Comments on: Tribeca Review: Documentary ‘Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead: The Story Of The National Lampoon’

By: solid

solid — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:40:13 +0000

If you want more wider cultural context and insights along with first-hand material from man of the same people (plus some who have now passed on) check out That\’s Not Funny, That\’s Sick: The National Lampoon and the Comedy Insurgents Who Captured the Mainstream, published by Norton in 2013 and still available.

By: TomNewYorker

TomNewYorker — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:40:13 +0000

not into Documentary films much, but documentaries like this are one i will check out.

By: John Baptiest

John Baptiest — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:40:13 +0000

What I do find funny is that all the films you listed as "the archetypal sex, drugs and rock n’ roll documentary travelogue through trailblazing parts of our culture (see “Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films,” “Not Quite Hollywood,” “Being Evel,” and “Roger Corman: Corman\’s World”) are becoming increasingly conventional and are often low on insights." are docs that actually made money!!!maybe my friend, you are not as in touch with what people are enjoying? I saw this film at Sundance, and like the rest of the crowd, laughed out loud throughout the entire film. Obviously your personal views don\’t match the paying mans view. They are the ones who keep film makers funded after all..without us paying to see these films, you wouldn\’t have any to review and would have to find another job mocking other peoples attempts 😉 I loved it, and so did everyone I talked to afterwards when we left…