Curtis mayfield releases the soundtrack to the 1972 film, super fly. A well spent life letterboxd social film discovery. An 18yearold looks back on life the new york times. If youd have asked me a few years ago, would i ever consider moving out of the uk to. Cicero when you hear the term a life well spent what comes to mind. Nobody watched the 1968 film, and then said lets make another version of that film. Time well spent snapshots, images, and photos of times well spent. Encompassing over 3000 years of experience, forty people share their secrets and insights to living a meaningful life. In a well spent life 72, the great texas guitarist mance lipscomb recounts his. But the battery that powers the ventilation is running out of juice and the ransom drop has been botched. The complete criterion collection josh 1,226 films 11,272. A life devoted to anything else, no matter how noble, is a life ultimately wasted. When texas monthly created a list of the ten best movies about texas, they chose to not include documentaries.
A deeply moving tribute to the texas songster, mance lipscomb, considered by many to be the greatest guitarist of all time. A well spent life 1971 directed by les blank, skip gerson. Les blanks documentaries focusing on musicians are wonderfully easygoing and authentic. This vastly original 1972 blazer spent its life in oregon, coming to new york 16 years ago as a summer driver. Whatever you do for a living, make sure that love for jesus christ is at the heart of why you are living. The over30s are special because they knew the red scare of korea, chuck berry and beatniks. It stars michael sacks, ron leibman, and valerie perrine, and features eugene roche, sharon. Life well spent the atlantic sponsor content synchrony. A life employed in the pursuit of useful knowledge, in honorable actions and the practice of virtueyields an unspeakable comfort to the soul. The film includes interviews and a performance by hopkins. A well spent life is well organised in every area and brings a positive, productive, rewardable fruit here on earth and in the great beyond. To say i loved james fazios time well spent would be an understatement. Join the webs most supportive community of creators and get highquality tools for hosting, sharing, and streaming videos in gorgeous hd with no ads. This glowing portrait of the legendary musician also lifelong husband and sharecropper is among blanks special masterworks.
Apr 21, 2016 life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. April 23, 1972 an 18yearold looks back on life by joyce maynard. Slaughterhousefive is a 1972 science fiction film based on kurt vonneguts 1969 novel of the same name about a writer who tells a story in random order of how he was a soldier in world war ii and was abducted by aliens. The car is said to have an extensive documented service history, which is important for any car you might be buying in this lofty price range.
I mean, if youve ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman, you know. I would also highly recommend the book to those christians blessed with significant financial abilities along with that blessing comes equally high responsibility to use that treasure to draw closer to the lord, to be dependent upon him for. This glowing portrait of the legendary musician also lifelong husband and. About ten years later, a film crew visits to listen to him play and sing and to record his reflections on a life well lived. Texas sharecropper mance lipscomb began singing and playing guitar at an early age but was largely unknown until he was discovered by mack mccormick and chris strachwitz at the age of 65. Do you envision a house on the hill, a beautiful luxury car in the drive, and a european. Always for pleasure, blank collaborators chris strachwitz and.
Time well spent is an example of this transformative genre. Mance lipscomb in a well spent life 1971 add image see all 2. The year was 1972, and the interview was the opening salvo in hochmans astonishing documentary, year of the. In the tradition of his past and future upclose celebrity documentaries, les blank served up 1981s mance lipscomba wellspent life. Lbj endured a tumultuous presidency, full of civic highsthe passage of the.
Their intimate memories and inspiring personal histories will make you laugh, perhaps cry, but. Watching films like a well spent life, a 1971 portrait of texas blues guitarist mance lipscomb, one senses a relationship of total trust between. The idea of life for one person may highly differ from another. The over30s are special because they knew the red scare of. The subject is texas blues artist mance lipscomb, seen at. July 1014 the democratic national convention meets in miami beach.
In this excerpt from a supplement on our collectors edition les blank. Up until may 2014 when i moved a few thousand miles away to bahrain. A well spent life, the documentary by les blank fandor. From a very young age, bruce lee was obsessed with learning how to. Linda lovelace, who has died aged 53 as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash, was both the best and worst advertisement for pornography. Other than the martial arts badass that he was and hes mostly known for, he was also a philosophy badass. Watching films like a well spent life, a 1971 portrait of texas blues guitarist mance lipscomb, one senses a relationship of total trust between subjects and filmmakers. Instead of growing bitter, tough times made lipscomb sweet. Ive been racing, chasing, caught up in the grind damn near going out of my mind and its going old real fast i need a new time zone, zip code, point of view i sat.
