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Wayne Ewing
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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson · 2008Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
★ 6.92008
MovieDocumentary
Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. Focusing on the good doctor's heyday, 1965 to 1975, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor heard) home movies, audiotapes, and passages from unpublished manuscripts.
Breakfast with Hunter · 2003Breakfast with Hunter
★ 6.82003
MovieDocumentary
Breakfast with Hunter is a feature length documentary starring the infamous outlaw journalist Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Edited by director Wayne Ewing from cinema verite film and digital video that he shot over many years on the road with Dr. Thompson, Breakfast with Hunter follows several story lines in the trials (literally) and triumphs of this cultural icon who created his own genre of writing - Gonzo journalism.
Eagles: Hell Freezes Over · 1994Eagles: Hell Freezes Over
★ 7.71994
MovieMusic
The Eagles performed live for the first time in April 1994 after a fourteen-year-long hiatus. Their reunion album’s name was in reference to Don Henley’s quote after the band’s breakup in 1980, when he commented that they would only play together again “when Hell freezes over”. Recorded at the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California for an MTV special, the live sessions produced eleven tracks for the album, including a new acoustic version of “Hotel California”.
Hunter Goes to Hollywood · 2003Hunter Goes to Hollywood
★ 7.52003
MovieDocumentary
Hunter Thompson visits the set of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
When I Die · 2005When I Die
★ 6.02005
MovieDocumentary
"When I Die" is about the making of the Gonzo Monument to Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, and the blasting of his ashes into the heavens. The infamous outlaw journalist described his funeral plans in a clip from a 1978 BBC documentary which opens "When I Die.". Hunter wanted a 150 foot obelisk built in his backyard from which his ashes would be shot five hundred feet into the air and explode over his beloved Owl Farm in Woody Creek, Colorado. That is exactly what happened in August, 2005, six months after Dr. Thompson committed suicide. In "When I Die" the trials, tribulations and triumphs of this elaborate funeral production are inter cut with 35mm time-lapse photography and the final pyrotechnics are in breath-taking high speed 35mm.
Animals, Whores & Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter Vol. 2 · 2010Animals, Whores & Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter Vol. 2
2010
MovieDocumentary
Animals, Whores & Dialogue is more than just a sequel to Wayne Ewing's 2003 Breakfast with Hunter which Variety declared to be a movie "that captures the essence of his [Hunter Thompson's] jazzy pop journalism." This new feature length documentary goes even deeper into Gonzo journalism with intimate scenes of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson at work writing, editing, and recounting the creation of classics like Hells Angels and Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. Animals, whores & dialogue were metaphors and an element Hunter almost always wove into his writing, and the words were emblazoned on his typewriter.
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America · 1982The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
★ 6.41982
MovieDocumentary
An overview of hate group Ku Klux Klan and their activities up until early 1980's, attacking minorities in American states.
Free Lisl: Fear & Loathing in Denver · 2006Free Lisl: Fear & Loathing in Denver
★ 10.02006
MovieDocumentary
Free Lisl-Fear & Loathing in Denver chronicles the last hurrah of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - the freeing of an innocent young girl from a life sentence in prison.
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