This is the first 60s movie I see that uses Mothers of Invention's songs as soundtrack.

#865

This got on my nerves after a while.

There's a lot of fascinating facets about this film. Haskell Wexler writing and directing a spookily prescient screenplay, the Godardian flourishes, the blend of fiction and documentary, the Zappa music, the racial observations and commentary on the media. It's got a lot going for it and makes for an interesting portrait of the time. But occasionally Wexler's ambitions run amok, and certain moments are far too clever, too much of a wink at the audience. Nonetheless, a rather good watch.

Great cinematography. Somewhat polemic script. Good acting. Lame ending.

Interesting and innovative first half--managing to tell a story and keep it going without really having any characters in the conventional sense. Second part is less successful, trying to incorporate regular-type story into the mix. Of course the final couple minutes is classic--right down to the iconic last shot.

# 975

A really interesting movie and pseudo documentary about the social situation in the US in 1968. Forester does a good job of carrying the movie through its shifts in tone and the entire thing is full to the brim with commentary on society and journalism. The whole thing never completely comes together though, leaving a very good but not quite great movie.