USA: Screen Edge, 1991(later DVD edition). First DVD Edition. DVD. Sealed in Shrinkwrap William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers is a film by Klaus Maeck, available here on DVD - the film includes footage from WSB's public readings of The Western Lands & other works, experimental films in which he appears, his paintings, and an extensive interview with German writer Jurgen Ploog. Burroughs talks about Cut-ups, language and other weapons..... More
[Item #1065]
Bulletproof Film, 2011. First Edition. DVD. A tender, vibrant portrait of the life and work of a Beat Generation icon, WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS: A MAN WITHIN is an intimate documentary that breaks the surface of the troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest authors of all time. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s. His novel..... More
[Item #1603]
Wuppertal, Germany: Lichtblick Video, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. ""Back to Wuppertal" is the title of the poem Allen Ginsberg scribbled into the guest book of the Forum for International Poetry one hour after his arrival in Wuppertal on February 16, 1983, where the final performance of a three-month tour through Northern Europe was to take place."(from front flap) This book was originally a companion to a VHS video packaged together..... More
[Item #2274]
San Francisco, CA: Roxie Theater, 1985. First Printing. Single Sheet. A large (18" x 27") vintage poster announcing the "Gala World Theatrical Premiere and Beat Celebration Party" of the film biography of Jack Kerouac produced & directed by John Antonelli, on July 2, 1985. The film features William S. Burroughs, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, Michael McClure & many other original Beat figures. The Premiere Celebration at the Roxie..... More
[Item #1775]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada: National Film Board of Canada, 1987. First Printing. Single Sheet. A large original poster, 20" x 25", announcing the title film, a 1987 French-Canadian documentary of Jack Kerouac directed by Hermenegilde Chiasson. Boldly illustrated with images of Kerouac, a vintage car from the On the Road era, & the title in big, coarse letters. With a colorful decal, apparently as issued, at left-center upper edge. From the..... More
[Item #1780]
New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1995. First Edition. CD-ROM. Sealed in shrink-wrap. The disc's centerpiece is the entire text of Kerouac's novel The Dharma Bums, thoroughly cross-referenced with maps, film footage, aural snippets of Charlie Parker performances, & much more. There's also a gallery of the author's paintings, readings from other novels, a wealth of moody black-and-white photos (taken by the likes of Allen Ginsberg and Carolyn Cassady), and an..... More
[Item #1211]