CHRISTOPHER ST

See these scenes play out in film at the Sharon Hayes show at the Whitney. It’s a mesmerizing 33 minutes of footage from the 1971 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade shot by Women’s Liberation Cinema, with Kate Millet and Sharon Hayes voice over commentary. The photographs here are by Diana Davies via NYPL. She must [...]

HAIL MICHAEL

Yesterday at the New Museum I watched and embraced—Hail the New Puritan—directed by Charles Atlas. It’s a fantasy documentary following the day in the life of dancer, Michael Clark. Filmed when Michael was 21, at the cusp of his fame. Above is a clip from HNP—the underwear egg dance. You can see HNP in full [...]

Watch it: Á Nos Amours

Á Nos Amours (1983) directed by Maurice Pialat. A character study of 15 year old Suzanne, her many love affairs and troubled home life. I’m on a movie watching roll when I’m weaving. I now have this little black box (roku) that houses hundreds of Criterion films. Autoplay is on and I let the French [...]

Watch it: Claire’s Knee

Claire’s Knee (1970) directed by Eric Rohmer. Jérôme, a 35-year-old diplomat, is struck by teenage girl Claire and harbours an unquenchable desire to touch her knee … I’d rename this film, Jérôme’s Speedboat. What’s not captured in these stills are the surrounding beauty of the mountains that frame the film. It’s summertime in the French [...]

This is New: TEENAGE

A new web project is live on the net! TEENAGE is a film in development by Director Matt Wolf (Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell), Writer Jon Savage with Executive Producer Jason Schwartzman. It’s based on Jon Savage’s book Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1875-1945. (a must read!) We created TEENAGE film blog to [...]

Watch it Now : Forbidden Love

I stumbled on this 1992 National Film Board of Canada documentary today, Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives. I watched it in 10 minute increments until youTube censored part 10, and beyond. (boo!) Fascinating stories of coming out in 1950s Canada. These ladies know how to stick it to ‘em. Barfights, motorcycles & [...]

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