instruction:
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
question:
Film director Richard Linklater discusses this novel in his film Waking Life, which begins with a scene reminiscent of another Dick novel, Time Out of Joint.
answer:
Waking Life film director Richard Linklater discusses this novel, starting with a scene reminiscent of another Dick novel, Time Out of Joint.

question:
The WIIC calls still reside in Pittsburgh, but on a low-powered independent station airing music videos.
answer:
The WIIC calls still reside in Pittsburgh. It is a low-powered independent station airing music videos.

question:
Helene transitioned into a "hybrid" storm with both tropical and extratropical characteristics that afternoon, with both a deep warm core and an asymmetric, frontal-like appearance.
answer:
Helene had both tropical and extratropical characteristics. The hybrid storm had a warm core and an asymmetric appearance.