> May 14, 2002 > >Let me say at the outset that I am conducting my own research, and >that the purpose of this post is merely to solicit suggestions or >advice about locating criticism of Ganja and Hess. At present, I >have one essay, written by Manthia Diawara, that was published in >"Jump Cut" in 1990. I also own James Monaco's "American Film Now", >which devotes a few pages to the film. It is also briefly mentioned >in the book "Celluloid Mavericks." > >Besides these sources, is there anything else in terms of criticism? >I have looked on-line and elsewhere, and have come up with nothing, >save for the above mentioned sources. Any suggestions would be >greatly appreciated. > >Sarah Nichols > Ganja & Hess is also covered in How To Read a Film and there is a nice clip from it on the dvd-rom version of HTRAF. (The clip is the blood bank caper, with a nice tune by Sam Waymon on the ST.) To my knowledge there is a print at MoMA--but this may be out of date info. Bill Gunn was an important film and theater artist who deserves to be more widely recognized. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= James Monaco Harbor Electronic Publishing 212 777 5463 sales: 800 269 6422 How To Read a Film DVD-ROM on sale now at http://readfilm.com Elvis Sinatra (Mostly) Live DVD-Video on sale now at http://ElvisSinatra.com Or visit http://HEPDigital.com for our complete list. ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html