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America, Allen Ginsberg

By | Published Monday, March 4, 2013


Allen Ginsberg himself reading his own poem America to Tom Waits music. Brilliant!

“Go fuck yourself with your atom bomb”

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Kill Your Darlings, John Krokidas (2013)

By | Published Tuesday, December 18, 2012






Kill Your Darlings is a film about an obscure event that brought together a young Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and Williams at Columbia University in 1944. Lucien Carr who was friend with the aforementioned writers murdered his stalker David Kammerer affecting the lives of the entire circle providing the spark that led to the birth of the Beat generation.
This is a chronicle of this untold story and a detailedlook at how this sensational crime shaped the mystique of these brilliantwriters — as well as one of the most influential literary movements of the 20thcentury.
The cast includes Daniel Radcliffe mostly known for his role as Harry Potter and Michael C. Hall from Dexter and Six Feet Under.
It will be premiered during the Sundance  Film Festival.

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Howl, Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman (2010)

By | Published Sunday, November 18, 2012
















Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl is an icon, a culture’s landmark, full stop.
But what about this film? I think we should start by stating how an interesting cast that one is.  There is Jon Hamm, the Mad Men’s star, who plays the defense lawyer during the obscenity trail and James Franco at his very best, playing Allen Ginsberg.
“HOWL interweaves three stories: the unfolding of the landmark 1957 obscenity trial; an imaginativeanimated ride through the prophetic masterpiece; and a unique portrait of a manwho found new ways to express himself, and in doing so, changed his own life andgalvanized a generation.”
As for the trial and Allen Ginsberg portrait, I surely take my hat off to them. James Franco beautifully captures Allen Ginsberg’s humanity. But honestly I don’t get the modernist feel of the referred animation which seems to be out of context but who am I?
So, to conclude, in my humble opinion it is far from perfect but still I find it worth a watch. Give it a try.


  



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