Andy Warhol Gets the PBS/Ken Burns Treatment
PBS American Masters series has covered many of the giants of filmmaking -- John Ford, Preston Sturges, William Wyler, to name a few-- but this week's entry on Andy Warhol is a surprise. The two part documentary by Ken Burns gives strong emphasis to Warhol's film work and the influence he's still having on filmmakers.
Part two, which airs Sept. 22 in most cities, has most of the film clips. But what's the title of that movie in which a young man has that faraway yet familiar look on his face? "Writhing in ecstasy" as the Boston Phoenix so delicately describes it.
Oh, that's just a 1963 underground favorite called BLOW JOB. Not that PBS dares to ID the 16mm clip, lest the public-TV haters stamp off an avalanche of tsk-tsk'ing letters to the FCC.