Tag Archives: Philip K. Dick

Total Recall (2012)

When I reviewed the original Total Recall, I commented some on the promotion of the 2012 version, which hadn’t yet come out at the time. The trailers for this movie were terrific, and made the film seem like it would … Continue reading

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News Bites: Toys, Turtles, and Teachers

It’s Friday morning, and that means it’s time for another weekly pile of news, with just a bit of snarky commentary from myself. This week there’s still more television news — this is the time of year when the big … Continue reading

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News Bites: Minions and Mutants

Another week with a lot of news, especially on the television front once again. A lot of this just came in yesterday and this morning, so it can be considered “hot off the presses” if there were a printing press … Continue reading

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My Movie Alphabet

Mettel Ray has started an interesting blog-a-thon at her site: “My Movie Alphabet”. The concept is pretty simple and straightforward: for each letter of the alphabet, plus one for numbers and symbols, choose something movie-related that fits that letter and … Continue reading

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Total Recall (1990)

I’m kind of funny when it comes to remakes. In a lot of cases, most of them really, I’m of the opinion that they’re unnecessary, and that they can only come off worse for the comparison to the original. But … Continue reading

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News: Syfy to Adapt Adjustment Bureau for TV?

Deadline.com reports that Syfy has begun development on a television series based on 2011’s Matt Damon & Emily Blunt film, The Adjustment Bureau, itself an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s short story “Adjustment Team”. Director/producer George Nolfi is on board … Continue reading

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The Adjustment Bureau

Let’s start this blog off with something relatively recent. The Adjustment Bureau was released in theatres in March 2011, and a few short months later, YouTube put it up in their movie offerings. Early on, it was available for free, … Continue reading

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