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22. Mai 2024 · Music, food, and Herzog were the three great loves of his documentary career, with Blank’s esotericism making him both a cult hero and a respected force in equal measure. Robert Ebert called him “a great filmmaker,” Taylor Hackford described him as “a national treasure,” and he became the first documentarian to receive the Edward ...
10. Mai 2024 · In 1967 Les Blank and Skip Gerson were hired to work in Thailand on a documentary about the B-52 bomber and its use in bombing campaigns over Vietnam. Access to the plane was never granted, and the project never materialized. Instead, Blank and Gerson traveled around Thailand filming whatever attracted them.
Vor einem Tag · present. Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show which started in 1979 and is still running today, albeit with some sizeable gaps. The show is based on the American game show Match Game, with contestants trying to match answers given by celebrity panellists to fill-in-the-blank questions. [1]
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22. Mai 2024 · November 23, 2020. The Heart and the Hips of a City: Films consider New Orleans culture through its groove. by Larry Blumenfeld. What gives New Orleans music its singular sound and unmatched allure? Many films have addressed this question. Few answer as compellingly as Always for Pleasure, Les Blank’s 1978 love letter of a documentary.
Vor 5 Tagen · City of a Million Dreams is far from the first film to look at the New Orleans jazz funeral and Mardi Gras Indian traditions. Pioneering director Les Blank tackled some of the same terrain in 1978’s Always for Pleasure, and there’s currently a streaming PBS offering called Big Chief, Black Hawk.
10. Mai 2024 · Les Blank, Chris Strachwitz, Maureen Gosling. United States, 1989. Digital Restoration. In Person. Maureen Gosling. This exuberant film on the history of the foot-stomping, toe-tapping music of southwest Louisiana features many Cajun and zydeco greats: BeauSoleil, Clifton Chenier, Michael Doucet, Canray Fontenot, and Marc and Ann Savoy.
15. Mai 2024 · Les Blank, Maureen Gosling, Chris Simon: Les Blank's captivating film showcases a musical Louisiana couple dedicated to preserving Cajun culture through their toe-tapping melodies. Plena Is Work, Plena Is Song: June 25, 1991: Pedro Rivera, Susan Zeig: Like blues in the U.S., 'Plena' mirrors Puerto Rico's life, love, and news. Its infectious ...
