José Luis Cienfuegos, Renowned Director of Spain’s Valladolid, Seville and Gijón Festivals, to Receive Posthumous Bellas Artes Golden Order of Merit

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José Luis Cienfuegos to Receive Spain's Bellas Artes Order of Merit

The Spanish Festival Director, renowned for his work at the Gijón, Seville and Valladolid film festivals, died Dec. 2 at 61

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more from/about the 1978 nova convention

https://youtu.be/ThRFmwUsJc0?si=offGLQtiHh9N43Y2

William S. Burroughs delivering his keynote address on December 1st, the first night at New York City’s Entermedia Theatre, during the sold-out, three-day Nova Convention, held on November 30, December 1, and 2, 1978.

Excerpt from NOVA ’78 Directed by Aaron Brookner and Rodrigo Areias.
Produced by Pinball London and Bando a Parte.

Premiere Locarno 78 – August 2025 –

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https://youtu.be/Ed9dj4BC-Dc?si=HQq_5rbvo3L6_jUG

In this the legendary 1978 Nova Convention, we hear interviews with organizer/poet John Giorno, followed by the uncut Nova Convention panel discussion unheard for decades. Moderator Les Levine masterfully guides panelists William S. Burroughs, Robert Anton Wilson, Timothy Leary and Brion Gysin. Listen to them re-imagining science fiction and foreseeing a culture yet to come.

The Nova Convention was a three-day event, taking place in New York City on November 30, December 1 and December 2, 1978. Intended as a homage to William S. Burroughs, the “convention” included seminars, music performances, readings and more. Attending were an odd mixture of academics, publishers, writers, artists, punk rockers and counterculture disciples. The event had a small hitch. The organizers had announced Keith Richards’ attendance, which made the event a sellout. Richards’ last minute cancellation, however, gave the event an antagonistic oscillation between performer and audience.

The series was originally produced by Giorno Poetry Systems for WBAI radio. The 2013 restoration comes from John Giorno’s private tapes. The effort is to restore, as completely as possible, the entire three-day event for for broadcast by the Clocktower Gallery radio station: https://clocktower.org/show/nova-convention-1978-the-third-mind

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LIVING IN OBLIVION (1995) turns 30 this July 🎬 👀

It stars Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Danielle von Zerneck, James LeGros, and Peter Dinklage in his film debut as "Tito, a frustrated dwarf actor complaining about his clichéd roles" 🙂

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Living in Oblivion - Wikipedia

#ThisNightIllWatchYour online stream of #TomDiCillo's DELIRIOUS (2006). I love this movie. #SteveBuscemi is superb (as always). This was inspired by my recent rewatch of LIVING IN OBLIVION. I think this is the new Director's Cut, which I haven't seen before. Which is nice.
Mubi Monday: Living In Oblivion (1995)

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