Comments on: Conversations with Peter Whitehead http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:00:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Tanner http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-502 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:03:20 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-502 The American Cinematheque did a min-tribute to Whitehead as part of their Mods and Rockers festival last month. I missed the program of his short films, but did manage to catch Tonight Let's All Make Love In London, which I'd been wanting to see for a while. I enjoyed it quite a lot! Wish I could have seen the shorts, which included early promo clips for the Rolling Stones (like one where they recreate their Sixties drug trial, witha cameo by Marianne Faithfull!) and Pink Floyd. Maybe you could contact the Cinematheque for additional info on where to find these rarities? http://www.egyptiantheatre.com The American Cinematheque did a min-tribute to Whitehead as part of their Mods and Rockers festival last month. I missed the program of his short films, but did manage to catch Tonight Let’s All Make Love In London, which I’d been wanting to see for a while. I enjoyed it quite a lot! Wish I could have seen the shorts, which included early promo clips for the Rolling Stones (like one where they recreate their Sixties drug trial, witha cameo by Marianne Faithfull!) and Pink Floyd. Maybe you could contact the Cinematheque for additional info on where to find these rarities? http://www.egyptiantheatre.com

]]> by: peter whitehead http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-496 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:53:18 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-496 great stuff ... I may have DVDs of my films!! Only for research purposes of course. Send me an email I might be able to oblige keep up the good work peter great stuff … I may have DVDs of my films!! Only for research purposes of course.

Send me an email I might be able to oblige

keep up the good work

peter

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-492 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:34:27 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-492 Many thanks for the feedback Zach and Keith! Zach - It seems that a retrospective of Peter Whitehead's films have been touring the US for the past year or two but I missed it when it was in San Francisco. Hopefully his films will be made more easily available soon. It's a shame that his films seem so hard to access at the moment. Thanks for the link! I look forward to reading that piece by Nicole Brenez. Many thanks for the feedback Zach and Keith!

Zach - It seems that a retrospective of Peter Whitehead’s films have been touring the US for the past year or two but I missed it when it was in San Francisco. Hopefully his films will be made more easily available soon. It’s a shame that his films seem so hard to access at the moment. Thanks for the link! I look forward to reading that piece by Nicole Brenez.

]]> by: Keith http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-490 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:28:29 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-490 I know little about Peter Whitehead, so your blog has inspired me to learn more about him. Thanks. I always like that when I discover someone new. Have a great weekend, Kimberly. I know little about Peter Whitehead, so your blog has inspired me to learn more about him. Thanks. I always like that when I discover someone new. Have a great weekend, Kimberly.

]]> by: Zach http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-489 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:13:10 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-489 I'm afraid I can't help out with where to track down more tapes, but I did catch two of his films when the recent retrospective came to NYC--his Led Zep concert documentary (quite good, for what it is: not super ambitious) and <i>Fire in the Water</i>. I heard <i>The Fall</i> is his masterpiece and I'm still kicking myself for missing it. In case you haven't come across it, there's another good piece on Whitehead's films <a href="http://www.rouge.com.au/10/whitehead.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, by Nicole Brenez. I’m afraid I can’t help out with where to track down more tapes, but I did catch two of his films when the recent retrospective came to NYC–his Led Zep concert documentary (quite good, for what it is: not super ambitious) and Fire in the Water. I heard The Fall is his masterpiece and I’m still kicking myself for missing it.

In case you haven’t come across it, there’s another good piece on Whitehead’s films here, by Nicole Brenez.

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-488 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:51:30 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-488 Thanks a lot Mike! I would love that. Feel free to send me an email whenever you can at: cinebeats @ yahoo.com and we can work out the details. Thanks a lot Mike! I would love that. Feel free to send me an email whenever you can at: cinebeats @ yahoo.com and we can work out the details.

]]> by: Mike http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-487 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:42:29 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-487 I have Daddy that I've been meaning to watch and review that I could surely send you a copy of evenetually! I have Daddy that I’ve been meaning to watch and review that I could surely send you a copy of evenetually!

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-486 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:18:21 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-486 That last clip amazing and rather sad, but his comments about note books made me laugh out loud. I'm half way there at age 38. I really hope I can find more of his films somewhere. I'm dying to see his other work. I hate becoming interested in obscure directors when their work is so hard to find, but I'm totally obsessed with him at the moment. That last clip amazing and rather sad, but his comments about note books made me laugh out loud. I’m half way there at age 38.

I really hope I can find more of his films somewhere. I’m dying to see his other work. I hate becoming interested in obscure directors when their work is so hard to find, but I’m totally obsessed with him at the moment.

]]> by: AR http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-485 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:10:25 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/08/02/conversations-with-peter-whitehead/#comment-485 I know nothing about him, but he seems like an interesting man. That room of journals in the 3rd clip...oh dear, that's going to be me at 70! I know nothing about him, but he seems like an interesting man. That room of journals in the 3rd clip…oh dear, that’s going to be me at 70!

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