When Gary Duncan was arrested on trumped-up charges, essentially for being Black, his situation was hardly unique. But his readiness to fight the bogus case was nothing short of heroic, especially in 1966 Plaquemines Parish, near New Orleans, part of a region that one of the interviewees in Nancy Buirski’s film calls a “totalitarian nation.”
The word “totalitarian” is uttered several times in A Crime on the Bayou, and on the evidence of this real-life drama, it isn’t hyperbole. The Deep South’s Jim Crow legal system was openly racist and tyrannical, and anyone who dared ...
The word “totalitarian” is uttered several times in A Crime on the Bayou, and on the evidence of this real-life drama, it isn’t hyperbole. The Deep South’s Jim Crow legal system was openly racist and tyrannical, and anyone who dared ...
- 11/18/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
When Gary Duncan was arrested on trumped-up charges, essentially for being Black, his situation was hardly unique. But his readiness to fight the bogus case was nothing short of heroic, especially in 1966 Plaquemines Parish, near New Orleans, part of a region that one of the interviewees in Nancy Buirski’s film calls a “totalitarian nation.”
The word “totalitarian” is uttered several times in A Crime on the Bayou, and on the evidence of this real-life drama, it isn’t hyperbole. The Deep South’s Jim Crow legal system was openly racist and tyrannical, and anyone who dared ...
The word “totalitarian” is uttered several times in A Crime on the Bayou, and on the evidence of this real-life drama, it isn’t hyperbole. The Deep South’s Jim Crow legal system was openly racist and tyrannical, and anyone who dared ...
- 11/18/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Jewish Film Institute has selected six projects for its inaugural Completion Grants Program, including “The Wild One,” a documentary by French filmmaker Tessa Louise-Salomé about Holocaust survivor, Hollywood filmmaker and Method Acting pioneer Jack Garfein, who worked with George Peppard, Steve McQueen and James Dean.
The funding program supports both emerging and established filmmakers developing “original, contemporary stories that promote thoughtful consideration of Jewish history, life, culture, and identity,” according to a statement.
The programs seeks to fill the gap left when the National Foundation for Jewish Culture closed in 2015. This gap, along with “a growing need for work that builds empathy and understanding within and beyond Jewish culture,” has helped shape the fund and how it is administered. The program, which was formally announced at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in January, aims to “expand opportunities for filmmakers making Jewish content and help inspire and secure the future of Jewish storytelling.
The funding program supports both emerging and established filmmakers developing “original, contemporary stories that promote thoughtful consideration of Jewish history, life, culture, and identity,” according to a statement.
The programs seeks to fill the gap left when the National Foundation for Jewish Culture closed in 2015. This gap, along with “a growing need for work that builds empathy and understanding within and beyond Jewish culture,” has helped shape the fund and how it is administered. The program, which was formally announced at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in January, aims to “expand opportunities for filmmakers making Jewish content and help inspire and secure the future of Jewish storytelling.
- 7/13/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Gary Duncan, guitarist and vocalist of the influential San Francisco psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service, has died at the age of 72.
Quicksilver Messenger Service bassist David Freiberg confirmed Duncan’s death to Rolling Stone. According to Best Classic Bands, Duncan died Saturday in Woodland, California after suffering a seizure and falling into a coma.
“I’ve always thought of Gary as the engine of the original four-piece group,” Freiberg told Rolling Stone. “He kind of taught me by osmosis, as I was a folkie 12-string guitar finger-picker, how to...
Quicksilver Messenger Service bassist David Freiberg confirmed Duncan’s death to Rolling Stone. According to Best Classic Bands, Duncan died Saturday in Woodland, California after suffering a seizure and falling into a coma.
“I’ve always thought of Gary as the engine of the original four-piece group,” Freiberg told Rolling Stone. “He kind of taught me by osmosis, as I was a folkie 12-string guitar finger-picker, how to...
- 7/1/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
“I’m not the first rock & roll octogenarian, am I?” jokes David Freiberg, hours before he and Jefferson Starship are set to take the stage in Carson City, Nevada.
Frieberg, who turns 80 today, is right; he’s not the only pop act still performing regularly in his eightieth year. From Frankie Valli and British blues stalwart John Mayall (both 84) to R&B veteran Sam Moore (82) to folkies like Peter Yarrow and Tom Paxton (both 80), Freiberg is joining a small, prestigious club. But he’s unique in other ways. He’s...
Frieberg, who turns 80 today, is right; he’s not the only pop act still performing regularly in his eightieth year. From Frankie Valli and British blues stalwart John Mayall (both 84) to R&B veteran Sam Moore (82) to folkies like Peter Yarrow and Tom Paxton (both 80), Freiberg is joining a small, prestigious club. But he’s unique in other ways. He’s...
- 8/24/2018
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
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