Bonus article trying to track down all the old films and Pennebaker footage shown behind Dylan on the giant Desert Trip screens (w/ an assist from @whitecitycinema.bsky.social)
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Michael Glover Smith
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Chicago-based filmmaker (HEKLA, RELATIVE, MERCURY IN RETROGRADE), author (BOB DYLAN AS FILMMAKER, FLICKERING EMPIRE), teacher
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@nielsj.bsky.socialReposted by @whitecitycinema.bsky.socialNYFF #1: Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall (2026), in 35 mm, world premiere. Fuckin phenomenal. There's no doubt he's going down as one of the greatest
@whitecitycinema.bsky.socialThanks, Tobias! I remember you well from back then too!
@whitecitycinema.bsky.socialBoth HEKLA and NO TIME TO THINK: BOB DYLAN AS FILMMAKER will screen at the Driftless Film Festival in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in November! I‘ll be there to do Q&As for both. Dates/showtimes TBA but the fest runs 11/4-11/8: driftlessfilmfestival.com
@whitecitycinema.bsky.socialLiterally @marshlands.bsky.social’s apartment building!
@kellimarshall.bsky.socialReposted by @whitecitycinema.bsky.socialWhoa. A silent-era Chicago film, produced by Essanay Studios and featuring the actual Chicago Fire Dept, has been newly discovered and restored. More on the 20-min. movie, called "An Unbeliever Convinced" (1917), here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCD2...
@whitecitycinema.bsky.socialWill do!
@whitecitycinema.bsky.socialBut now I’m in Lexington, KY!
@whitecitycinema.bsky.socialHad an amazing time doing a Q&A w/ Ben Creech last night:
@whitecitycinema.bsky.socialBen Creech talks to Hollywood Chicago’s Pat @ubercritic McDonald about NO TIME TO THINK ahead of our sold-out Chicago premiere at the Chicago Underground Film Festival tomorrow! www.hollywoodchicago.com/news/40149/c...
@selfstyledsiren.bsky.socialReposted by @whitecitycinema.bsky.socialEmily, my kindred spirit
@henrybernstein.bsky.socialReposted by @whitecitycinema.bsky.social@inthephishbowl.bsky.social and I have been threatening a crossover episode for years and we finally did it! Check out our esteemed panel on the 25th anniversary of Bob Dylan's "Love & Theft!"
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@inthephishbowl.bsky.socialReposted by @whitecitycinema.bsky.socialOn the 25th anniversary of the release of “Love & Theft,” “Infinity Goes Up on Trial” and ”Songs of Experience @henrybernstein.bsky.social put together an expert panel to discuss the album and its legacy in this joint release.
@whitecitycinema.bsky.socialNO TIME TO THINK: BOB DYLAN AS FILMMAKER, Ben Creech’s 33-minute video essay adaptation of my latest book, will have its festival premiere at the mighty Chicago Underground Film Festival next month! Ben and I will be present for Q&As: cuff33.eventive.org/films/6a5959...
