Here’s part of the script I’ll be riffing from when I introduce the movie “Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place” at Lowell Celebrates Kerouac on Sunday October 13th. Edit Update — Here’s video of the event . . . ============================================ This is the original Merry Prankster Bus Trip footage finally turned into […]
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Magic Trip movie — Introduction and Background
September 29th, 2024 · No Comments · Merry Pranksters, Movies
Tags: Alex Gibney·Alfred & David Maysles·Bob Dylan·Chuck Workman·D.A. Pennebaker·Ethan Hawke·George Walker·Grateful Dead·Jack Kerouac·Ken Kesey·Larry McMurtry·Merry Pranksters·Neal Cassady·Pull My Daisy·Robert Frank·Robert Stone·The Beatles·The Warlocks
The Benefits of Biopics
March 30th, 2024 · 8 Comments · Movies
The Benefits of Biopics . With James Mangold’s Dylan biopic currently shooting in New York with the Bobster’s blessing; and four different Beatle biopics greenlit for Sam Mendes; and Michael Jackson’s cousin Jaafar playing the King of Pop in a coming Lionsgate production; and Coleman Domingo directing, co-writing and starring in a musical based […]
Tags: 'Sully' Sullivan·Austin Butler·Baz Luhrmann·Bob Dylan·Bob Marley·Bonnie & Clyde·Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan·Charlie Chaplin·Clint Eastwood·Daniel Day-Lewis·Danny Boyle·George Clooney·Gus Van Sant·Herb Brooks·Howard Kaylan·I'm Not There·James Mangold·Loving Vincent·Martin Scorsese·Miloš Forman·Morgan Freeman·My Dinner With Jimi·Nelson Mandela·Richard Jewel·Robert Downey Jr·Ron Howard·Sam Mendes·Shakespeare·Steven Spielberg·Ted Demme·Todd Haynes·Vincent Van Gogh·Woodward & Bernstein
The Greatest Night in Pop movie review
February 10th, 2024 · 20 Comments · Movies, Music
“The Greatest Night in Pop” is The Greatest Documentary About Collective Creation . The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix, 2024) directed by Bao Nguyen, is a spectacular riveting colorful fun documentary about the behind-the-scenes making of We Are The World in 1985 with footage of everybody who was involved. This is not only one of […]
Tags: Al Jarreau·Bill Clinton·Billy Joel·Bob Dylan·Darryl Hall·Diana Ross·Harry Belafonte·Huey Lewis·Jane Fonda·Kenny Loggins·Lionel Richie·Michael Jackson·Paul Simon·Quincy Jones·Steve Perry
Jack on Film: Take 2 and Lowell Celebrates Kerouac (LCK) 2023 videos
October 31st, 2023 · 11 Comments · Brian on YouTube etc., Hitchhiker's Guide to Jack Kerouac, Interviews, Kerouac and The Beats, Movies
Jack on Film: Take 2 at Lowell Celebrates Kerouac . Here’s a YouTube playlist with great video of the entire Jack on Film show — . =========================================== Here’s a riffing interview with WCAP in Lowell about all things Kerouac — and the new “Jack on Film: Take 2” show — with nearly a hundred photos […]
Tags: Beat Angel·Big Sur·Billy Zane·Charles Kuralt·Edson Cemetery·Heart Beat·Heart Beat movie·Jack Kerouac·Kill Your Darlings·Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!·Magic Trip·Michael Polish·Naked Lunch·Neal Cassady·On The Road·Pull My Daisy·Quantum Leap·Robert Frank·Route 66·Saturday Night Live·The Last Time I Committed Suicide·The Subterraneans movie·Vincent Balestri
Andrea Riseborough in “To Leslie” — the Oscar Underdog to Root For
March 2nd, 2023 · No Comments · Movies
. The Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is *the* story of the 2023 Oscars. I’ve seen all the nominated performances, and thought un-nominated Margot Robbie sure as hell should have been in the mix for Babylon. Her co-star Eric Roberts, he of the 621 on-screen acting credits, compared her performance to […]
