my place by David Gale
Posted in 'Ghostbusters', 'Synecdoche New York', 'The Truman Show', paranoia, simulation, theatre, war on Jun 14th, 2009
This is the final post in a series that begins below with ‘Stage & Screen 1′
In ‘The Truman Show’ (1998) Truman Burbank is the unwitting star of a hugely successful documentary TV show based on his life. The show runs continuously, following Truman from the moment of his birth into adulthood. Truman is completely unaware [...]
Posted in 'Synecdoche New York', 'The Truman Show', game theory, paranoia, transactional analysis on Jun 9th, 2009
This post is part of a series. Please start reading at ‘Stage & Screen 1′ below.
In his editorial introduction to the January 1968 special edition of ‘Scalebor’ mental hospital magazine, price sixpence, 24 year old ’schizophrenic’ inmate Patrick Schofield refers to “the hundreds of men and women who find themselves living and working” in the [...]