Jun 14, 2010 however, his friends were left wondering, did william ever find happiness. A man within andris i like burroughs work and he certainly was an interesting character but i thought this documentary was kind of boring especially because most of the interviewees were just bad. Narrated by peter weller and featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage of burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, sonic youth and david cronenberg, yony leyser s william s. A man within is an intimate documentary that breaks the surface of the troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest authors of all time. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. Featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage of burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, genesis breyer.
Burroughs who would have been 100 years old today, february 5, 2014. Burroughs, published by olympia press and later by grove press in 1967. During an shared interview, allen ginsberg asks whether burroughs ever felt attracted to him. Godfather of punk iggy pop on his disapproving dad s final words to him at 72, the punk rocker has stopped stage diving, and is even crooning over a jazzier groove in his latest album, free william s. A man within investigates the life of the legendary beat author and american icon. This extremely personal documentary breaks the surface of the troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest authors of all time. The best parts of a man within reveal the man behind the public persona, one haunted by his wife s deaththe result of drunken, william tellinspired gunplayand resistant to opening himself up to love. A man within and thomas woschitzs universalove open the chicago international movies and music festival on thursday, march 4. Nov 05, 2010 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing william s. Burroughs a man within explores the controversial writer and junkie, who infamously shot and killed his own wife and wrote about his debauched lifestyle as a narcotics fiend, travelling the globe inhabiting and haunting cities like a phantom. The film was named as one of 2010 s top 10 movies by sight and sound magazine. However, his friends were left wondering, did william ever find happiness. The outstanding new documentary william s burroughs. Oct 21, 2010 culture film features william s burroughs.
Watch the clip titled gay rights for the film william s. The film attempts to investigate borroughs using the themes that drove him as a starting point. A man within 2010 m recommended for mature audiences 15 years and over start watching. Good will hunting released in december 1997 was dedicated to burroughs, as well as ginsberg, who died four months earlier. Good will hunting released in december 1997 was dedicated to burroughs, as.
Burroughs reach an audience by supporting it through the 2010 slamdance film festival. Though some of the film s most striking moments come from readings in which burroughs recites his own work in his dry, craggy monotone, leyser has placed his focus on the man behind the work. A man within at the internet movie database william s. On february 20, 2014, waters b rought his one man stage show, this filthy world, to the lawrence arts center lac, part of a series of events related to the exhibition william s. A man within is a 2010 independent american documentary film directed by yony leyser about william s. Ive nothing but my name iggy pop in conversation with thurston moore episode 1 duration. A man within, yony leyser s new documentary, five years in the making, is screening this weekend at the ifc center in new york with special guests, genesis breyer porridge, hal willner, eileen myles and penny arcade appearing, along with the director, himself. Burroughs with the granite hauteur of a smirking grim reaper begins william s. A man within and thomas woschitz s universalove open the chicago international movies and music festival on thursday, march 4. Addressing queer and drug culture in the 1950s, his novel.
Burroughs photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Thurston moore list of movies and tv shows tv guide. A man within is a probing yet loving look at the man whose works savaged conservative ideals, spawned countercultural movements, and reconfigured 20th century culture. Burroughs, featuring previously unreleased footage and interviews with his friends and colleagues the film uses archival footage and interviews with john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, genesis breyer porridge, sonic youth, laurie anderson, amiri baraka. Jan 15, 2011 william burroughs was one of the first to cross the dangerous boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s, and write about his experiences.
With fred aldrich, laurie anderson, amiri baraka, jello biafra. Burroughs was called the godfather of the beat generation. He was forced to deal with the tragedy of killing his wife and the repercussions of neglecting his son. Follow the cast of peter s season of the bachelor on instagram.
A man within site for independent lens on pbs william s. Watch the clip titled the rebel for the film william s. Yony leyser s new documentary seeks to find a man within the controversial writer, wife killer and drug addict. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing william s. Burroughs and his relationship with the queer world. A man within sheds a lot of lightsometimes fractured lighton the life of the influential yet enigmatic beat poet william s. A man withinis the first and only posthumous documentary about this legendary figure. Director yony leyser interviewed on this disc as one of the many extras explains how his fascination with burroughs and his work led to his pursuit of telling the.
A man within won the van gogh award for best biography, amsterdam international film festival, the netherlands, along with the gold kahuna award, honolulu international film festival, hawaii. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s. Director yony leyser interviewed on this disc as one of the many extras explains how his fascination with burroughs and his work. His controversial and daring works in reference to drug use and queer experience were among the first of their kind. A man within touches only briefly on naked lunch and its impact, and most of his 17 other novels arent even mentioned in the film. Exclusive liner notes by richard hell and david byrne. Chilling adventures of sabrina boss says the big finale twist will go catastrophically wrong in season 4. A tender, vibrant portrait of the life and work of a beat generation icon, william s. William burroughs explored the outer boundaries of culture and identity in the 1950s. If you ever thought there was no more mileage to be gained from wsb and expository films about him.
A man within will be screened together with vic chesnutt warm a take. He mentioned burroughs in the article, got in touch with people from the estate, and then met several of burroughs friends. A man within provides a rare and intimate look at one of the most influential artists of our time. A man within, was made for independent lens on pbs. Waters is featured in the 2010 documentary, william s. Featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage of burroughs, as well as exclusive. A new feature length independent documentary by director yony leyser.
A man within docu does real justice to the beat writer, gun nut and literary icon. William burroughs was one of the first to cross the dangerous boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s, and write about his experiences. Photograph of patti smith and burroughs by allen ginsberg. A man within is an intimate documentary that breaks. Now folks, if youll just step this way, youre about to witness the complete all american deanxietized man. Well, cats do fill the time if you have six or eight there never were dozens of wild cats running in and out of house as i read somewhere on line. A man within proves that peter weller has starred in other movies except for robocop, namely naked lunch which is based on the works and life of william. The film is a quirky series of pictures of an evidently charming burroughs who injects heroin with the locals in manhattan, befriends rock stars. His thoughts were clouded yet always concise and his work as a writer, traveler and consumer of controlled substances revealed profound ideas on human sexuality, humanity, u. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life with addiction, control systems, and self. A prominent member of the beat generation, william s. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of 20th century literature. A man within is a probing look at the man whose works at once.
Together with the soft machine and nova express it is part of a trilogy, referred to as the nova trilogy, created using the cutup technique, although for this book burroughs used a variant called the foldin method. Written by graham rae and published by realitystudio on 23 april 2010. A man within 2010 jack smith and the destruction of atlantis. Season 12 2m 3s an iconoclast who himself became an icon, william burroughs explored the outer boundaries of culture and. A man within expressed some powerful ideas about his life and work. A man within by 25yearold director yony leyser continues this excavation and examination of william s burroughs behindthemask humanity in spectacular educational and inspirational form. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life. Mar 12, 2011 yony leyser is raising funds for william s. Amazon drops trailer and premiere date for al pacino nazikiller show hunters. Peter weller full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Burroughs celebrity profile check out the latest william s.
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