1 – a weekend of music-themed films selected by the staff of your friendly neighbourhood cinema. Screening as part of HIJACK! QFT MIXTAPE VOL. Featuring interviews and performances from Alice Copper, Aerosmith, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne and many more, these legendary films stand among the greatest in the history of the music documentary. This was followed in 1988 by the equally celebrated and revealing Part II: The Metal Years. This time capsule of a singular moment in rock history is highly-celebrated and has been in demand for decades by fans worldwide. Largely unknown to the mainstream world at the time, many of the punk bands first seen here have become legendary. Penelope Spheeris The Decline Of Western Civilization is a riveting, unflinching and hard-core film which adeptly captures the spirit of a major cultural. I recommend that anyone coming into the package for the first time, on reputation alone and sight unseen, start with the booklet rather than wrapping with it, to get a bit of an advance grip on just what they've gotten themselves into.The ultimate record of this ‘80s subculture, The Decline of Western Civilization captured the essence of the scene, providing a front row seat to the mosh pits, violence, humour, and anti-establishment view of the world, as well as unparalleled access to some of the most influential and innovative musicians and groups of all time, including X, Circle Jerks, Black Flag, Fear, and Germs.
In the end, it reads rather like a medium-form advertisement for the box set itself, which is rather unfortunate since you have to have it already before you can read it. Broken into three parts, tracking the cinematic trilogy, it is mostly cobbled together from snippets of press coverage: music and film trade magazines, entertainment rags, and newspapers large and small. The included 40-page glossy color booklet adds little. In the end, it reads rather like a medium-form advertisement for the box The three movies-and the hours of extra footage, interviews, commentary, and assorted bonus features-of course speak for themselves, and this is not a film review site. The three movies-and the hours of extra footage, interviews, commentary, and assorted bonus features-of course speak for themselves, and this is not a film review site. This is an immersive tour of some of the most revolutionary filmmaking and music of our time.more Growing up a punk rock kid in a small or at least smallish town, Penelope Spheeris 1981 documentary The Decline of Western Civilization, chronicling the. They have been restored in high definition, preserving the spirit of the rebellious times in which they were filmed. Now for the first time, all three films are available in one deluxe box set. Featuring some of the most influential and innovative musicians and groups of all time-Germs, Black Flag, X, Fear, Circle Jerks, Alice Cooper, Lemme, Poison and members of Aerosmith and KISS-these riveting, unflinching, hard-core films adeptly captured the spirit of a major cultural phenomenon.
Today, museums and educational institutions around the world present them as historically significant works of art. Parts II and III were no less extraordinary and unprecedented. Featuring some of the most influential and innovative m Penelope Spheeris' The Decline of Western Civilization was perceived as shocking and outrageous at the time of its original release in 1981. Whereas the first installment of the trilogy concerned itself with the birth of. Filmed over the course of 13 months, this 90 minute piece stands as the directors strongest work to date. DECLINE III is an unflinching look into the lives of the hardcore fans of punk rock in Los Angeles, 20 years later. Parts II and III were no less extraordinary and unprecedented. DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: PART III. Penelope Spheeris' The Decline of Western Civilization was perceived as shocking and outrageous at the time of its original release in 1981.
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