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Rick McGrath’s Letter From London: The JG Ballard Memorial

By Rick McGrath • Nov 30th, 2009 •

Category: Ambit magazine, Chris Petit, Iain Sinclair, Lead Story, Michael Moorcock, New Worlds, R.I.P. JGB, Shanghai, Shepperton, Solveig Nordlund, Steven Spielberg, Toby Litt, Will Self, William Burroughs, features, film, time travel

“Greetings from London! Hope all is well with you. I’ve just attended the long-anticipated JG Ballard Memorial celebration at the Tate Modern and now I’m catching my breath — and a few beers — at a nearby Thames-side pub with fellow Ballardians. We’re having a wonderful time — wish you were here. But let’s start at the beginning. We have time to order some Alsatian off the barbie…” Love from Rick.


'Like Alice in Wonderland': Solveig Nordlund on J.G. Ballard

By Rick McGrath • Aug 24th, 2008 •

Category: Barcelona, Solveig Nordlund, YouTube, alternate worlds, biology, body horror, film, flying, interviews, medical procedure, short stories, urban decay

Rick McGrath interviews Solveig Nordlund about her feature film, Aparelho Voador a Baixa Altitude (2002). Based on JGB’s short story, ‘Low-Flying Aircraft’, it’s arguably the best Ballard adaptation of them all, although it has rarely been shown outside Portugal. Included with the interview are clips from the film as well as from Solveig’s previous Ballard adaptation, ‘Journey to Orion’ (based on ‘Thirteen to Centaurus’).