Welcome To The Concrete Jungle: (NY Cinema 1965-1995)
(Directed by Various Artists, 1965-1995, United States/ Italy / Mexico / France)
Take a ride back to the Rotten Apple & experience the dangerous cinema that came out of Fear City before the corrupt politicians “cleaned it up”! WELCOME TO THE CONCRETE JUNGLE!
Before the crooks off Wall Street, the MTV-era of Time Square, & the fully militarized police known as the NYPD begin terrorizing the citizens of New York City… This beautiful & tragic metropolis once inspired some of the greatest artwork, cinema, & literature America’s ever nown! The City That Never Sleeps, Fear City, Fun City… These are all nicknames that once encapsulated the diverse melting pot of experiences that helped change the face of art forever… & Now we’re offering you a ticket back to the Concrete Jungle… With 40 reels of vintage ads, news casts, short & experimental films, & cinema reminiscent of the type of sleazy, gritty, & grimy journeys you’d take in a smoke-filled theater full of junkies, misfits, burnouts, pushers, & insomniacs on 42nd Ave.
Each block below transports you back in time, as you experience the best of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, & early 90’s before it was hijacked by the darkest forces in the world. Mysteries exist in every reel below & with one click you can experience the June screenings you missed at any time! Avant Garde films by Hollis Frampton, work from Warhol’s Factory, 70’s Blaxploitation, tales of searches for heroin & love in Manhattan, The Beat Poets, & so much more is just a click away!
Poetry In Motion: 60's NY Avant Garde Block
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Triple Threat Feature: 60's NY Deadly Debuts
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(Directed by Brian De Palma)