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When Laura Palmer is found brutally murdered, FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) and Sheriff Harry S. Truman (Michael Ontkean) soon discover that in the town of Twin Peaks no one is innocent and nothing is what it seems.
For the first time ever, the entire groundbreaking Twin Peaks television series, created by David Lynch […]

This behind-the-scenes documentary examines the phenomenon of late-1970s NYC public access TV favorite TV Party, hosted by writer Glenn O’Brien, a columnist for Interview and Artforum. The documentary features footage of the show’s many guests, and links O’Brien’s late-night cable staple to the punk rock explosion. With Debby Harry, Arto Lindsay, Andy Warhol, John Lurie, […]

From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O’Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party. Co-hosted by Chris Stein, from Blondie, and directed by filmmaker Amos Poe, the hour long show took television where it had never gone before: to the edge of civility and “sub-realism” as Glenn would put it. […]

Halloween 1979 happened to fall on a Wednesday, which means it was TV Party night! At 11PM, when White House records show that President Carter had retired for the night, Glenn O’Brien welcomed viewers to, “the TV show that’s a costume party, but which could be a political party.” Glenn is dressed in a casual […]

Glenn O’Brien says “TV Party is interesting as a TV show, but it’s a pretty good painting too.” This show opens with a still frame. Just when you’re ready to go nuts, a voice reassures: “There is nothing wrong with your television set.” And mad action begins. TV Party was cable TV as pop art. […]

February 17, 1981. Reagan was the new President. Iran had just released its American hostages, and Israel and the PLO had rejected Egypt’s peace plan. It was a grim moment and TV Party decided to do something about it. Glenn O’Brien announced a new Crusade to take back the Holy Land.

John Lennon made three memorable appearances on The Dick Cavett Show in 1971 and 1972, where he performed briefly and spoke at length about issues of a personal and political bent. Includes two live performances with Ono and Elephant’s Memory, plus promo films for “Imagine” and “Mrs. Lennon”, clips from experimental film projects, and more. […]