Conspiracy buffs rejoice. Netflix has got you covered. Photojournalist Christian Hansen and director Zachary Treitz’s American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders is a paranoia mother lode. Investigative reporter Danny Casolaro probed irregularities in government dealings with criminal surveillance software designer Inslaw. His 1991 death, in a Virginia hotel room with multiple slash wounds to the wrist, including some which improbably tore tendons, was ruled a suicide.
The story Casolaro was chasing involved a cabal of important people tied in with branches of the Justice Department. The claims behind the four-part documentary series reach beyond the initial crime. The chase runs into almost every suspicion held against government agencies, and the shadow power they hold, by journalists and the public at large. Included inside American Conspiracy is the Holy Grail of every scholar of the John F. Kennedy assassination.
The Legend of the “Real Zapruder Film”
“Oh, the Zapruder film,” Cheri Seymour,...
The story Casolaro was chasing involved a cabal of important people tied in with branches of the Justice Department. The claims behind the four-part documentary series reach beyond the initial crime. The chase runs into almost every suspicion held against government agencies, and the shadow power they hold, by journalists and the public at large. Included inside American Conspiracy is the Holy Grail of every scholar of the John F. Kennedy assassination.
The Legend of the “Real Zapruder Film”
“Oh, the Zapruder film,” Cheri Seymour,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Warning: major spoilers for the Bodies finale.
“I hope they feel like they’re coming down from a trip or out of a trance,” said Bodies showrunner Paul Tomalin when asked what he hoped viewers would take away after watching his adaptation of Si Spencer’s graphic novel of the same name. Job done. Eight-episode mystery Bodies tells an extremely ambitious story, and deserves to be filed alongside 1899, The Oa and Sense8 in Netflix’s trip/trance sci-fi category.
Fans of that category will know that it’s a perilous place to be when it comes to recommissioning. All of the shows above were cut short after failing to break through to a wide-enough audience – perhaps as a result of their complicated philosophical and sci-fi ideas, or perhaps for not managing to prove quite as much fun as their high concept ideas promised.
Luckily for viewers, Bodies’ characters and plots...
“I hope they feel like they’re coming down from a trip or out of a trance,” said Bodies showrunner Paul Tomalin when asked what he hoped viewers would take away after watching his adaptation of Si Spencer’s graphic novel of the same name. Job done. Eight-episode mystery Bodies tells an extremely ambitious story, and deserves to be filed alongside 1899, The Oa and Sense8 in Netflix’s trip/trance sci-fi category.
Fans of that category will know that it’s a perilous place to be when it comes to recommissioning. All of the shows above were cut short after failing to break through to a wide-enough audience – perhaps as a result of their complicated philosophical and sci-fi ideas, or perhaps for not managing to prove quite as much fun as their high concept ideas promised.
Luckily for viewers, Bodies’ characters and plots...
- 10/20/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Hivemind, the production company behind SFX live-action TV series "The Witcher" and "The Expanse", continue devloping a new live-action TV series based on "The Illuminatus!" (1975) science fiction novels by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, to be adapted by writer/director Brian Taylor for European producers Kallisti:
"...it all starts with the investigation by two New York City detectives, 'Saul Goodman' and 'Barney Muldoon', into the bombing of 'Confrontation', a leftist magazine, and the disappearance of its editor, 'Joe Malik'.
"Discovering the magazine's investigation into the assassinations of 'John F. Kennedy', 'Robert F. Kennedy' and 'Martin Luther King, Jr.', the two follow a trail of memos that suggest the involvement of powerful elements, as they slowly become drawn into a web of conspiracies.
"Meanwhile, the magazine's reporter, 'George Dorn', is arrested in Texas for drug possession. He is jailed and physically threatened,...
"...it all starts with the investigation by two New York City detectives, 'Saul Goodman' and 'Barney Muldoon', into the bombing of 'Confrontation', a leftist magazine, and the disappearance of its editor, 'Joe Malik'.
"Discovering the magazine's investigation into the assassinations of 'John F. Kennedy', 'Robert F. Kennedy' and 'Martin Luther King, Jr.', the two follow a trail of memos that suggest the involvement of powerful elements, as they slowly become drawn into a web of conspiracies.
"Meanwhile, the magazine's reporter, 'George Dorn', is arrested in Texas for drug possession. He is jailed and physically threatened,...
- 10/6/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Hivemind, the production company behind SFX live-action TV series "The Witcher" and "The Expanse", will next produce a series based on "The Illuminatus!" (1975) science fiction novels by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, to be adapted by writer/director Brian Taylor for European producers Kallisti:
"...it all starts with the investigation by two New York City detectives, 'Saul Goodman' and 'Barney Muldoon', into the bombing of 'Confrontation', a leftist magazine, and the disappearance of its editor, 'Joe Malik'.
"Discovering the magazine's investigation into the assassinations of 'John F. Kennedy', 'Robert F. Kennedy' and 'Martin Luther King, Jr.', the two follow a trail of memos that suggest the involvement of powerful elements, as they slowly become drawn into a web of conspiracies.
