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Home » William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

Tag: William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

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Good old Bill, good old Bob, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones November 14, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

William S. Burroughs
Posted inFilm

Burroughs lays bare the notorious author of Naked Lunch

by J.R. Jones November 12, 2014August 18, 2021

This 1983 documentary gets Burroughs right between the eyes.

Posted inBlogs

Dinner & a Show: Friday 1/21

by Sam Worley January 21, 2011August 19, 2021

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

Posted inBlogs

Dinner & a Show: Thursday 1/20

by Sam Worley January 20, 2011August 19, 2021

Recommended entertainment paired with nearby restaurants.

Posted inBlogs

This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones January 20, 2011August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Posted inFilm

Chicago International Movies and Music Festival

by J.R. Jones March 4, 2010August 19, 2021

One of the more unusual events on the city’s film-fest schedule, combining live music and video-projection screenings of music-related movies.

Jonathan "Yony" Leyser
Posted inNews & Politics

William Burroughs, Unabridged

by Ed M. Koziarski August 28, 2009August 19, 2021

Jonathan Leyser works to finish the first documentary covering William Burroughs’s entire life.

Posted inBlogs

William S. Burroughs: The man, the movie, the party

by Whet Moser August 27, 2009August 19, 2021

But first, something fantastic: Also notable, William S. Burroughs quoted in Ed Koziarski’s just-posted story:

Posted inBlogs

Performances mark 50th anniversary of “Naked Lunch”

by Albert Williams August 11, 2009August 19, 2021

Actor Peter Weller, poets John Giorno and Anne Waldman, and performance artist Penny Arcade are among the notables scheduled to appear Friday, August 28, at Thinkart Salon to mark the 50th anniversary of William S. Burroughs’s landmark novel Naked Lunch. Weller, who played Burroughs’s alter ego William Lee in David Cronenberg’s 1991 film version of […]

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