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Category Archives: Movies
Freak Out In Cucamonga: An Update, Long Overdue
Those of you who’ve been reading this weblog for more than just a couple of years may remember our coverage of Adam Fiorenza’s documentary on FZ’s Cucamonga days, aptly titled “Freak Out In Cucamonga”, featuring interviews with the likes of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Movies, Pop Cult
Tagged adam fiorenza, cucamonga, documentary, freak out in cucamonga
7 Comments
Happy Thanksgiving!
From one of my all time favorite movies
And Now For A Bit Of Perspective
The Powers Of Ten.
Posted in Miscellany, Movies, Personal
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Le Noise
Nobody plays distorted guitar in the absence of Crazy Horse the way Neil Young does it – Long May He Run.
200 Motels DVD – Review by SOTCAA
Frank Zappa’s 1971 big-screen venture 200 Motels has not been particularly well-preserved on VHS over the years. Although there have been several releases and re-releases, these have tended to be sourced from the same slightly iffy video masters with no … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Movies, Official Releases
Tagged 200 motels, dvd, new dvd release, tony palmer
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RIP Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74 following a long battle with prostate cancer. Enter Frank Booth, stage left:
Zappa, Frank – 200 Motels DVD
As mentioned in the comments by LA Guru, heeeere’s Zappa’s 200 Motels: Released on DVD for the first time, by original director Tony Palmer, is this flawed masterpiece of circa 1970 Frank Zappa craziness. Obviously shot in a very short … Continue reading
The Freak-Out List
Coming soon from Prism Films: Frank Zappa – The Freak-Out List, a documentary that explores FZ’s favorite musicians and performers as they appeared on the liner notes of Freak Out!.
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Movies, Music
Tagged Alumni, freak out, influences, zappa documentary
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Dweezil Zappa: A Son of (a Mother of) Invention
Another big thing for next year is another DVD, our Roxy concert that we did 35 years to the date that Frank last played at the Roxy. We’re also working hard to complete Frank’s Roxy film, so hopefully both of … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Movies, Music, Official Releases, Zappa Family Trust, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged 2010, dweezil, roxy dvd, Zappa Plays Zappa
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Valencia Zappa Film Festival
Manuel de la Fuente Soler is a Media Studies lecturer at the University of Valencia and writer of “Frank Zappa En El Infierno” (Frank Zappa in Hell), an analysis of political discourse in Zappa’s oeuvre. He’s the thriving force behind … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Movies, Music
Tagged bruce bickford, spain, zappa film festival
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