*contains spoilers There is a link between cult favourite – well, for a few – The Day of the Dolphin (1973) and the film Altered States (1980). That link is American scientist John C. Lilly (1915-2001 heart failure). Lilly studied the communication between humans and dolphins for many years in the 1950s and 60s which…
*contains spoilers But Bowie is far from the grave as the human population ages as he remains the same… All Bowie wants is to be left alone and live in peace. His heterosexual relationship brings him company but it has also corrupted him with alcohol which has spoiled his simple pleasures. Is this what leads…
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*contains spoilers Director Nicholas Roeg’s (1928-2018 natural causes) film The Man Who Fell to Earth, starring music legend David Bowie (1947-2016 liver cancer) is essentially a science fiction film about alcoholism. Bowie plays an alien who comes to Earth in search of water for his parched planet. He has left his family behind in the…
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