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Dirty Little Billy (Stan Dragoti, 1972)
Feb
25
National Billy Day
Michael J. Pollard as Billy the Kid. He looks rather unwashed. DP: Ralph Woolsey.
– All right, Billy. All right. You still haven't answered my question. What do you want to do?
– Nothin'.
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American Dreams: Lost and Found (James Benning, 1984)
Feb
24
National Trading Card Day
A Hank Aaron trading card from director James Benning's personal collection. Below it a scrolling text quoting from Arthur Bremer's diary.
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The Whole Shootin' Match (Eagle Pennell, 1978)
Feb
23
Diesel Engine Day
Frank (Sonny Carl Davis) and Loyd (Lou Perryman) attempt to fix the diesel motor that keeps their polyurethane business afloat. DP: Eagle Pennell.
“Now this is a real good one Loyd, you want me to get in a business I can't even pronounce the name of? Poly-whatcha-doodle-all-day?”
– Frank
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Fast Break (Mike McLeod + Don Zavin, 1978)
Feb
19
NBA All Star Game
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Kiss (Andy Warhol, 1963)
Feb
13
Kiss Day
An interracial couple kissing. © The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh.
“People should fall in love with their eyes closed.”
– Andy Warhol
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Primate (Frederick Wiseman, 1974)
Feb
12
Georgia Day
Man and ape sharing a white concrete cell. The man playfully dangles from a chain attached to the wall while the ape looks on. DP: William Brayne.
“Now, we'll just let nature take its course.”
– researcher
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The Naked City [Homicide (Jules Dassin, 1948)
Feb
10
All The News That's Fit To Print Day
On a crowded subway train, a distraught young woman looks at the back of a newspaper. She may just have read the front, held up by someone offscreen. Headlines read YOUNG MODEL FOUND SLAIN IN BATHTUB. The prop newspaper uses too many typefaces at once. DP: William H. Daniels; still photographers: Bert Anderson & Arthur “Weegee” Fellig.
Filmed on location in New York City, with still photography by Arthur “Weegee” Fellig and others. Weegee was a press photographer known for his stark black-and-white crime scene #photography in the city's seedy underbelly.
“There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them.”
– narrator
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Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue (Dennis McGuire, 1974)
Jan
29
Kansas Day
A white cop (Michael Moriarty) aims his gun at someone offscreen. DP: Bob Bailin.
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Holy Ghost People (Peter Adair, 1967)
Jan
28
Rattlesnake Roundup Day
A man holds up a live rattlesnake in front of a congregation. DP: Peter Adair.