"Meanwhile, the magazine's reporter, 'George Dorn', is arrested in Texas for drug possession. He is jailed and physically threatened,...
"...it all starts with the investigation by two New York City detectives, 'Saul Goodman' and 'Barney Muldoon', into the bombing of 'Confrontation', a leftist magazine, and the disappearance of its editor, 'Joe Malik'.
"Discovering the magazine's investigation into the assassinations of 'John F. Kennedy', 'Robert F. Kennedy' and 'Martin Luther King, Jr.', the two follow a trail of memos that suggest the involvement of powerful elements, as they slowly become drawn into a web of conspiracies.
"Meanwhile, the magazine's reporter, 'George Dorn', is arrested in Texas for drug possession. He is jailed and physically threatened,...
- 1/20/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Mike Cecchini Dec 15, 2019
The big finale of HBO's Watchmen comes together in episode 9! Here's all the references to the book we were able to catch.
This article contains Watchmen spoilers.
Watchmen episode 9 “See How They Fly” wraps it all up. And you’d think that after nine time-hopping episodes they might be ready to wrap up all of their homages and references to the original book. You would be wrong.
But not everything comes from the book. The episode’s title, “See how they fly” is a lyric from The Beatles’ psychedelic masterpiece “I Am The Walrus” which features the sinister/joyful (and Watchmen-relevant) refrain of “I am the eggman.” Now, with that out of the way, let’s get down to business.
Lady Trieu
- We’re once again back on Nov. 1, 1985...this time to witness the conception of Lady Trieu. Her mother, Bian (who in the...
The big finale of HBO's Watchmen comes together in episode 9! Here's all the references to the book we were able to catch.
This article contains Watchmen spoilers.
Watchmen episode 9 “See How They Fly” wraps it all up. And you’d think that after nine time-hopping episodes they might be ready to wrap up all of their homages and references to the original book. You would be wrong.
But not everything comes from the book. The episode’s title, “See how they fly” is a lyric from The Beatles’ psychedelic masterpiece “I Am The Walrus” which features the sinister/joyful (and Watchmen-relevant) refrain of “I am the eggman.” Now, with that out of the way, let’s get down to business.
Lady Trieu
- We’re once again back on Nov. 1, 1985...this time to witness the conception of Lady Trieu. Her mother, Bian (who in the...
- 12/16/2019
- Den of Geek
Hivemind, the production company behind SFX live-action TV series "The Witcher" and "The Expanse", will next produce a series based on "The Illuminatus! Trilogy" (1975) science fiction novels by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, to be adapted by writer/director Brian Taylor for European company Kallisti:
"...it all starts with the investigation by two New York City detectives, 'Saul Goodman' and 'Barney Muldoon', into the bombing of 'Confrontation', a leftist magazine, and the disappearance of its editor, 'Joe Malik'.
"Discovering the magazine's investigation into the assassinations of 'John F. Kennedy', 'Robert F. Kennedy' and 'Martin Luther King, Jr.', the two follow a trail of memos that suggest the involvement of powerful elements, as they slowly become drawn into a web of conspiracies.
"Meanwhile, the magazine's reporter, 'George Dorn', is arrested in Texas for drug possession. He is jailed and physically threatened, at...
"...it all starts with the investigation by two New York City detectives, 'Saul Goodman' and 'Barney Muldoon', into the bombing of 'Confrontation', a leftist magazine, and the disappearance of its editor, 'Joe Malik'.
"Discovering the magazine's investigation into the assassinations of 'John F. Kennedy', 'Robert F. Kennedy' and 'Martin Luther King, Jr.', the two follow a trail of memos that suggest the involvement of powerful elements, as they slowly become drawn into a web of conspiracies.
"Meanwhile, the magazine's reporter, 'George Dorn', is arrested in Texas for drug possession. He is jailed and physically threatened, at...
- 12/12/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Tony Sokol Dec 11, 2019
Can you see the fnords? Hivemind and Brian Taylor hatch a plot to bring The Illuminatus! Trilogy to television.
Think for yourself, schmuck! Everything you've ever believed is probably a lie. If you have any answers, we will be glad to provide full and detailed questions. If you're looking for an eye in a pyramid, the best place to start is The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, an incredible ride through the looking glass of sex, drugs, rock, roll and the conspiracy it took to make it all happen. Hivemind partnered with writer/director Brian Taylor and European production company Kallisti for a new television series based on the hugely influential science-fiction franchise which introduced the Illuminati into popular consciousness.
“Illuminatus! is a kind of mind-blowing literary miracle,” Taylor, who will be the showrunner, said in a statement. "It manages to be completely...
Can you see the fnords? Hivemind and Brian Taylor hatch a plot to bring The Illuminatus! Trilogy to television.
Think for yourself, schmuck! Everything you've ever believed is probably a lie. If you have any answers, we will be glad to provide full and detailed questions. If you're looking for an eye in a pyramid, the best place to start is The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, an incredible ride through the looking glass of sex, drugs, rock, roll and the conspiracy it took to make it all happen. Hivemind partnered with writer/director Brian Taylor and European production company Kallisti for a new television series based on the hugely influential science-fiction franchise which introduced the Illuminati into popular consciousness.
