Wednesday, May 4 2011
Allen Ginsberg Didn’t Say That: A Conversation on the Film ‘Howl’
C.E. McAuley and friends get wordy about Allen Ginsberg, Howl, and the release of the film now on DVD.
Thursday, October 14 2010
‘Howl: A Graphic Novel’ Wails Brilliantly Into the 21st Century
Eric Drooker expands his artistic interpretation of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl", as featured in Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's feature film of the same name, resulting in an inspired graphic interpretation of the influential poem
Friday, July 17 2009
An Unlikely Candidate for Influence: ‘Naked Lunch’ at 50 Years Young
William S. Burroughs changed the way writers would think of honesty in literature, achieving the mark of true greatness in 20th century literature by releasing the last banned book in the United States.
Friday, March 13 2009
Obscene: A Biography of the Life and Career of Renowned Publisher Barney Rosset
A fierce, funny and informative look at the most influential publisher of the 20th century, from Rosset's literary firsts to his crusade against censorship and continuing cultural impact.
Tuesday, December 2 2008
The Letters of Allen Ginsberg
Ginsberg was hyperaware of the frequent charge that Beat poetry was little more than improvised mumbo jumbo baked from jazz records and marijuana smoke.
Friday, August 29 2008
Robert Frank: The Complete Film Works: Volumes 1, 2 & 3
As Frank’s films reveal, a lack of access to avant-garde cinema is a collective denial of a vital part of our selves.
Wednesday, May 28 2008
Gang of Souls
This seems as if a “Kerouac School for Disembodied Poetics” alum gathered old professors in a room and asked them about things they’ve been asked a million times before.
Thursday, November 15 2007
20 to Life: The Life and Times of John Sinclair
There is no lesson here, moral or otherwise, nor is there anything of an examination of the spirit of the man at the center of it all.
Friday, September 28 2007
Allen Ginsberg: The Politics of Ecstasy
Ginsberg had an eye that took in a world full of lovers and low-lifes -- each, for him, was a song waiting to be sung.
