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The Last Movie (1971)
The Last Movie and the Last Picture Show
I loved The Last Movie. I was in film school at NYU when the film came out. It was the first movie to reveal the effect that Hollywood movies could have on individual acts of violence. Yes, Virginia, Movies and Television cause violence. Hopper shows his true genius. The Last Picture Show came out the same month. I always felt that The Last Picture Show was rushed into production to lesson the impact of The Last Movie, confusing the issue so to speak. Hollywood squashed this movie for its own survival. The Last Movie reveals the Ugly American as no other film before or after it. I would like to see it on video, but probably never will.
Privilege (1967)
Best movie of the 60's
In 1967 I was living day to day in the Lower East Side. One afternoon I was bored, downed a gram of hash, and went to see Privilege at the St. Marks Theatre. As I was going in, I was surprised to see Tomothy Leary going in as well. The movie was 1984 and Brave New World rolled into one. Standing up against the corporate powers. This movie said it all. Along with Brother Sun, Sister Moon, and The Last Movie, it was one of the most real movies in the 60's, and my favorite of all time. In recent years, whenever I am in a store with used videos, I look for it. After reading these posts, I realize that it probably hasn't been transferred to video, and I can stop looking.