suck:

    [www.caprifilms.com]

    [www.imdb.com]

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    Image of twDarkflame twDarkflame
    05/22/09

    In reply to Vincenzo Natali's High Rise Is A Beautiful Skyscraper Of Doom
    Looks rather like that tower in Dubia.
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    Image of NotChoinski NotChoinski
    05/22/09

    @twDarkflame: Did you mean the city in the Middle east or our last retarded President?
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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    05/08/09

    In reply to What J. G. Ballard Novel Is Christian Bale Adapting To Film?
    Oh, just wait another five or ten years and remake Crash, since it's technically a sequel to Empire of the Sun (in both novels, the protagonists are named "James Ballard"). Do it as a period piece set in 1973 England. Liv Tyler can play Elizabeth Taylor.
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    Image of Nova Terata Nova Terata
    11/09/09

    @lightninglouie: Crash is not a sequel to Empire of the Sun, a. one is fiction and one is autobiography (give or take) and b. Crash came out before Empire of the Sun. The Kindness of Women IS a sequel to EotS. and Concrete Island is thematically a sequel to Crash. Other than the protagonist's name they are essentially the same character in the same car having the same affair. Crash, Concrete Island, and High-Rise are as much a series as the disaster World books are. #christianbale
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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    11/09/09

    @Nova Terata: I knew that. I just thought it would be clever to have Bale play multiple Ballards. That, and the "Crash" name needs to be freed from its associations with a certain crappy motion picture and accompanying tv series #christianbale
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    05/08/09

    In reply to What J. G. Ballard Novel Is Christian Bale Adapting To Film?
    I believe Vincenzo Natali has the rights to "High Rise" right now...

    Bale in "Concrete Island" would be awesome...
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/08/09

    In reply to What J. G. Ballard Novel Is Christian Bale Adapting To Film?
    My gods, it's a Christian Bale man-child 'shop!
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    05/08/09

    In reply to What J. G. Ballard Novel Is Christian Bale Adapting To Film?
    it's an article on io9 about a male actor supposedly authored by meredith but where are the subtle sexual undertones; has meredith been replaced with an asexual alien cyborg?
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    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    05/08/09

    @tetracycloide: Ha ha ha. No I'm super excited about this. With or with out his shirt on. Seriously more Ballard on screen is good for everyone.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    04/21/09

    In reply to Remembering J.G. Ballard's Science Fiction Legacy
    Good post, Alasdair. It showed some teeth, really gave a nasty taste of what Ballard has to offer. I hope that this will attract some new readers.


    The man may be gone, but his works shall continue to disgust and inspire generations to come.

    As it should be.

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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    04/21/09

    In reply to Remembering J.G. Ballard's Science Fiction Legacy
    RIP
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    04/21/09

    In reply to Remembering J.G. Ballard's Science Fiction Legacy
    an amazing writer...he'll be missed...

    I'm hoping things work out and High Rise gets made...
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    Image of Plague Plague
    04/21/09

    In reply to Remembering J.G. Ballard's Science Fiction Legacy
    Reading Ballard will change your life.
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    Image of Drivebyluna Drivebyluna
    04/19/09

    In reply to RIP JG Ballard
    I have to say his book Crash was the only one that has ever offended me.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    04/20/09

    @Drivebyluna: Then he did his job! No offence to you or Mr. Ballard, but that kinda was his goal.
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    Image of iCurmudgeon iCurmudgeon
    04/19/09

    In reply to RIP JG Ballard
    Anyone know where I can find Mr Ballard's "Shockwave Rider"? That was my favorite Ballard book
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    04/19/09

    @iCurmudgeon: Yes, that was John Brunner. Shockwave Rider was my handle when I was a teenage weenie on BBSes.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    04/19/09

    In reply to RIP JG Ballard
    Here's the Gaurdian obit: [www.guardian.co.uk]


    And this is a very nice piece tribute fresh off the keyboard of Jeff VanderMeer:

    [www.omnivoracious.com]


    Mr. Ballard blew minds and twisted perspectives like few others. I am very glad for every page of his I ever read and look forward to sharing him with new readers.

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    Image of Plague Plague
    04/19/09

    In reply to RIP JG Ballard
    The New Wave is almost gone.

    There just isn't any replacing people like him.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    04/19/09

    In reply to RIP JG Ballard
    That's a fine age to pass on, and a wonderful life to have had. Nice work, mr. ballard.
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