"Stirring, kaleidoscopic. Moving. Dazzling. Captures the spirit of Beat poetry." -Janet Maslin, New York Times. Jack Kerouac is played by Johnny Depp, Allen Ginsberg is played by Dennis Hopper, and William S. Burroughs is played by John Turturro.
$ 29.95
A documentary film of Jack Kerouac's life, including television appearances with Steve Allen and William F. Buckley and interviews and dramatized scenes from Jack's life and works. This is well worth the price just to see Jack Kerouac reading parts of On the Road on the Steve Allen Show. A poster of this video cover is also available.
$ 19.95
Vincent Balestri in Beat Angel, a film about the spirit of Jack Kerouac with Frank Tabbita, Lisa Niemi and Amy Humphrey. Special Prize of the Fest at The Wine Country Film Festival. Jerry Cimino, curator of the Beat Museum, is so convinced you will love this film that we offer a money-back guarantee. If for any reason you don't like the film, you can return it for a full refund.
$ 19.95
Bukowski: Born Into This is the first comprehensive documentary of Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) – international celebrity, poet, novelist and underground cult icon. Bukowski became most widely known as the screenwriter and real-life model for Barfly, the feature film based on his early life. Director John Dullaghan spent seven years researching, shooting and conducting over a hundred interviews with relatives, girlfriends and other poets, as well as friends and admirers including Bono, Harry Dean Stanton, Taylor Hackford and Tom Waits.
$ 34.95
Arlo Guthrie's song is converted into a motion picture. Arlo goes to see Alice for Thanksgiving and as a favor takes her trash to the dump. When the dump is closed, he drops it on top of another pile of garbage at the bottom of a ravine. When the local sheriff finds out a major manhunt begins. Arlo manages to survive the courtroom experience but it haunts him when he is to be inducted into the army via the draft. The movie follows the song with Arlo's voice over as both music and narration.
$ 24.95
In the "Summer of Love," when Haight-Ashbury was the center of the hippie universe, musicians began exploring the boundaries of rock and roll with free-form, blues-inspired song structures that reflected the social and political upheaval of the times. This psychedelic sound became the soundtrack for an unforgettable era. Features full song performances of Domino/ Van Morrison, Ball & Chain/ Janis Joplin w' Big Brother, Truckin'/ Grateful Dead, Jingo/Santana, Living in the USA/Steve Miller, Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die/Country Joe and the Fish.
$ 19.95
He is one of the most influential, inspirational, and ground-breaking musicians of our time. Now, Academy Award®-nominated directory Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, 1990) brings us the extraordinary story of Bob Dylan’s journey from his roots in Minnesota, to his early days in the coffee houses of Greenwich Village, to his tumultuous ascent to pop stardom in 1966. Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg and others share their thoughts and feelings about the young singer who would change popular music forever. With never-before-seen footage, exclusive interviews, and rare concert performances, it’s the definitive portrait fans the world over have been anticipating for decades: the untold story of a living American legend.
$ 39.95
Since he first appeared on the world’s radar, Bob Dylan has been called many things—poet, prophet, sell-out, activist—however, he is perhaps best known for his unique ability to continually and unapologetically reinvent himself.
In a career that began in the politically-charged climate of the 1960’s America, Dylan’s music has over the years successfully passed through the portals of folk, rock, and country. His extraordinary journey—from a small Minnesota mining town to the gritty streets of New York and beyond—is told here with the help of footage from some of his most famous performances, as well as rarely seen photographs and compelling interviews with friends and fellow musicians, including former members of The Band.
Join Biography® for this intimate look at the life of one of the most complex and original artists the world has ever known.
$ 24.95
The only Grateful Dead video to have received a theatrical release (in the mid-'70s), this film is a real time capsule. See Keith and Donna Godcheaux as integral parts of the band! See the Wall of Sound! See the trippy animation! See Jerry with all-black hair! The photography and sound are crude and not on par with those in some of the more recent Dead videos, notably Ticket to New Year's or Downhill from Here, but its earnestness, and its focus on an era in the Band's history with little other video documentation, more than make up for the lack of polish. There's some above-average music, too, especially "Eyes of the World" and the ever-irresistible "U.S. Blues." --Anne Hurley
$ 44.95
Set in 1970, Festival Express was a multi-band, multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. What made it unique was that it was portable; for five days, the bands and performers lived, slept, rehearsed and did countless unmentionable things aboard a customized train that traveled from Toronto, to Winnipeg, to Calgary, with each stop culminating in a mega-concert. The entire experience was filmed both off-stage and on, but the extensive footage remained locked away – until now. A momentous achievement in rock film archeology which combines the long-lost material with contemporary interviews nearly 35 years after it was first filmed.
