Stars and Water Carriers by Jørgen Leth.
Arguably the best film about competitive cycle racing ever made, Leth takes an in-depth look at the unique structure, mores, code and conduct of the peloton.
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6th Jan 2012
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Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers, by Les Blank, 1980 (full)
6th Jan 2012
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4th Jan 2012
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Stopforbud, by Jørgen Leth, 1963
Leth’s first film follows jazz pianist Bud Powell as he roams around Copenhagen.
4th Jan 2012
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Cocksucker Blues by Robert Frank
Cocksucker Blues follows the Rolling Stones on their 1972 Exile on Main Street tour. Shelved by execs, on ground of obscenity, it remains unreleased (except, apparently, in Russia where this was found).
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9th Dec 2011
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General Idi Amin Dada: an Auto-Portrait by Barbet Schroeder
A bizzarre and terrifying portrait of the dictator. Schroeder had intimate and unprecedented access to the man who came to be titled ‘His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular’.
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9th Dec 2011
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2nd Dec 2011
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Greece: The Seven Black Years
This Adam Curtis blog-post looks at the Greek propensity for civil disobedience and their recent calls for direct democracy. Curtis finds the nascence of today’s social unrest in the collapse of the Greek Military Junta in 1974. He posts a BBC documentary called Greece: The Seven Black Years in its entirety. The film looks at the last days of the regime, the terrible consequences of military rule, and the direct-action implemented by the students of Athens Technical University.
Though direct-democracy is lethal when it comes to solving complex, aggressive, and circular economic problems, understanding the junta is crucial to understanding why Greece and the Greeks are so protective of their right to vote.
