Ken Jacobs' "Star Spangled to Death"

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Must I see it this holiday weekend -- two 3+ hour stints in one of Anthology Film Archives' punishing seats?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 June 2005 20:21 (twenty years ago)

That's a tough one, Morbius. They say that J4ck 4ngstr3!ch had perfect posture before he started attending screenings at the Anthology.

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 1 July 2005 00:31 (twenty years ago)

Aieee! Don't be invokin' the C!n3maniaX! (even the most normal one)

I did make it through "Paris Commune" there, tho.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 1 July 2005 12:22 (twenty years ago)

Dr, did you go to see it?

― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Thursday, 7 July 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

Nah, I was too busy eating grilled meat and blacking out. The next time it screens in NY I'll bring a seat cushion.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 July 2005 16:17 (twenty years ago)

three years pass...

anyone seen his son's film?

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 19:14 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

'star spangled to death' looks incredible. $80 4 dvd set. who's seen it?

― Milton Parker, Tuesday, 22 December 2009 21:37 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.logosjournal.com/issue_4.3/jacobs.htm

― Milton Parker, Tuesday, 22 December 2009 21:45 (fifteen years ago)

eight years pass...

July 4 screening in NYC w/ free hot dogs and popcorn at each intermission

http://metrograph.com/film/film/1589/star-spangled-to-death

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 1 July 2018 01:20 (seven years ago)

This was pretty good but def has some sequences/inclusions that felt arbitrary (the clip from the Eddie Cantor film), plus some boilerplate Old Lefty ranting. Maybe the best Jack Smith "performance" on film?

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 July 2018 02:58 (seven years ago)

good Rosenbaum assessment of its strengths and flaws

http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.net/2018/02/looking-back-in-anger/

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 July 2018 00:30 (seven years ago)

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