WOODSTOCK
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Jerry Garcia Week 2010: Day 7 – The Side Projects
In addition to being the lead guitarist/vocalist for the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia fronted and participated in many other projects that allowed him to explore his forever-expanding appreciation of and fascination with all types of music. Here are some of my favorites: Here’s Jerry rehearsing on pedal steel for a gig with the New Riders… Continue reading
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Favorite & Least Favorite Films of 2009
As some of you already know, I usually wait till long after awards season and the general critical hubbub has passed before I post any personal lists on the previous year’s films. And along with that notion, I reserve the right to add to that list as I take in more films from that year.… Continue reading
2009, 2012, A SERIOUS MAN, A SINGLE MAN, AVATAR, BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX, Best, BOY A, DISTRICT 9, Favorite, films, FLAME AND CITRON, HARRY BROWN, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, IT’S COMPLICATED, LE FILS, Least Favorite, MARTYRS, MYSTERIOUS SKIN, PARANOID PARK, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, ROAD, ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED, Tetro, UP IN THE AIR, WHATEVER WORKS, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, WOODSTOCK, Worst -
Seeing WOODSTOCK Before TAKING WOODSTOCK
Ang Lee’s new film TAKING WOODSTOCK is a sweet, fun, recreation of a moment in history as seen through the eyes of someone intimately involved, and yet still outside. Lee and longtime writing/producing partner James Schamus decided that, after BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and LUST, CAUTION, they wanted to step away from heavy subject matter and tell… Continue reading
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Cinematic Masterpieces: WOODSTOCK: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT
It’s funny. I hadn’t seen WOODSTOCK in its entirety in probably over 20 years. I had watched performance clips on Youtube and, of course, remember certain moments and statements and “characters” from the film, but I had completely forgotten what an absolute masterful piece of cinema it was. WOODSTOCK is so much more than a… Continue reading
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August 15th: WOODSTOCK & THE WIZARD OF OZ
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock music and arts festival at Max Yasgur’s Dairy Farm in New York State: Today is also the anniversary of the opening of the film THE WIZARD OF OZ at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood in 1939: Continue reading
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WOODSTOCK On Blu Adds 2 Hours Of Unreleased Footage
On June 9, Warner home video will be releasing a new, extended Director’s Cut of WOODSTOCK containing two hours of never-before-released footage. This new footage includes 18 performances by 13 acts and includes Joan Baez, Country Joe McDonald, Santana, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat, Joe Cocker, among others. But the best news is that the Grateful Dead… Continue reading
About Me
Filmmaker, live music photographer, writer, film/video editor, acting teacher, traveler and political junkie who finally realised that the United States government and its two ruling parties has undergone what Chris Hedges refers to as “a corporate coup d’etat in slow motion.”
This site is dedicated to my thoughts, observations and inspirations regarding politics, film and music.
Recent Posts
- Quote Of The Week: “We Celebrate Our Religion, Our Nation, Our Identity, Our Superiority, By Negating And Erasing Yours.”
- The Staggeringly Dangerous Language Of An Empire In Collapse: How Anti-Genocide Protestors Are Framed As Anti-Semitic Terrorists – And What You Can Do About It
- The Real News Cancels Chris Hedges’ Show Because of his Criticism of the Biden Administration and its Role In Committing Genocide: How the United States Purges Its Most Courageous Voices
- The Biden Administration, Israel, and NATO Race Toward World War While American Citizens Shrug Their Shoulders, Tighten Their Blindfolds, and Repeat “But Trump”
- Appalling Quote of the Day: The Existential and Violent Artifice of Hillary Clinton