April 23, 2009 – 12:41 pm
I was very sad to learn of the death of JG Ballard at the age of 78. He had been ill for several years, struggling with prostate cancer, and died on Sunday morning. Ballard is one of my favourite authors, penning such classics as ‘The Drowned World’, ‘Concrete Island’ and ‘Crash’. He said his books […]
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Posted in Books, Culture, Film, Music
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Also tagged Books, Buggles, Cars, Closer, Comsat Angels, Concrete Island, Crash, Cronenberg, Down In the Park, Empire of the Sun, Gary Numan, Hawkwind, Heroes, High Rise, JG Ballard, Joy Division, Klaxons, Manic Street Preachers, Mausoleum, Music, Myths of the Near Future, OK Computer, Radiohead, Sci-Fi Lullabies, Suede, The Atrocity Exhibition, The Drowned World, The Holy Bible, The Sound Sweep, Tubeway Army, Video Killed the Radio Star
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November 6, 2008 – 2:50 pm
Michael Crichton, the best selling author and creator of ER, has died of cancer aged 66. His books have sold more than 150 million copies and he is most famous for novels which have been adapted into major films, including Jurassic Park, Congo and Disclosure. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who directed the blockbuster film version of […]
By Nelson Galaxy
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Posted in Books, Film
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Also tagged Anna Friel, Books, Congo, Dan Brown, David Thewlis, ER, Film, Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton, Michael Sheen, Stephen King, The Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, Timeline
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