Burroughs: The Movie (#789)
Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brooknerâs 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs was for decades mainly the stuff of legend; that changed when Aaron Brookner, the late directorâs nephew, discovered a print of it in 2011 and spearheaded a restoration. Now viewers can enjoy the invigorating candidness of Burroughs: The Movie, a one-of-a-kind nonfiction portrait that was brought to life with the help of a remarkable crew of friends, including Jim Jarmusch and Tom DiCillo, and that features on-screen appearances by fellow artists of Burroughsâs including Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, Patti Smith, and Terry Southern.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- New, high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New audio commentary by filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, who was a sound recordist on the film
- Audio interview with director Howard Brookner from 1985, conducted by William S. Burroughs biographer Ted Morgan
- New interview with Brooknerâs nephew, filmmaker Aaron Brookner, who oversaw the filmâs restoration
- Rare outtakes
- Footage from the 2014 New York Film Festival premiere of the filmâs restoration, featuring a Q&A with Jarmusch, Aaron Brookner, filmmaker Tom DiCillo, and Burroughsâs friend and fellow writer James Grauerholz
- Thirty-minute experimental edit of the film from 1981 by inventor and photographer Robert E. Fulton III
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Lucy Sante and collage artwork by artist Alison Mosshart
Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brooknerâs 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs was for decades mainly the stuff of legend; that changed when Aaron Brookner, the late directorâs nephew, discovered a print of it in 2011 and spearheaded a restoration. Now viewers can enjoy the invigorating candidness of Burroughs: The Movie, a one-of-a-kind nonfiction portrait that was brought to life with the help of a remarkable crew of friends, including Jim Jarmusch and Tom DiCillo, and that features on-screen appearances by fellow artists of Burroughsâs including Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, Patti Smith, and Terry Southern.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- New, high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New audio commentary by filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, who was a sound recordist on the film
- Audio interview with director Howard Brookner from 1985, conducted by William S. Burroughs biographer Ted Morgan
- New interview with Brooknerâs nephew, filmmaker Aaron Brookner, who oversaw the filmâs restoration
- Rare outtakes
- Footage from the 2014 New York Film Festival premiere of the filmâs restoration, featuring a Q&A with Jarmusch, Aaron Brookner, filmmaker Tom DiCillo, and Burroughsâs friend and fellow writer James Grauerholz
- Thirty-minute experimental edit of the film from 1981 by inventor and photographer Robert E. Fulton III
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Lucy Sante and collage artwork by artist Alison Mosshart
Description
Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brooknerâs 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs was for decades mainly the stuff of legend; that changed when Aaron Brookner, the late directorâs nephew, discovered a print of it in 2011 and spearheaded a restoration. Now viewers can enjoy the invigorating candidness of Burroughs: The Movie, a one-of-a-kind nonfiction portrait that was brought to life with the help of a remarkable crew of friends, including Jim Jarmusch and Tom DiCillo, and that features on-screen appearances by fellow artists of Burroughsâs including Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, Patti Smith, and Terry Southern.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- New, high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New audio commentary by filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, who was a sound recordist on the film
- Audio interview with director Howard Brookner from 1985, conducted by William S. Burroughs biographer Ted Morgan
- New interview with Brooknerâs nephew, filmmaker Aaron Brookner, who oversaw the filmâs restoration
- Rare outtakes
- Footage from the 2014 New York Film Festival premiere of the filmâs restoration, featuring a Q&A with Jarmusch, Aaron Brookner, filmmaker Tom DiCillo, and Burroughsâs friend and fellow writer James Grauerholz
- Thirty-minute experimental edit of the film from 1981 by inventor and photographer Robert E. Fulton III
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Lucy Sante and collage artwork by artist Alison Mosshart