Oil City Confidential
Sound + Vision 2015
July 29 - August 7, 2015
A lithe and lucid look at Dr. Feelgood, a proto-punk “pub-rock” band that broke up shortly before hitting the big time and paved the way for punk with their prescient sound, sardonic attitude, and outlandish stage shows. Introduction by Julien Temple.
A lithe and lucid look at Dr. Feelgood, a “pub-rock” band that broke up shortly before hitting the big time, which serves as a “prequel” to Temple’s other films about The Clash and the Sex Pistols. Through a series of interviews, it becomes clear how four boys from Canvey Island paved the way for punk with their prescient sound, sardonic attitude, and outlandish stage shows. As much a study of the band as of the place that shaped them, this unforgettable documentary will energize even the most jaded sprog.
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FLC announces James Gray’s Paper Tiger as the Opening Night selection of the 64th New York Film Festival, presented in partnership with Rolex. The film will make its North American premiere in a gala debut at Alice Tully Hall on Friday, September 25, with Gray and members of the cast and crew in attendance.
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Lana Daher on Her Documentary Do You Love Me
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