Captured

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Pub. Date: 2005-09-15
Publisher(s): Seven Stories Pr
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Summary

Captured tells the story of film and video in new York's Lower East Side and the East Village in the artists' own words. Over one hundred contributors discuss the early years with Allen Ginsberg, Andy Warhol, Jack Smith, Taylor Mead, and Jonas Mekas, as well as the wild '70s and '80s with Jim Jarmusch, Steve Buscemi, Louis Guzman, Nick Zedd, and many others.

Author Biography

Canadian-born CLAYTON PATTERSON is a photographer, artist, community activist, and outlaw historian. He lives and works on the Lower East Side of New York City.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. xiii
Introductionp. xv
Editors' Notep. xv
Making Movies With Kids On The Lower East Sidep. 1
Young Filmmakersp. 5
Yankin' On Pull My Daisyp. 7
Harry Smith: A Lower East Side Legendp. 11
Tell all the Scum Of Baghdad the Legacy of Jack Smithp. 15
Baroque on the Lower East Side: Jack Smith's Flaming Creatures and Telephone Messages from Ed Marshallp. 25
Wait For Me at the Bottom of the Pool: The Writings Of Jack Smithp. 29
Media Mecca and Mayhem: Ferment on the Lower East Sidep. 31
Paul Morrissey on the Lower East Sidep. 35
A Syracuse Rebel in New Yorkp. 41
A Bowl of Cherriesp. 57
Bill Ricep. 59
Emile de Antonio 1989p. 71
Twenty Questions with Taylor Mead in Lovep. 79
On the Importance of Anthology Film Archives: A Historical Overview and Endorsementp. 85
Jonas Mekasp. 89
A Few Notes on My Life on the Lower East Side & Cinemap. 97
The Millennium Film Workshop in Lovep. 101
25 Years, 26 Books: The Millennium Film Journalp. 105
The Lower East Side on Filmp. 107
The 60s; Notes on the Undergroundp. 113
Scotch and Kodak; After Hours: A Look At Raficp. 121
Ginsberg at Homep. 131
Allen Ginsberg to New Realtiesp. 135
Henry Fleshp. 137
Shooting on Seventh Streetp. 139
The Provocative Confessions of a Poet/Video Artistp. 143
Jeffrey Lerer Interviewp. 149
More Than a Few Words: Amos Poe Speaks the Truthp. 169
No New Cinema: Punk and No Wave Underground Film 1976-1984p. 173
No Wave Cinema, 1978-87 - Not a Part of Any Wave: No Wavep. 179
Video Vaporsp. 185
Michael Auderp. 189
Arleen Schloss Interviewp. 193
Lower East Side Video X-Ray Warningp. 207
Radical Player, Radical Mind, Radical Videop. 213
Mon histoire de la Cinema c. 1984p. 219
(Dead)panning Through the Lower East Side with Jim Jarmuschp. 221
Pizza, Beer & Cinemap. 233
Short Film From Matthew Harrisonp. 235
Films Charasp. 237
Sleazoid Express: Clayton Patterson Asks Us What it's Like Being Usp. 241
Live Video as Performance on New York City's Lower East Side in the 1980sp. 249
Rockets Redglarep. 255
"I'd Work in Mexican Car Wash for Her": Rockets Redglare in Lovep. 257
Films & Video at Darinka: A Performance Studio 1984-1987p. 263
The Cinema of Transgression: Where Are They Now? - A Recollectionp. 265
Nick Zeddp. 273
Richard Kernp. 275
Why I Left the "Cinema of Transgression" Behind, or Why It Left Mep. 277
Media Mysticsp. 281
Erotic Psychep. 283
Film/Video in the LES/EVp. 287
An Overview: Film and Video in the LES/E-Villagep. 291
Making A Movie: What About Me?p. 293
Shooting A Movie On The Lower East Side - 1986p. 295
The Ballad of Wideo Wim: Jim C., Nada Gallery and the East Village Scenep. 299
Once in a Lifetimep. 303
Tom Jarmusch Profilep. 309
Naked Eye Cinema at ABC No Riop. 313
Phillyp. 319
M. Henry Jones & Snake Monkey Studiop. 343
Smile for the Camera: East Village Through the Lensp. 349
Baird's Fish Eye View and Reminisces of the L.E.S. Videop. 351
Just A Glimpse: The New York Film Festival Downtownp. 353
Tompkins Square Park: The Prabhupada Sankirtan Societyp. 355
Copy of Original Yes No Scriptp. 357
Gary Goldbergp. 359
Gary Goldbergp. 360
Rik Little and the East Village Camcorderp. 361
Interview with Edward Braddock III, aka Red Ed, aka Carol Anne Braddockp. 367
Filming in the Wild, Wild, East: An Extended Interview of East Village Filmmaker Mary Bellisp. 369
Multiple Ejaculations: M.M. Serra on Sex and Cinemap. 373
Beyond Raw Nerve can Cheap Metaphorsp. 381
Performing the Lower East Side: A Conversation With Steve Buscemip. 387
The Monday-Wednesday-Friday Video Clubp. 397
Holding a Torch to the Gargoyle Mechaniquep. 403
Technoromanticism Grows in the Belly of the Gargoylep. 411
Collective: Unconscious - Interviews with Jamie Mereness and Bryan Frye - Inju Kaboom, Kyle Lapidus, and Joe Purep. 415
Mitch Corber, Documenter of the Unbearablesp. 421
How I Became NY Poetry Video "Kingpin"p. 423
East Village Memories: Club 57p. 429
This Revolution Must Be Televised!p. 431
Tompkins Square Park Police Riot Tape - and the Road to Victoryp. 435
A Peek Inside the Archivesp. 447
Marc Friedlanderp. 461
The Eyes Have Itp. 463
The Non-Narrative Lifep. 467
The Pravda of the Matterp. 471
The Art and Video of Elsa Rensaap. 473
Clayton and Ip. 479
Clayton's Lower East Side Side Showp. 484
Whoremoansp. 485
Jim "Mosaic Man" Power and Video Workp. 487
The Movie of the Month Club 1991-1992p. 491
Bill Morrison Filmmakerp. 495
Notes from an East Village Filmmakerp. 497
Robert Beck Memorial Cinema: Weekly Visit to the Supernal Realmsp. 499
Bradley Eros and Brian Frye Interviewp. 501
Why the Lower East Side?p. 515
Videos of Angel Orensanzp. 517
Angel Orensanz: Times and Spacesp. 521
Cool Actor Luis Guzmanp. 525
NYC Smokep. 527
When I Met Claytonp. 531
Thom Corn as East Village Video/Filmmaker...p. 533
Gentrifuckedp. 535
Amy Greenfieldp. 537
The Film, Video, and Animation History of Todo con Nada 1988-2000p. 539
East Village Memoriesp. 545
10 Questions for Phil Hartmanp. 547
LES in Videop. 549
Third World Newsreelp. 553
The Search for the Invisible Cinemap. 559
Taylor Mead: Underground Legendp. 565
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