Tags: Alison Janney·Ana de Armas·Andrea Riseborough·Babylon·Cate Blanchett·Elizabeth Taylor·Margot Robbie·Michelle Williams·Michelle Yeoh·Stephen Root
Revival69 — Documentary Review about John Lennon’s Toronto Concert in 1969
December 31st, 2022 · 14 Comments · Movies, Music
Revival Revived Klaus Voormann’s drawing of the 1969 plane trip The most important musical event that ever occurred in Canada — and one of the most important concerts in history — took place at a university football stadium in downtown Toronto in 1969. It’s true! London had The Beatles’ farewell on the rooftop, […]
Tags: Alan White·Alice Cooper·Bo Diddley·Bob Ezrin·Bobby Neuwirth·Chuck Berry·cinéma vérité·Cold Turkey·D.A. Pennebaker·Don't Look Back·Frances Thompson·Geddy Lee·Gene Vincent·Jack Kerouac·Janis Joplin·Jerry Lee Lewis·Jimi Hendrix·John Brower·John Lennon·Ken Walker·Klaus Voormann·Little Richard·Mal Evans·Michael Lang·Monterey Pop·Plastic Ono Band·Revival69·Ron Chapman·Shep Gordon·The Beatles·The Doors·Toronto Pop Festival·Toronto Rock 'n' Roll Revival·Wally Heider·Woodstock·Yoko Ono
“Jack on Film” sample
September 29th, 2022 · 5 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Movies
Here’s a little taste . . . My “script” notes for the first dramatic portrayal of Jack . . . . Pull My Daisy (released Nov. 1959) One of the Big Five to focus on MY THESIS HOW THIS IS THE GREATEST BEAT GEN CREATION. Filmed in their prime . . . . Kerouac’s best […]
Tags: Alfred Leslie·Allen Ginsberg·Barney Rosset·Carolyn Cassady·D.A. Pennebaker·David Amram·Gregory Corso·Jack Kerouac·Jonas Mekas·Larry Rivers·Maysles brothers·Peter Bogdanovich·Pull My Daisy·Robert Frank·The Beat Generation
The Making of “Jack on Film”
August 28th, 2022 · 13 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Movies
The Making of “Jack on Film” . . Believe it or not this whole thing started when I got a call on January 12th, 2021 — six days after the Capitol insurrection (!) and still deep in the pandemic lockdown daze. A musician friend I’ve known since 1976, Will Hodgson, was home with his kids […]
Tags: Big Sur·Frank Tabbita·Jack Kerouac·Jerry Cimino·Kill Your Darlings·Lowell·Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!·On The Road·Pull My Daisy·Route 66·S.A. Griffin·The Beat Museum·The Last Time I Committed Suicide·The Subterraneans·The Worthen in Lowell·Vincent Balestri
Beatles post Get Back Lessons and Reflections
January 30th, 2022 · 3 Comments · Movies, Music
Some reflections on The Beatles post Peter Jackson’s masterpiece, and some fun facts picked up along the way . . . It was so much the blending of the four compatible yet different personalities that was key to their creativity and longevity. And that there were four different individuals for people to identify with and […]
Tags: Albert Maysles·Alice Cooper·Billy Preston·Brian Epstein·Derek Taylor·Elvis Costello·George Harrison·George Martin·Jack Kerouac·Jerry Garcia·John Lennon·Malcolm Gladwell·Maysles brothers·Paul McCartney·Peter Jackson·Ringo Starr·Robert Frank·The Beatles Get Back·The Grateful Dead·Tommy Hilfiger·Will Hodgson
The Beatles: Get Back — Time-Coded and Annotated
December 28th, 2021 · 67 Comments · Movies, Music
The Beatles: Get Back Time-Coded and Annotated . Some of the characters beyond the Fab Five: (And yes, it’s five — because in this doc The Beatles become a quintet. 😉) Peter Jackson — the cinematic master behind this entire production Jabez Olssen — Peter Jackson’s super-skilled right-hand-man editor – never seen on screen, but […]
Tags: Alan Parsons·Apple Studios·Billy Preston·Bob Smeaton·Denis O'Dell·documentary films·Ethan Russell·George Harrison·George Martin·Get Back·Glyn Johns·Jabez Olssen·John Lennon·Let It Be·Mal Evans·Neil Aspinall·Paul McCartney·Peter Jackson·Ringo Starr·The Beatles·Twickenham·Yoko Ono