Ears, Eyes and Throats: Restored Classic and Lost Punk Films 1976-1981

Ratings & Reviews

RENO NISMARA.

watched this during quarantine. five stars for the closer, ‘debt begins at twenty’. fuck, i really miss going to gigs.

Andreas Eskilsson

It's just refreshing to see a music doc and not having Dave Grohl show up to be honest.

miles

Kinda like a snapshot taken a long time ago (& it was) where everything looks that much more possible & then its done & its real & there it is & now you wonder where it is. Whack those ideas down, point the camera, do something, figure out how to do it, do it. A treat to see how it all worked out

Samuel Andrade

punk is not lost.

Nelson Núñez

Una selección de cortometrajes diversos (documentales, videos musicales y experimentales) relacionados con la música punk y el new wave. Particularmente, disfruté los trabajos delirantes e imaginativos de Graeme Whifler para The Residents (sobre todo, las películas de 1 minuto) y Renaldo and the Loaf (vibrante puesta en escena y uso del color rojo)

DrFirestone

One of the best projects restored by NRW. An amazing statement of what it was like to be part of the punk movement in the early 80s. It starts really strong with The Residents as these surreal video clips truly are outstanding little gems. After that it starts to lose steam a bit, slowly picking up again towards the end. Some great music every now and then, but the quality varies (as expected, I suppose).

Reynaldo Goulart

impressive freedom, fascinating collection

Gerry Miriello

Impressionistic and subversive, this was a real revelation, especially Debt Begins at 20 with some of its cultural/political critique and subtext. Also exposed me to the punk-era Pittsburgh scene which I knew nothing about, so thanks!

Nicole

God I love the S.F punk rock scene so damn much. I saw the Avengers earlier this year and to see them here just upped my love for them even more. Perfect use of celluloid, collecting all these weird shorts, music videos, curating a nice flow, transitioning from one to the next with the lingering feeling only a art-punk to weird punk can give ya. The Residents= best directed music vid out of the bunch. LOVED MX-80.

mushen

Amazing.

mmassias

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Sasha

so cool

Francisco Real

Una puta joya.

Lizglass

Don't miss The Residents. Brilliant!

Ramon Colom

Magnįfica antología. De obligado visionado para amantes del cine y de la historia

Arjō Gúptō

For those looking for a rare insight into the pulsating punk movement of the 70’s & 80’s , through equally under exposed lenses of underground filmmaking. A treasure trove of psychoses, oddities, and breathtaking realism.

Oscar

It's a mixed bag, but all in all it seems like a good showcase of what it was being punk in the early 80's. The Residents stuff is really good.

Kevin Matthews

The first half is better, being mainly a number of wild and wonderful punk music videos stitched together, but this is all very enjoyable for anyone who can enjoy the music, and enjoy a peek into the lifestyle of punk characters from this time.

tubbssw

It is the nature of the beast that compilations will be made up of items of differing quality and interest. However overall this one does not contain anything that is not at least worthy of attention.

Not A Sexy Vampire

The films by The Residents are wonderfully, delightfully weird, with an aesthetic that is sometimes like Bertrand Mandico and sometimes The Forbidden Zone but predating both and their songs are amazing too! The longer works drag the experience down (often the way with short film compilations) but it was amazing to get a stronger grip on a subculture I don't know much about.

Klotz

Amazing documentary, with cool songs and creative content and video clip

Artyom Yakovlev

Huge thanks to NWR for starting this project and undertaking the restoration of these short films. This compilation is easily the best thing I have seen in a while. They encapsulate zeitgeist, social situation, political background, and show the raw emotion and power of the United States at the turn of the 70s. What I admired most was deep character studies that you can see in ‘In The Red’ and ‘Debt Begins At 20’.

Dan Kenneth Gigernes

As it collects nine movies about or with punk music in the States, any fan should be in ecstasy with this collection. Nice for it’s historic value and a surprising change of pace in the Refn project after numerous lowgrade Z movies of various exploitive quality.

Kwemo

Punk movies are my weakness. We need more cheetah hair dye.