William S. Burroughs

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The Source
7.2

The Source

The Source 1999

The Source

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac’s meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. ...
Twister
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Twister

Twister 1989

Twister

An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. ...
Burroughs: The Movie
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Burroughs: The Movie

Burroughs: The Movie 1984

Burroughs: The Movie

An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemporaries, including Allen Ginsberg, Brion ...
Poetry in Motion
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Poetry in Motion

Poetry in Motion 1982

Poetry in Motion

More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy ...
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within 2010

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

A riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer William S. Burroughs, a man considered as cold as an iceberg on a winter night.
Drugstore Cowboy
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Drugstore Cowboy

Drugstore Cowboy 1989

Drugstore Cowboy

Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and ...
Pirate Tape
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Pirate Tape

Pirate Tape 1983

Pirate Tape

Derek Jarman’s film portrait of American writer William S. Burroughs was shot in September 1982 during his first visit to England to attend ...
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
6.6

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye 2012

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing ...
Chappaqua
6.5

Chappaqua

Chappaqua 1966

Chappaqua

Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia ...
Uncle Howard
6.9

Uncle Howard

Uncle Howard 2017

Uncle Howard

When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two feature documentaries and was in post-production ...
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
6.8

Don’t Blink: Robert Frank

Don't Blink: Robert Frank 2017

Don’t Blink: Robert Frank

The life and work of Robert Frank—as a photographer and a filmmaker—are so intertwined that they’re one in the same, and the vast amount of ...