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Inception: A Lucid Dreamer’s Review

Posted by Ryan Hurd on July 19, 2010 | 13 Comments

Inception came out over the weekend and I was not disappointed. The movie felt like a dizzy sci-fi lucid dream and I stumbled out of the theater afterward like I has just crawled out of a hall of mirrors. Don’t worry, there’s no big spoilers in this review.

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Inception and Mutual Lucid Dreaming

Posted by Ryan Hurd on June 10, 2010 | 12 Comments

I’m usually not so wrapped up in the release of summer blockbuster movies, but I have to admit I’m enthused for Inception, Chris Nolan’s latest film starring Leonardo DiCaprio. And I want to share my joy for being interviewed by Empire Magazine on the topic of how endangered we really are by dream-hacking super spies.

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Inception: Dream Researchers Expose Project Somnacin

Posted by Ryan Hurd on May 17, 2010 | 8 Comments

I’ve been following the movie Inception, due out in theaters this summer. The movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, involves a pseudo-government dream research team who can access people’s dreams, and perhaps construct their reality too a la the Matrix. About two weeks ago, a video showed up on youtube, showing a rough 6 minute cut of [...]

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Avatar: A Dreamer’s Review

Posted by Ryan Hurd on February 4, 2010 | 7 Comments

Avatar is the movie James Cameron has been dreaming about for over 20 years. It took that long for the technology to catch up with his vision. Worth it? Yeah, worth it. I usually only see movies in the theater if something is guaranteed to blow up. Avatar met this requirement, and if you wear [...]

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Waking Life: A Lucid Dreamer’s Review

Posted by Ryan Hurd on October 22, 2009 | 10 Comments

Waking Life is an animated feature film released in 2002, directed by Richard Linklater, the guy who brought us Dazed and Confused and Slacker. This movie is a must-see for anyone interested in dreams, consciousness and how our visionary states play out in modern life.

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Dreamscape – A Lucid Dreamer’s Review

Posted by Ryan Hurd on December 4, 2008 | 4 Comments

I finally watched the 1984 classic Dreamscape last night with some friends. (I don’t mean to imply that I usually watch this movie alone… I mean we finally rented it). Directed by Joseph Ruben, and starring a young Dennis Quaid and even-old-back-then Christopher Plummer, this dream studies thriller holds up to the years. [...]