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Spheeris spends a lot of the time in each film talking to some of the diehard fans of these genres, all of them. Decline of western civilization secret agent records. Jul 15, 2015 her second film was 1981s the decline of western civilization part i, which showcased the likes of the germs, black flag, and circle jerks with technically brilliant footage of shows and mosh. The decline of western civilization is a punk masterpiece. Penelope spheeris decline of western civilization rises again. Decline of western civilization captured an important moment in music history. Penelope spheeris the decline of western civilization was perceived as shocking and outrageous at the time of its original release in 1981 and its two followup films were no less extraordinary and revealing. Spheeris, besides gifting us with the waynes world movies cherished by many, though a mixed bag, in my opinion revisited the milieu with the decline of. Special events scattered throughout the festival include a retrospective of indie filmmaker penelope spheeris that will feature her rock n rollbased work, including the original the decline of western civilization, plus the decline of western civilization part iii, her influential punk film suburbia screening twice and a collection of. Decline of western civilization, the bluray 1981 dvd empire. Please view a 2016 film collection in the following categories or. While the title was a snarky jab at punk rock the first time around, this time the decline of western civilization feels like a very dramatically appropriate name for a story of lost, struggling teenagers living in pain, addiction and poverty, who genuinely do feel like society is. Today, museums and educational institutions around the world present them as a historically significant works of art.
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Though punkers felt a little betrayed when spheeris made her second decline about the sunset strips much. Including performances by x, circle jerks, black flag, catholic discipline, germs and alice bag band. The decline of western civilization iii is a 1998 documentary film, directed by penelope spheeris, that chronicles the gutter punk lifestyle of homeless teenagers. The decline of western civilization iii movie facebook. Revelation film festival is designed to showcase ideas at point. Let start off by first saying that i have been a punk fan most of my life. I recently watched the film charlie wilsons war, which relates how the united states came to. All three of penelope spheeris entertaining, heartbreaking and iconic. National film registry honors breakfast club, rushmore. There is a totally rad bonus disc with cutting room footage and performances as well as two. Let me start off by saying that if this documentary were a person, it would fall over itself every time it stood up and tried to move to a destination. The film will be released in june 2015 in the decline of western civilization collection deluxe box set, featuring all three decline films, each.
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