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Originally Posted by tesla69
Looks like a celebrity romp without much weight, other than "the great Genesis P-Orridge" who was friends with Brion Gysin. And really, to appreciate Burroughs, you need to understand Gysin. But more than watching videos of celebrities talking telling their Lawrence stories, one needs to read and practice extensively the cutups. And smoke lots of kif. It would be much more useful to just see straight, unedited interviews with WSB instead of the mass culture celebrity's stories of how they met WSB.
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I think you are right. but at least it would be an enjyoable watch.
if you are wrong: that would be big news
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Originally Posted by stophereyes
Way to weigh in on a film you haven't seen. I did see it and I thought it was a well-rounded portrait of Burroughs including a lot of rare footage and, yes, interviews with artists who worked with him and were influenced by him, alongside unknowns like a young hustler who knew him intimately. The soundtrack is very good, but there is no new music on it.
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sounds better, indeed