“Illuminatus! is a kind of mind-blowing literary miracle,” Taylor, who will be the showrunner, said in a statement. "It manages to be completely...
- 12/12/2019
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: The Illuminatus! Trilogy is coming to television and Hivemind is in on the conspiracy. Hivemind, the production company behind The Expanse and Witcher, is partnering with writer-director Brian Taylor and the European production company Kallisti to adapt The Illuminatus! Trilogy, the off-kilter bookshelf series by authors Robert Anton Wilson & Robert Shea.
Originally published in the 1970s, The Illuminatus! Trilogy defies simple descriptions but the surreal and satirical milestone introduced “the Illuminati” lore to a global audience and sparked much of the contemporary American fascination with conspiracy theories and their modern rhythms.
The Illuminatus! Trilogy is as subversive as it is influential — and its been cited as an influence by the like of V for Vendetta co-creator Alan Moore, Watchmen showrunner Damon Lindelof, comedy icon George Carlin, horror master John Carpenter, and sci-fi visionary Philip K. Dick.
The Illuminatus! Trilogy will be executive produced by Dinesh Shamdasani & Hunter Gorinson for Hivemind,...
Originally published in the 1970s, The Illuminatus! Trilogy defies simple descriptions but the surreal and satirical milestone introduced “the Illuminati” lore to a global audience and sparked much of the contemporary American fascination with conspiracy theories and their modern rhythms.
The Illuminatus! Trilogy is as subversive as it is influential — and its been cited as an influence by the like of V for Vendetta co-creator Alan Moore, Watchmen showrunner Damon Lindelof, comedy icon George Carlin, horror master John Carpenter, and sci-fi visionary Philip K. Dick.
The Illuminatus! Trilogy will be executive produced by Dinesh Shamdasani & Hunter Gorinson for Hivemind,...
- 12/11/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
“In the province of the mind what one believes to be true, either is true or becomes true within certain limits.” – John C. Lilly “I don’t believe anything, but I have many suspicions.” – Robert Anton Wilson “Reality used to be a friend of mine.” – P.M. Dawn My name is Matthew Lessner. I have been making films for the past decade, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you’d never seen any of them. Several of my films have screened at big-name festivals, but none of them have been exactly championed or widely released. I’ve never been mentioned in […]...
- 1/17/2017
- by Matthew Lessner
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
With his debut novel, writer and editor Thomas Roche explores the world of viral warfare, zombies, and life in the trenches – among other things. The Panama Laugh takes an interesting twist on the idea of the zombie apocalypse. Not only do the undead hordes want to eat the flesh and brains of the living, but they laugh while doing it. Roche took some time to answer questions about his new book and his plans for the future (if the world lasts that long).
FEARnet: The Panama Laugh is your debut novel, and it's about laughing zombies and covert ops. Can you tell us a bit more about it?
Thomas Roche: The Panama Laugh resulted from a suggestion by Night Shade Books editor Jeremy Lassen that the Armory building in San Francisco would be the ideal place for survivors to hole up in case of zombie apocalypse. The building currently hosts a porn company,...
FEARnet: The Panama Laugh is your debut novel, and it's about laughing zombies and covert ops. Can you tell us a bit more about it?
Thomas Roche: The Panama Laugh resulted from a suggestion by Night Shade Books editor Jeremy Lassen that the Armory building in San Francisco would be the ideal place for survivors to hole up in case of zombie apocalypse. The building currently hosts a porn company,...
- 12/18/2012
- by Nancy Greene
- FEARnet
If you want to see fear in the eyes of a quantum physicist, mention the word "measurement." -- Folk saying
Is reincarnation possible from a scientific, rationalist point of view? For my purposes today I'm going to argue that it is. We will never, however, be aware of it, and indeed "we," as we like to think of ourselves, will be completely out of the picture. I'm going to approach the problem from the point of view of quantum mechanics--a field about which I understand almost nothing, although discussing it permits others to assume I have gone mad.
Let's begin, for the sake of argument, by saying that when you get right down to the bottom--under the turtles--everything, and I mean Everything, consists of quantum particles. These particles can as well be in one place as another, even at the same time. As Wikipedia informs us: The Everett many-worlds interpretation,...
Is reincarnation possible from a scientific, rationalist point of view? For my purposes today I'm going to argue that it is. We will never, however, be aware of it, and indeed "we," as we like to think of ourselves, will be completely out of the picture. I'm going to approach the problem from the point of view of quantum mechanics--a field about which I understand almost nothing, although discussing it permits others to assume I have gone mad.
Let's begin, for the sake of argument, by saying that when you get right down to the bottom--under the turtles--everything, and I mean Everything, consists of quantum particles. These particles can as well be in one place as another, even at the same time. As Wikipedia informs us: The Everett many-worlds interpretation,...
- 7/27/2009
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
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