Tag Archives: 60’s
The Trip (1967)
“Just close your eyes, it’s groovy now. Close them, because I’m swimmin’ in beauty. It’s all around. Let’s take a trip.” Kim Fowley, “The Trip” (1965) “We stopped down to reality company to get some instant sleep. And the driver … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 60's, AIP, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper, Drama, Jack Nicholson, LSD, Peter Fonda, Psychedelic, Roger Corman, Surreal, witches
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Monterey Pop (1968)
With Michael Wadleigh’s Woodstock (1970) gradually transforming from an engrossing concert film to a Shoah-long historical document, I find myself increasingly valuing D. A. Pennebaker’s Monterey Pop (1968). At just 79 (count ’em!) minutes, the great documentarian’s compilation of the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 60's, Concert Film, Documentary, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Psychedelic
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Witches’ Hammer (1969)
At one point in Witches’ Hammer (1969), Otakar Vavra’s document of a 17th Century witch hunt in the Czech Republic, an accused witch, tied to a stake, screams through rising smoke, “I was made to acknowledge my guilt! I was … Continue reading
