ARTICLES BY AND ABOUT
LES BLANK AND HIS FILMS
Notes on the making of
The Blues According' to Lightnin' Hopkins
...How Les Blank's passion for the rich depth of American
music --and a bad hand at cards-- launches a deeply artisitic
filmmaking style resembling the very spirit of the music contained
more than an academic and linear exploration of the subject....
Notes from
a r e t r o s p e c t i v e:
Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute
September 16 - 19, 1999.
Man with a Movie Camera:
Les Blank has spent the past three decades making acclaimed documentaries.
Director Les Blank films artists, musicians, and shoe eaters by Zack Stentz
Something Was Happening, But I Didn't Know What It Was:
An reminiscing article by David Dalton about the evening Dylan had a private screening with Les, back in the 70's.
I Just Film: Filmmaker Les Blank Talks To David Dalton
Despite mentioning the wrong film shown to Mr Dylan in his intoduction, David Dalton covers alot of background in this interview with Les.
Les Blank: Shooting Gumbo, Gillespie and Gurus With Gumption By Maria Komodore
Great Moments at the 38th San Francisco International Film Festival, 1995.
The World In a Teacup,
Will Crain, San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, December 8, 2007
Streaming video of Les Blanks films is now available
at UC Berkeley's Media Resources Center
Flower Films
10341 San Pablo Avenue
El Cerrito,CA 94530
Phone (510)525-0942
Fax (510)525-1204