Comments on: Chick Strand Dies http://blog.spout.com/2009/07/14/chick-strand-dies/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:51:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: David Levine http://blog.spout.com/2009/07/14/chick-strand-dies/#comment-133289 David Levine Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:54:11 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=15831#comment-133289 In addition to chain smoking, she would also polish off a six pack of 8 ounce Cokes each afternoon of my Introduction to Film Making class at Occidental in 1979. We sure saw a bunch of weird films such as a very early French movie from maybe 1910 that was mostly about a prisoner masturbating (and didn't leave much to the imagination) and a seemingly endless array of acid movies. She was very passionate and really did read and comment on the journals she required that we keep. In addition to chain smoking, she would also polish off a six pack of 8 ounce Cokes each afternoon of my Introduction to Film Making class at Occidental in 1979.

We sure saw a bunch of weird films such as a very early French movie from maybe 1910 that was mostly about a prisoner masturbating (and didn’t leave much to the imagination) and a seemingly endless array of acid movies.

She was very passionate and really did read and comment on the journals she required that we keep.

]]> By: Ted Alvy http://blog.spout.com/2009/07/14/chick-strand-dies/#comment-132390 Ted Alvy Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:23:49 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=15831#comment-132390 Chick Strand was born December 3, 1931. She passed away at age 77 [NOT 78 as article says] on July 11, 2009. Her son Eric Strand emailed (SIC): Yes your right mom would have been 78 in Dec. (born Dec.3, 1931.) Peace, Ted Alvy Chick Strand was born December 3, 1931. She passed away at
age 77 [NOT 78 as article says] on July 11, 2009.

Her son Eric Strand emailed (SIC): Yes your right mom would
have been 78 in Dec. (born Dec.3, 1931.)

Peace, Ted Alvy

]]> By: Chick Strand, RIP | Bad Lit http://blog.spout.com/2009/07/14/chick-strand-dies/#comment-130725 Chick Strand, RIP | Bad Lit Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:33:06 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=15831#comment-130725 [...] Via Karina Longworth over on SpoutBlog, I’ve learned that pioneering ethnographic underground filmmaker Chick Strand passed away on July 11 at the age of 78. Another blog, Phil Solomon’s MUSINGS, reprints a letter from Strand’s son Eric with more detail. Strand had had health issues related to cancer over the past 10 years, to which she finally succumbed. [...] [...] Via Karina Longworth over on SpoutBlog, I’ve learned that pioneering ethnographic underground filmmaker Chick Strand passed away on July 11 at the age of 78. Another blog, Phil Solomon’s MUSINGS, reprints a letter from Strand’s son Eric with more detail. Strand had had health issues related to cancer over the past 10 years, to which she finally succumbed. [...]

]]> By: Wednesday Clips 7/15/2009 : Bad at Sports http://blog.spout.com/2009/07/14/chick-strand-dies/#comment-130720 Wednesday Clips 7/15/2009 : Bad at Sports Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:58:49 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=15831#comment-130720 [...] *West Coast Experimental film legend Chick Strand, a founder of film distributors Canyon Cinema, died last weekend at the age of 78. Read a moving tribute to her here, and a more in-depth profile of her in the L.A. Weekly here (this last, via Spout Blog). [...] [...] *West Coast Experimental film legend Chick Strand, a founder of film distributors Canyon Cinema, died last weekend at the age of 78. Read a moving tribute to her here, and a more in-depth profile of her in the L.A. Weekly here (this last, via Spout Blog). [...]

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