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Books
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Journey West -
$65 hardback
$45 softback
Message to the Future - $65
Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement - $70
Indian Nations - $70
I Like to Eat Right on the Dirt - $60
American Blood - $45
Destruction of Lower Manhattan - Spanish - $49
The Story of Sam - $25
Burn Zone - $30
Like a Thief's Dream - $25
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Google and the Narrowing of Knowledge

Posted by dektol on October 7, 2009 · 1 Comment

I am reading The Wilderness Warrior, Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America by Douglas Brinkley, a real page turner if you like to spend time in the American wilderness. You almost wish Teddy was president today. He’d take care of Global Warming. Probably shoot a couple people driving Hummers, and demolish a coal burning … Continue reading →

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Google vs The Bikeriders

Posted by dektol on September 16, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Bikeriders 1968, The Destruction of Lower Manhattan 1969, and Conversations with the Dead 1971, were all out of print within two years of their publications. They had all been remaindered by their publishers and would remain out of print for at least twenty years each. “Conversations” is still out of print. Under Google’s new … Continue reading →

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Films
The Films of Danny Lyon - Vimeo, DVD, and 16mm print rental
After his ground breaking work as a photojournalist in the 1960’s, Danny Lyon turned to films, making a series of non-fiction films in the 1970’s and 1980’s. With the recent recognition of the 2016 de Young/Whitney retrospective, funds were provided to preserve these remarkable 16mm films. High resolution digital scans were made from the original A&B negative rolls under the close supervision of the artist. The DVD covers themselves, first made for VHS tapes, have been recognized for their power and realism, and are on display at the San Francisco Museum of Art show which opened November 3^rd, 2016.
Interested in screening films by Danny Lyon? For booking inquiries please contact: Rebecca Lyon rlyon(a)chicagofilmsociety(dot)org
16mm prints of certain films are available for rental, please contact Anthology Film Archives for more information
The entire body of Danny Lyon 16mm film work can also be streamed on Vimeo. The sixties meets the twenty first century.
View Bleak Beauty Films on Vimeo
SNCC
Willie
Born to Film
Dear Mark
El Otro Lado
Little Boy
Llanito
Los Ninos Abandonados
Media Man
Soc. Sci. 127