Dr. Dani Sanchez1d ago
First up we have excerpts from Andy Warhol’s infamous 8hr epic “Empire” (https://youtu.be/6EBtj2EZaAY?si=aV3gFCCpGNuLccRZ) which is intended to show “time going by”. At it’s initial 1965 premiere some of the audience became agitated to the point of demanding refunds and even calling the police.
#LaEsoterica #AndyWarhol #NYC #EmpireStateBuilding
Show threadDr. Dani Sanchez1d ago
Here’s a 1984 news piece about NYC’s breakdancing scene (https://youtu.be/IiywLNc9XEU?si=TXn2WNerRLO6KYAA) Some of the breakers featured came from famed breakdance crews like The Magnificent Force, Scrambling Feet Rockers, Rock Steady Crew, etc.
#LaEsoterica #Breakdancing #hiphop #dance
Show threadDr. Dani Sanchez
And now our feature presentation: the queer true crime docudrama “Party Monster” (2003) (https://youtu.be/4jBVC7i1J8g?si=D7OeCk9x-xDsucvN) starring Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green.
#LaEsoterica #PartyMonster
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Show threadDr. Dani Sanchez23h ago
“Party Monster” (2003) is based on James St. James’s 1999 memoir “Disco Bloodbath: A Fabulous but True Tale of Murder in Clubland” which can be downloaded for free here (https://epdf.pub/disco-bloodbath-a-fabulous-but-true-tale-of-murder-in-clubland9cb1b66ef562f8e44a09940a9b91818226890.html) and the directors (Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato)’s 1998 documentary “Party Monster: The Shockumentary” which can be watched here (https://youtu.be/F4OMbu03Ayo?si=0aOFYP9YxSGbz9gS)
#LaEsoterica #PartyMonster #JamesStJames #FentonBailey #RandyBarbato
Show threadDr. Dani Sanchez23h ago
Despite having a fairly small budget, “Party Monster” (2003) used over 1,000 different costumes. Many of which were the actual costumes and clothing worn by the Club Kids themselves in the 80s & 90s.
#LaEsoterica #PartyMonster
Show threadDr. Dani Sanchez23h ago
For being a DocuDrama, “Party Monster” (2003) is apparently fairly accurate to the events that unfolded when compared to people’s memoirs & court documents. That said, they apparently toned down A LOT of the drug & alcohol use and general abusive and toxic relationships between the people involved b/c the creative team thought that it wouldn’t be believable to audiences
#LaEsoterica #PartyMonster
Show threadDr. Dani Sanchez23h ago
You can listen to the soundtrack for “Party Monster” (2003) for free here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYL0fUO8zjtZLHgFCvD7VJUIm3bdpZOwW&si=qqB0mCA-wgK-VYdW)
#LaEsoterica #PartyMonster
Show threadDr. Dani Sanchez23h ago
Michael would serve about 17yrs in prison and was released on parole in May 2014. He went right back to party hosting & such. With several run ins w/the law along the way. He died of an overdose in around Christmas of 2020 at age 54.
#LaEsoterica #PartyMonster
Show threadDr. Dani Sanchez22h ago
“Go! Go! Go!” (1962-964) (https://youtu.be/qzBDW3JGk6Y?si=ettzESbPEN4d7wRR) is a time lapse film of the streets of NYC directed, filmed and constructed by Marie Menken from a camera while driving around NYC. This version uses the music of avant-garde composer John Zorn 
#LaEsoterica #GoGoGo #MarieMenken #JohnZorn
Show threadDr. Dani Sanchez22h ago
And finally, here’s NYC’s favorite sons: Tony Bennett and Billy Joel with “New York State of Mind” live at Shea Stadium (https://youtu.be/a1k9YlR_9S4?si=oMTX7z34Dqx0B7A3) from Billy Joel’s 2008 concert film “Live at Shea Stadium”
#LaEsoterica #TonyBennett #BillyJoel #NYC
Show threadProto Himbo European21h ago

@analgesicsleep very cool. I have reactions:

  • Please, Marie Menken in 1962: just by a tripod
  • I think I see where those Blair Witch people got their aesthetic
  • A video I saw on the internet has altered my consciousness
  • This was film. Tens or hundreds of thousands of still images. It's an amazing artifact.
    • Show threadStewart Moncure23h ago
    @analgesicsleep I’ve watched a few docs on this, and man, you’re not kidding. #LaEsoterica
    Show threadDr. Dani Sanchez22h ago
    @rsmon77 not to be carceral but.. a good deal of the people involved deserved to be in prison for being just awful, awful people
    #LaEsoterica
    Show threadLA Sooner1d ago
    @analgesicsleep Never heard of this one. #laesoterica
    Show threadKaren Conlin23h ago
    @analgesicsleep I need to watch this. Not tonight, but soon. The noises I made as I read the cast list . . .
    Show threadDr. Dani Sanchez23h ago
    @GramrgednAngel it’s both a lot of fun and A LOT to take in