Category Archives: Film

Frank O’Hara as an Influence on Greta Gerwig and “Lady Bird”

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

             Although it’s not a surprise anymore, Frank O’Hara continues to pop up in unexpected corners of popular culture, often cited as an influence and lodestar for rock musicians, TV showrunners, and filmmakers. I was … Continue reading →

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The Time John Ashbery Did a “Screen Test” for Andy Warhol

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

Over the last several weeks since John Ashbery passed away, we have seen a flood of moving tributes, memorials, personal memoirs, and re-assessments, including even some reflections on the poet “in all his hunky glory,” as the title of a surprising … Continue reading →

Posted in Allen Ginsberg, Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Ed Sanders, Film, Gerard Malanga, Joe Brainard, John Ashbery, John Wieners, Lou Reed, Ron Padgett, Ted Berrigan | 1 Comment

Ron Padgett talks about his Sundays with the New York Times

Posted on January 26, 2017 by

The New York Times has just posted a little feature on Ron Padgett, in conjunction with Jim Jarmusch’s new movie Paterson.  As I noted recently, Padgett collaborated with his friend Jarmusch, composing poems for the movie: For the movie “Paterson,” about a poet … Continue reading →

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Jim Jarmusch as “the Cinematic Extension of the New York School”

Posted on December 24, 2016 by

Paterson, the new movie by the celebrated indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, has been receiving a lot of buzz and praise ever since it debuted this summer at the Cannes Film Festival, “where it was feted as the best film the 63-year-old Jarmusch had … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Frank O'Hara, Jim Jarmusch, Kenneth Koch, Ron Padgett | 2 Comments

Frederick Seidel and an Unmade Movie about Frank O’Hara

Posted on June 7, 2016 by

In the Guardian’s new interview with the polarizing poet Frederick Seidel, one exchange caught my eye.  Prompted by a recent review of Seidel by Dan Chiasson in the New Yorker — which had argued that “at his best, Seidel reminds me of a poet who … Continue reading →

Posted in David Salle, Film, Frank O'Hara, Frederick Seidel, Interview, NY School Influence, Sylvia Plath

John and Elizabeth’s Excellent Adventure: Bishop and Ashbery

Posted on May 26, 2015 by

                                  It’s well-known that Elizabeth Bishop was a major influence on John Ashbery and that he adored her work.  The two poets even got to know … Continue reading →

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John Yau on “A Centenary Celebration” of Rudy Burckhardt

Posted on December 30, 2014 by

In “The Wonderful World of Rudy Burckhardt,” at Hyperallergic, John Yau reviews an exhibit of Burckhardt’s work, which is currently showing at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York (November 29, 2014–January 17, 2015).  Although not as well-known as some … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Exhibit, Edwin Denby, Film, John Yau, Kenneth Koch, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Visual Art, Willem de Kooning | Tagged