This is a guest post from Tabitha Vidaurri, a writer and comedinette from Brooklyn In 1971 Jerry Lewis infamously directed and starred in a film about the Holocaust titled The Day the Clown Cried. For reasons that are still unclear, Lewis chose to depart from his trademark slapstick formula and play the role of Helmut […]
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‘The Day the Clown Cried’: Behind the scenes of the infamous Jerry Lewis film
15th March 2013 – 10:22
Joe Strummer’s film-making debut: ‘Hell W10’
23rd February 2013 – 13:21
Back in 1983, Joe Strummer directed a short film called Hell W10. I wonder if Joe was tempted to call it The Clash By Night, a play on Fritz Lang’s noir classic. The film has the right look. With the participation of Mick Jones, Paul Simenon, Kosmo Vinyl, Pearl Harbour and various Clash crew members, […]