It’s rumored that the Wayne State University Artists Society is planning a film festival. They’ve gotten some money from the University and feel that a festival would be a good way to use it, and, perhaps make some more money. …
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Film
by Emil Bacilla
Fifth Estate # 18, November 15-30, 1966
The other night the ACLU presented the premiere of Paul Stookey’s film THE CULVERT, along with RELAX YOUR MIND by Tom Berman and Chris Frayne, and FIVE SHORT FILMS and L’HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT by George Manupelli. The program was very …
Film
by Emil Bacilla
Fifth Estate # 17, November 1-15, 1966
Well you see it was something like this. Larry Weiner (formerly mentioned in this column), Detroit film-maker, has finally gotten everything together for his long planned sequence for his long in the making film. The sequence involves some junior executive …
Film
by Emil Bacilla
Fifth Estate # 16, October 16-31, 1966
Maybe film was only playing possum. It sure looked dead, though… Nothing was happening. The few people I had managed to find that were interested in film were leaving town. Most of the good theaters were closing. There was obviously …
Film
by Emil Bacilla
Fifth Estate # 15, October 1-15, 1966
In the last issue of the Fifth Estate [FE #14, September 15, 1966] I said that film was dead in Detroit. I wrote that shortly after arriving in San Francisco, and have since managed to see what film makers here …
Cinema
by Emil Bacilla
Fifth Estate # 14, September 15, 1966
Film, the liveliest art, is, for all intents and purposes dead. At least in Detroit. Those wanting to attend services, needn’t bother, since there usually aren’t any for a stillborn that was just dumped in a garbage can for expediency.
Medium
by Emil Bacilla
Fifth Estate # 64, October 17-30, 1968
A lot of changes have been taking place lately on the local independent underground film scene. Ralph Pickett, of the Indian Pickers, has left the Detroit Repertory Theatre. Bill Unger is now in charge of the film showing. It’s interesting …
Medium
by Emil Bacilla
Fifth Estate # 59, August 1-14, 1968
Every so often I wake up in the middle of the night with the insane desire to write another film column. Usually, I manage to put it out of my head and go back to sleep. Sometimes I find that …
A film column without a clever name
by Emil Bacilla
Fifth Estate # 36, August 15-31, 1967
Everybody should make films. Film-making is a beautiful thing and it’s something that anyone can do. Really. Sure there’s a lot of strange professional things to get hung up on, but it’s like the cat hustling Wurlitzer organs on television: …