Watch Pull My Daisy (1959) on google video…

Robert Frank’s half-hour, black-and-white short film, Pull my daisy can be seen here. Featuring narration written and performed by author Jack Kerouac, the film presents an affectionate portrait of beat culture at its height through the jazzy retelling of a long, rambling evening filled with literary improvisation, philosophical discussions, and playfully foolish behavior. The fun […]

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Bill Moyers profiles The Yes Men…

In this segment from Bill Moyers Journal, he profiles “The Yes Men” two impersonators who use satire to make serious points about media consolidation, journalism, business ethics, and separating fact from fiction in a world of spin. Watch the whole segment here. We also have the feature film available HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 733. But […]

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Selected New Acquisitions This Week

La jetée & Sans soleil – DVD 2949Time bandits – DVD 2948Touching the void – DVD 2947À ma soeur! = Fat girl – DVD 2945A fish called Wanda – DVD 2944In debt we trust – DVD 2943Where the truth lies – DVD 2942Baadasssss! – DVD 2941Dare mo shiranai = Nobody knows – DVD 2939La double […]

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Selected New Acquisitions This Week

Bill Moyers’ journal: buying the war – DVD 2927The panic in Needle Park – DVD 2926Tipping the velvet – DVD 2924They filmed the war in colour: France is free! – DVD 2917Chitty chitty bang bang – DVD 2915Tabu – DVD 2914Laberinto de pasiones = Labyrinth of passion – VHS 7948Atame! = Tie me up, tie […]

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Selected New Acquisitions This Week

The student of Prague (1926) – DVD 2912The student of Prague (1913) – DVD 2911Persuasion – DVD 2908Matthew Barney: no restraint – DVD 2893Vive le tour/Humain, Trop Humain/Place de la République – DVD 2884Phantom India – DVD 2885Calcutta – DVD 2886God’s Country – DVD 2887…And the Pursuit of Happiness – DVD 2888Dr. Mabuse the gambler […]

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