Angus MacLise

Angus MacLise

Born: March 14, 1938
Died: June 21, 1979
in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Angus William MacLise was an American percussionist, composer, poet, occultist and calligrapher, known as the first drummer for the Velvet Underground who abruptly quit due to disagreements with the band's ethic.

Movies for Angus MacLise...

Song of Avignon
Title: Song of Avignon
Character: Narrator (archive footage)
Released: July 3, 1998
Type: Movie
Reflections on my 1966 trip to Avignon that helped me to survive a deep crisis I was going through. Texts from my diaries of that period on the soundtrack are read by Angus MacLise.
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The Stone Age
Title: The Stone Age
Released: January 31, 1970
Type: Movie
"The question is, it is either going to be a stoned age or a new Stone Age" - Louis Brigante
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Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Title: Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 1968
Type: Movie
An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.
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The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda
Title: The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda
Character: The Methedrine Cardinal
Released: January 7, 1968
Type: Movie
At the court of the Yellow Emperor, the Majoon Traveler & Lady Firefly appear in the Hall of Unconscious Magnetism.
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Joan of Arc
Title: Joan of Arc
Released: December 26, 1967
Type: Movie
The story of Joan of Arc as applied to the present revolution in arts and more. The Gothic is applied to the War in Vietnam. The film is experimental in the sense that in it the visual becomes tactile.
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Exploding Plastic Inevitable
Title: Exploding Plastic Inevitable
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
Exploding Plastic Inevitable was a series of multimedia events organised by Andy Warhol between 1966 and 1967, featuring musical performances by The Velvet Underground and Nico, screenings of Warhol's films, and dancing and performances by regulars of Warhol's Factory. It is also the title of a 18-minute film by Ronald Nameth filmed during one week of the show in Chicago, Illinois in 1966.
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Satisfaction
Title: Satisfaction
Released: March 31, 1966
Type: Movie
Part of the Dirt Trilogy
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Dirt
Title: Dirt
Released: September 25, 1965
Type: Movie
Two nuns take a bath, then meet a sailor on the Staten Island Ferry.
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Venus in Furs
Title: Venus in Furs
Released: January 1, 1965
Type: Movie
Where a nun and a nurse go to hell because of their sinful life in St. Vincent's Hospital.
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Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks
Title: Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
This compilation of Gerard Malanga's short films consists of a collection of extremely rare footage and film portraits providing candid and interesting glimpses of Bob Dylan, Salvador Dalí, Jane Fonda and The Velvet Underground among other 1960s icons and featuring original music by Angus MacLise, who was the first drummer to perform with The Velvet Underground.
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The Soap Opera
Title: The Soap Opera
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
A documentary on the beginnings of the cultural revolution on the Lower East Side, New York.
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Normal Love
Title: Normal Love
Character: Green Mummy
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
The feature length Normal Love is Jack Smith’s follow up to his now legendary film Flaming Creatures. This vivid, full-color homage to B-movies is a dizzying display of camp that clearly affirms Smith’s role as the driving force behind underground cinema and performance art of the post-war era. The cast includes Mario Montez, Diane de Prima, Tiny Tim, Francis Francine, Beverley Grant and John Vaccaro. Smith was known to constantly re-edit the film, often during screenings as it was still unspooling from the projector.