Tron's Creator Kvetsches Against The MachineS  Downloading your
brain into virtual reality is so 1982. Soul Code, the new movie
from Tron writer/director Steve Lisberger, will be about backing
up your memories instead. And unlike Tron's bouncy cyber-
liberation theme, the collaboration with IGN diva Jessica Chobot
will be a "cautionary tale" about technology, Lisberger says in
a rambling new interview. Why has the creator of Tron gotten so
pessimistic?  In Soul Code, an older woman backs up her
memories. And then she restores the backup into the brain of a
much younger woman. And we discover how that brain-swap affects
both women's relationships. (Not well, judging from the hints
Linsberger drops.) It's sort of Down And Out In The Magic
Kingdom meets The Handmaid's Tale.  Linsberger says the idea
came from an interview with Chobot that turned into a
brainstorming session. The movie's special effects will be less
about creating a startling virtual world, and more about
representing the emotional states of the c