David Holzman's Diary
Part mockumentary (before the term was invented) part pseudo existentialist tale of the mental breakdown of an egotistical loser and voyeur. Too well-mannered for its own good, yet, fascinating examination...
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Jim McBride
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David Holzman's Diary
Jim McBride's brilliant cinéma vérité-esque independent film follows the titular character (charmingly portrayed by L.M. Kit Carson) as he documents his life. As news from the Vietnam War and social unrest blares over the radio, Holzman unloads comic-neurotic monologues to his 16mm camera. When his...Start your free trial to watch
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My Girlfriend's Wedding
Jim McBride followed his wildly inventive debut, DAVID HOLZMAN'S DIARY, with this thought-provoking documentary about his then-girlfriend, Clarissa Ainley, and her 'marriage of convenience' to another man. "In many respects," states critic Jonathan Rosenbaum, MY GIRLFRIEND'S WEDDING is "the best 'critique'...Start your free trial to watch
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Glen and Randa
Independent filmmaker Jim McBride (DAVID HOLZMAN'S DIARY) follows a hedonistic, innocent young couple as they roam the post-apocalyptic world in search of a fabled, unspoiled city of dreams. The record of the journey is GLEN AND RANDA, a primitive, desperate odyssey by the last bewildered survivors of an atomic holocaust,...Start your free trial to watch
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Pictures from Life's Other Side
Loosely taking its name from a song by Hank Williams, PICTURES FROM LIFE'S OTHER SIDE extends the tale that was shrewdly introduced in MY GIRLFRIEND'S WEDDING. In this sequel-of-a-sort, director Jim McBride and his then-girlfriend Clarissa venture across the United States by automobile, documenting their...Start your free trial to watch
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My Son's Wedding to My Sister-in-Law
In essence an extension of MY GIRLFRIEND'S WEDDING (Jim McBride’s vérité interview with his then-girlfriend about her pending marriage to someone else) many decades later, the thematically (and titularly) related short companion piece MY SON'S WEDDING TO MY SISTER-IN-LAW allows McBride to take the “diary...Start your free trial to watch
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- Comedy / Romantic Comedy
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Recent Reviews
David Holzman's Diary
"David Holzman's Diary" is a string of welcome surprises: not only is it the insiderish, self-referential commentary on filmmaking that the first-time viewer expects, it's also a compelling drama with...
Glen and Randa
Very late '60s-early'70s vision of a post-Apocalyptic world, pre-Feminist version. The really interesting characters are the older ones (men only) who remember civilization BEFORE...Bonus points for: Amazing wardrobe changes for...
David Holzman's Diary
Innovative film making, very experimental concept, stunning acting, the kind of film I like to suggest to students of avant garde arts. The uniqueness of the different sections juxtaposed stretches...
Glen and Randa
I enjoyed the portrayal of such innocence so believably. Unselfconscious acting of compelling characters. Gorgeous visual affect as well, ironies, strange conclusions born of isolation, commentary on our culture.