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Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
1986 · Film · documentary · 90 min
Directed by Laurie Anderson
A concert film directed by and featuring the music of Laurie Anderson, filmed at the Park Theater in Union City, New Jersey, during the summer of 1985. The film includes songs from her 1984 album Mister Heartbreak and selections from her 1983 United States I–IV stage shows, along with eclectic, experimental visuals blending film, animation, dance and electronics.
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Looks good, I like it.
Form entry add concert film issue:
Laurie Anderson: Home of the Brave (1986) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_of_the_Brave_(1986_film)
has been remastered and upscaled and is on youtube as 19 parts (and playlist)
https://www.youtube.com/@lucy_kobol/playlists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCpqWd6YUwo&list=PL_sGXWSqAcnOsSxe_-wRbE9MCQcl8w5u7&pp=iAQB
Something to think about - apparently no preloaded artist ID for Laurie Anderson
Playlists, do they load?
No drama, I'll circle back to the app next week or so, I'm not sweating over a minor hiccup just shooting a heads up if there's anything there for you to look at.
For fun, I tried to see how many of the films on their missing movie list are currently watchable on Youtube or from public trackers
http://missingmovies.org/list-of-missing-movies/
Features, 15/23 available
3 legally viewable:
- 1 to be released on Blu-ray in May 2022: Mississippi Masala (1991)
- 2 more on Apple TV: Gal Young 'Un (1979), Angels and Insects (1995)
11 more available 'online':
- 2 HD rips on public trackers from out-of-print blu-rays: Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), Titus (1999)
- 3 others have full DVD rips on public trackers: Home of the Brave (1986), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
- 4 others have SD rips on Youtube: The Savage Eye (1959), Black Girl (1972), Deadhead Miles (1972),
- 4 others have low-res VHS rips: Angelo My Love (1983), Baby Face Nelson (1957), Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972), Eat the Document (1972)
3 more not yet 'online':
- 2 have OOP DVD releases: True Love (1989), Union City (1980)
- 1 other has an OOP VHS release: Household Saints (1993)
5 others have no home media releases I can find:
- Annihilation of Fish (1999), The Cool World (1963), The Marijuana Affair (1975), Nothing but Common Sense (1972), Lanton Mills (1969)
Documentaries, 3/9 available
0 legally viewable
3 available 'online':
- 1 has an HD rip on a public tracker: The Memory of Justice (1976)
- 2 others have SD rips on Youtube: Angela Davis (1971), My Architect (2003)
4 more not yet 'online':
- 3 have OOP DVD releases: Ali the Fighter (1975), Image before my Eyes (1981), The Weavers (1981)
- 1 has an OOP VHS release: Weapons of the Spirit (1987)
2 others have no home media releases I can find:
- Agee (1980), That Rhythm Those Blues (1988)