Movie Journal: The Rise of the New American Cinema, 1959-1971

by Jonas Mekas

Book Overview

In his Village Voice "Movie Journal" columns, Jonas Mekas captured the makings of an exciting movement in 1960s American filmmaking. Works by Andy Warhol, Gregory J. Markapoulos, Stan Brakhage, Jack Smith, Robert Breer, and others echoed experiments already underway elsewhere, yet they belonged to a nascent tradition that only a true visionary could identify. Mekas incorporated the most essential characteristics of these films into a unique...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231175574
• ISBN13: 9780231175579
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher