favourite first watches of august :)
the last movie (dennis hopper, 1971)
out of the blue (dennis hopper, 1980)
secret ceremony (joseph losey, 1968)
the american friend (wim wenders, 1977)
grey gardens (albert and david maysles, 1975)
lost highway (david lynch, 1997)
two-lane blacktop (monte hellman, 1973)
the blues accordin' to lightnin' hopkins (les blank, 1968)
soleil ô (med hondo, 1970)
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90 Movies in 90 Days: The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins (1968)
Every day until March 31, 2024 I will be watching and reviewing a movie that is 90 minutes or less.
Title: The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins
Release Date: December 10, 1968
Director: Les Blank, Skip Gerson
Production Company: Flower Films
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During the 1960s, many country blues musicians were “discovered” by white musicians in the United States (folk revival) and United…
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Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982)
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Good Times. ・ Clip from The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins. (1968). Directed by Les Blank. ・ ・ #nogritsnoglory #truegrit #lightninhopkins #thebluesaccordintolightninhopkins #blues #texas https://www.instagram.com/p/B-xmVViJ-jn/?igshid=17cwxyct8eslp
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VHS #358
Mary Black, Lightning Hopkins, Johnny Cash, Marvin Gaye, Music of Afghanistan, Blue Man Group
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Mary Black Live at the Olympia, Dublin, 20021 hr w/ pledge break, sslightly sibilant audio
The Circus (https://youtu.be/h4UwbDg5EWw) This clip.The Dimming of the Day (https://youtu.be/P17wWpr2usk) Not this clip.Summer Sent You (https://youtu.be/PkrUXIIoXxs) This clip.Flesh and Blood (https://youtu.be/-sQKmYCOQbE) Not this clip.host talks with Mary and asks for pledgesKatie (https://youtu.be/MRwg16uAiLQ) Not this clip.Song For Ireland (https://youtu.be/psWGR2bV-bg) Not this clip.I Will Be There (https://youtu.be/KOtD3p6xMs8) Not this clip.Turning Away (https://youtu.be/UM_NQ0HGwXY) Not this clip.Bright Blue Rose (https://youtu.be/il6vLcoFTV0) Not this clip.Big Trip to Portland (https://youtu.be/ow6qEvZvZ70) This clip.Moon River (https://youtu.be/LWNAm_aRr4A) This clip.Forever Young (https://youtu.be/WX77-Zj4fZs) Not this clip.
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The Blues According To Lightning Hopkins 1/2 hr, s 1969? 1967?w/ some video noise
See 4 minutes of it here: https://youtu.be/ITCcMWC_RW8Rent/stream it here: http://lesblank.com/films/the-blues-accordin-to-lightnin-hopkins-1968-2/The making of this film: http://lesblank.com/on-the-making-of-the-blues-according-to-lightnin-hopkins/Another segment* here: https://vimeo.com/215456321
(partial list from AllMusic page)instrumental
I'm Walkin'
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Meet Me in the Bottom
the blues is hard to tell you about, like death...Might Have to Tell You in the Morning
How Long Has It Been
instrumental
Bring It Home to You
Woman Named Marythey kill a snake, see fishing when he tells a story about being harassed by the police,
untitled rodeo music (See this video * above)
Cried All Nightsomething about the church being the same as the blueschurch singing - Just Like Youkids dancing, froitoir man dances and tells storyHurt Me So Bad
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Johnny Cash at San Quentin1 hr, s Trio (March) w/ commercialssome video noise(severely edited compared to the album)
British narrator talks about myth of manhood in the US west
I Walk The Line (https://youtu.be/T7zSstHWRAs) This clip.
prisoners talkFolsom Prison Blues (https://youtu.be/wG0fS4DoGUc) This clip.prisoners talkOrange Blossom Special (https://youtu.be/Xhs5j7HN8wM) This clip.Jackson (https://youtu.be/M51MPPaDc2M) This clip.Darling Companion (https://youtu.be/Bcw46Wq2CD4) This clip.prisoner talksDaddy Sang Bass (https://youtu.be/Xh0gefgdpRw) This clip., prisoner talk inserted in the middleintro to Starkville City Jail, asks for a glass of water, San Quentin (https://youtu.be/1zgja26eNeY) This clip.guard talksWanted Man (https://youtu.be/5kHiuxn0FhI) This clip.prisoners and guard talkBoy Named Sue (https://youtu.be/WOHPuY88Ry4) This clip. (SOB not bleeped out)guard and prisoners talk, show execution chamberPeace In The Valley (https://youtu.be/NdxC68JLW2Q) This clip, prisoner and guard talk inserted in the middleHe Turned The Water Into Wine (https://youtu.be/fE09xqZYBLI) This clip.guard and prisoner talkSan Quentin reprise
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Marvin Gaye Live in Montreux, 1980~1 hr, s w/o pledge breaks7/17/80some video noise
Time to Get It Together (overture/introduction)
Got to Give It Up (https://youtu.be/hcyw9QJwfY0) This clip.Let's Get It On (https://youtu.be/QweRJmeJd1Y) This clip.Tammi Terrell medley: If This World Were Mine/Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing/Ain't No Mountain High Enough (https://youtu.be/zAk9bVxyV6I) This clip.How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (https://youtu.be/3ASHeBNBfsI) This clip. Nice intro.I Heard It through the Grapevine (https://youtu.be/Y7dGdrP3pms) This clip.After the Dance (https://youtu.be/SdLelAWINsA) This clip. Dances with two women from the audience during this.Distant Lover (https://youtu.be/k_q1EpvksQc) This clip.Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (https://youtu.be/pQu892GGbts) This clip.What's Going On (https://youtu.be/H7rwDVpImH4) This clip for both.
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Breaking The Silence - Music of Afghanistan 1 hr 2004video noise
See the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/f_WU8FV_LEw
The return of music to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban.
Khaled Ahmed in Geneva, April 1992 footage of war,so much destruction, Those Were The Days in Afghan, Ahmad Zahir, 60s - 70s, jazz and pop, killed because he spoke out against the Russians, music used for Communist propaganda, Mujahideen, Naghma - both wanted her on their side, music school plundered, many go to Peshawar, rubab maker, Amir Jan, Khalil House keeps Afghan music alive, Amruddin, dilruba, film singer, film and tv banned, March 2001 Buddhas of Bamiyan destroyed, Afghan history books burned, Shuglha, Radio Afghanistan renamed Radio Sharia, Nairaz, hope tv can be a unifying force, tanbur, Muslim cleric believes all music is immoral, Mawash - singer, female tv producer, Sufi, Afghanistan is a center for Islamic Sufism, a cappella Sufis grunt, sarinda, Ahmed Rashid, cassette seller: “we couldn’t earn a living selling Taliban tapes.”, Naghma hot again
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Blue Man Group - The Complex Rock Tour LiveDirecTV Freeview1&1/2 hrs, svideo noise
See the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/-38EqY7lZNk
Above
Drumbone
Time to StartUp To The RoofPersonaYour Attention
Sing Along
Shadows Part 2
(The Current or The Complex)I Feel Love (cover of Donna Summer)!
Exhibit 13
Baba O'Reilly (cover of The Who)
woman from audience intros the band, What Is Rock
Sing Along music video - Dave Matthews (https://youtu.be/eagbog8_MGI) This clip.They talk about what they’re doing alternating with some clips of the show and others talk about it.Sell DVD.
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