Monthly Archives: April 2021

The Hustler – Robert Rossen (1961)

Posted on April 30, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Hustler is a 1961 American CinemaScope drama film directed by Robert Rossen from Walter Tevis‘s 1959 novel of the same name, adapted for the screen by Rossen and Sidney Carroll. It tells the story of small-time pool hustler ‘Fast’ … Continue reading →

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John Coltrane – Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album (2018)

Posted on April 29, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Expectations ran high when it was announced last month that a lost (!) John Coltrane album, Both Directions at Once, had been discovered by the family of his ex-wife Naima, and would finally be released for fans to hear. Would … Continue reading →

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“The Death of the Author” – Roland Barthes (1967)

Posted on April 28, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Ecclesiastes famously warns us that ‘Of making many books there is no end’ – the same, of course, applies to book commentaries. George Steiner has long denounced the ‘mandarin madness of secondary discourse’ which increasingly interposes itself between readers and … Continue reading →

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Towards a Poor Theatre – Jerzy Grotowski (1968)

Posted on April 28, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“As theatre directors go, Jerzy Grotowski is up there alongside such greats as Stanislavski, Artaud and Appia. A key figure in avant-garde theatre, during the 1960s and 70s he became known for his intense investigations into the nature of the … Continue reading →

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Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement

Posted on April 26, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Produced by Blackside, Eyes on the Prize tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, … Continue reading →

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Critics Celebrate Two-Lane Blacktop, the 1971 Existential Road-Movie Masterpiece by Monte Hellman (RIP), Starring James Taylor & Dennis Wilson

Posted on April 25, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The road movie has long since proven itself as one of the great American cultural forms, not least by capturing the imagination of other societies, no matter how distant or different. As New York Times critic A.O. Scott declares in … Continue reading →

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Vietnam: The Logic of Withdrawal – Howard Zinn (1967)

Posted on April 25, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Howard Zinn (January 1, 2004) – “[A note of explanation: In the spring of 1967, my book Vietnam: The Logic of Withdrawal was published by Beacon Press. It was the first book on the war to call for immediate withdrawal, … Continue reading →

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Crises of the Republic – Hannah Arendt (1972)

Posted on April 23, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“‘The possibilities that exist between two people, or among a group of people,’ Adrienne Rich wrote in her beautiful 1975 speech on lying and what truth really means, ‘are a kind of alchemy. They are the most interesting thing in … Continue reading →

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Where Fans of Rare Retro Soul Get Their Groove on

Posted on April 22, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Every Wednesday at Botanica, Matt Weingarden, center, the host of “Downtown Soulville,” a radio show on WFMU, plays music from his personal collection of 45s. “Matt Weingarden was running late. Clutching a box of records, he asked the couple in … Continue reading →

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Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American – L. A. Kauffman

Posted on April 21, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“In 1971, the People Didn’t Just March on Washington — They Shut It Down. The largest and most audacious direct action in US history is also among the least remembered, a protest that has slipped into deep historical obscurity. It was … Continue reading →

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