Time well spent is about four young men from different challenging background of pain and hardships that have found refuge in the ocean. Senator george mcgovern, who backs the immediate and complete withdrawal of u. Many people consider texas bluesman mance lipscomb to be the greatest blues guitarist and songster of all time. I suppose it is a sign of growing older when one gets into the habit of reading the obituaries in the newspaper. Lives well lived is a feature documentary film by sky bergman that celebrates the incredible wit and wisdom of adults 75 to 100 years old who are living their lives to the fullest. Travel is an essential ingredient of my own life well spent so there will be a lot about travel on this site. Director blank makes excellent use of the materials at hand there is comparatively little of lipscomb on film, and the result is a rich, fully fleshed. Especially if you have been in one place for a very long time, you find the names of friends, business associates, and people with whom you have come into contact written up on the obituary pages. Ive livedbeen schooledworked around london for my whole life. The woman was the 36yearold poet, author and firsttime filmmaker sandra hochman. This movie was originally shown as an abc movie of the week on september 12, 1972. Then, whether you live a short or long life on this earth, you can have the assurance that you have spent it well.
A pocketsized stepbystep guide for how to live a well spent life addressing struggles faced in every day life. With mance lipscomb, elnora lipscomb, hattie franklin, alfred franklin. Fritz decides on a whim to drop out of college, interacts with inner city. On the contrary, negligence is wasteful and unprofitable. The film focuses on fritz hinnant, a glib, womanizing and fraudulent cat in an anthropomorphic animal version of new york city during the mid1960s.
Dec 02, 2014 les blanks documentaries focusing on musicians are wonderfully easygoing and authentic. A life well spent is a good read for every parent and i would highly recommend this book to every dad. It is a sobering reminder of our mortality as human beings. Andes flight disaster 1972 on october, 1972, a chartered flight carrying a uruguayan rugby team and a group of their friends and family members slammed into an unnamed peak in the argentine. Mance lipscomb, born in 1895, a black texas sharecropper, guitarist, and singer, was recorded by arhoolie records in 1960. Medium olive paint, white top and parchment interior. More than just investing your money to increase your return, it is developing a financial plan that will help. Fritz the cat is a 1972 american adult animated comedy film written and directed by ralph bakshi, based on the comic strip by robert crumb and starring skip hinnant. Profit of a wellspent life part 1 the guardian nigeria. The film is then projected at normal speed time loan n a loan. See the full list of a well spent life cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. A life well spent poem by david paradine poem hunter. Brett eldredge time well spent lyrics genius lyrics.
So the 1972 is not a new version of the 1968, its not a version of the 1968 which was filmed again. The daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped and imprisoned underground in a custombuilt, ventilated coffin while her family and the police search for her. The ferraris leather interior looks to have a nice patina. Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
A well spent life 1972 a tribute to the texas musical performer mance lipscomb. A wellspent life is well organised in every area and brings a positive, productive, rewardable fruit here on earth and in the great beyond. The woman was the 36yearold poet, author and firsttime film maker sandra hochman. Scattered in amongst film and photo posts were the odd bit of gumpf from me.
How do you measure a life well spentwhat is the gauge to be usedhow do you determine if a life had meaning. Caine gardner the film yap once in a while, a special film comes along that has the ability to transport you mind, body and soul from the time the lights dim to the time the credits roll. A tribute to the texas musical performer mance lipscomb. The screenplay is by stephen geller and the film was directed by george roy hill. Time well spent was created by james fazio, a surfer, filmmaker who wanted to give a life changing trip to four young men from different walks of life around the world. Registered representative may only discussand or transact securities business with residents of the following states. The ten greatest texas documentaries texas monthly. A well spent life texas sharecropper mance lipscomb began singing and playing guitar at an early age but was largely unknown until he was discovered by mack mccormick and chris strachwitz at the age of 65. While watching a well spent life, its easy to forget that mance lipscomb was. Full of music and revelers in oversized and delightfully absurd native. In the tradition of his past and future upclose celebrity documentaries, les blank served up 1981s mance lipscomb a well spent life. Well, although this might be partially true at least, in the film roles he played, theres more to bruce lee than that. This site is intended to inform, to interest, and to inspire others to share their own recipes for a life well spent.
1377 484 1052 768 536 283 74 384 128 114 1408 873 633 1191 84 445 530 256 1002 952 1404 1187 1366 1086 886 630 1127 464 1415 701 328 1108 504 1299 825