Jun 18: Ballard on Film

Many of J.G Ballard's books were made into films, both before and after his death.

Many of them have strong geographical themes to them, as do his books. He has considered the worst that can happen and made suburban sprawl a place of dreams: a pathologist of the modern condition.

The Ubu web website has a range of valuable films.

This is a BBC programme from 2003 on Ballard.

Films I watched today:

Live and Let Die (1973) - dir. Guy Hamilton

A Bond film with Roger Moore and some problematic storylines between 'San Monique' and its voodoo and the deflowering of a card reader and the speed boat chases through the Everglades. Lots of stereotypes here...