TM & LR in William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

Moshe · 08.26.2009, 10:52 AM

Genesis P-Orridge, Sonic Youth, Iggy Pop in New Burroughs Documentary

Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs not only hung out with the cool kids in the 1960s, but he continued to collaborate and conspire with great musicians, artists, and directors up until his death in 1997 at the age of 83. Now an impressive group of said former friends and colleagues will appear in forthcoming documentary William S. Burroughs: A Man Within.

The film, which chronicles Burroughs’ life, including his childhood, death of his wife, the 1966 banning of his novel Naked Lunch by the U.S. government, and more, features exclusive interviews with past collaborators, Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Laurie Anderson, Throbbing Gristle’s Genesis P-Orridge, directors John Waters, Gus Van Sant, and David Cronenberg, Jello Biafra, and Stooge Iggy Pop. You seriously should check out the clip of Iggy’s insane commentary in the trailer below.
If that’s not enough to make you want to see this movie, what if I told you that Sonic Youth provide the soundtrack and it’s narrated by actor Peter Weller? That’s right, RoboCop himself.
Check out the trailer below or go here for the official site.

nicfit · 08.26.2009, 11:04 AM

Besides Weller suspicios resemblance with Judge Doom, seems a reeeeeeally nice "thing"!
Thanks for the infos, and yayyy!

andrei · 08.26.2009, 01:00 PM

SYR5 running in the background at the end of the trailer... nice. can't wait to see it.
thanks moshe.

TheMadcapLaughs · 08.26.2009, 02:28 PM

the name of this doc. reminds me of tobias funke's book, the man inside me, which is sort of appropriate for w.s.b., coincidence?

edit: on a side note, this actually looks pretty kool

Zombie Robot · 08.26.2009, 03:03 PM

oh man, this is f-ing awesome. thx moshe!

greenlight · 08.26.2009, 05:00 PM

wow! thanks!!!

08.26.2009, 05:10 PM

ooooh freakin great news. DOUBLEYAY!!!!

jetengine · 08.26.2009, 11:02 PM

Didn't Burroughs publish a book called The Cat Inside?

o'connor · 08.27.2009, 09:52 AM

didn't weller play burroughs in the naked lunch movie?

Andrés · 08.28.2009, 08:34 PM

double yes!

Seandi · 08.29.2009, 01:24 PM

neat. hope it's better than the '86 doc.

stu666 · 02.28.2011, 09:42 AM

there's some nice Super 8 footage with SY and Burroughs in the extra features on the dvd.

tesla69 · 02.28.2011, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by o'connor

didn't weller play burroughs in the naked lunch movie?

He played William Lee

Andrés · 03.01.2011, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by stu666

there's some nice Super 8 footage with SY and Burroughs in the extra features on the dvd.

any appearance of the almighty Grant Hart?

stu666 · 03.01.2011, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrés

any appearance of the almighty Grant Hart?

i haven't watched all the extra features but he is in the main film, briefly.

atsonicpark · 03.01.2011, 02:56 PM

I've been trying to acquire this for soime time now. Of anyone deserving a great documentary (or, rather, another one; I thought the rare documentary simply entitled BURROUGHS was excellent, if a bit sloppy and... NON-COMPREHENSIVE, for lack of a better word), Burroughs is in my the top 5 imo (which reminds me, there aren't any good Ballard docs, are there?).

Anyway, did this leak/

Adolfo · 03.01.2011, 03:02 PM

i watch this today. pretty good.

stu666 · 03.01.2011, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Anyway, did this leak/

yes.

atsonicpark · 03.01.2011, 03:09 PM

thanks stu just found it on kg

RanaldoNecro · 03.01.2011, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

I've been trying to acquire this for soime time now. Of anyone deserving a great documentary (or, rather, another one; I thought the rare documentary simply entitled BURROUGHS was excellent, if a bit sloppy and... NON-COMPREHENSIVE, for lack of a better word), Burroughs is in my the top 5 imo (which reminds me, there aren't any good Ballard docs, are there?).

Anyway, did this leak/

I've seen copies on ebay and I am in line at my local library so its out.

08.26.2009, 10:52 AM	#1
Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,889	Genesis P-Orridge, Sonic Youth, Iggy Pop in New Burroughs Documentary Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs not only hung out with the cool kids in the 1960s, but he continued to collaborate and conspire with great musicians, artists, and directors up until his death in 1997 at the age of 83. Now an impressive group of said former friends and colleagues will appear in forthcoming documentary William S. Burroughs: A Man Within. The film, which chronicles Burroughs’ life, including his childhood, death of his wife, the 1966 banning of his novel Naked Lunch by the U.S. government, and more, features exclusive interviews with past collaborators, Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Laurie Anderson, Throbbing Gristle’s Genesis P-Orridge, directors John Waters, Gus Van Sant, and David Cronenberg, Jello Biafra, and Stooge Iggy Pop. You seriously should check out the clip of Iggy’s insane commentary in the trailer below. If that’s not enough to make you want to see this movie, what if I told you that Sonic Youth provide the soundtrack and it’s narrated by actor Peter Weller? That’s right, RoboCop himself. Check out the trailer below or go here for the official site.
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nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	Besides Weller suspicios resemblance with Judge Doom, seems a reeeeeeally nice "thing"! Thanks for the infos, and yayyy! __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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andrei expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,686	SYR5 running in the background at the end of the trailer... nice. can't wait to see it. thanks moshe.
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TheMadcapLaughs 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SF, CA Posts: 819	the name of this doc. reminds me of tobias funke's book, the man inside me, which is sort of appropriate for w.s.b., coincidence? edit: on a side note, this actually looks pretty kool
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stu666 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stowmarket Posts: 13,504	there's some nice Super 8 footage with SY and Burroughs in the extra features on the dvd. __________________ http://tapewormstu.blogspot.co.uk/
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I've been trying to acquire this for soime time now. Of anyone deserving a great documentary (or, rather, another one; I thought the rare documentary simply entitled BURROUGHS was excellent, if a bit sloppy and... NON-COMPREHENSIVE, for lack of a better word), Burroughs is in my the top 5 imo (which reminds me, there aren't any good Ballard docs, are there?). Anyway, did this leak/ __________________
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